68 NATHAN BANKS. 



Several specimens, Washington, D. C. 



Tlie genus J/r/.^-o is distinguished from Cerafinopx'tx by not having 

 the sternum broadly truncate behind, in the spiny anterior tibiae of 

 9 , and in tlie broad head of S . 



Oraiiiinoiiota niaiuilatsi nov. sp.— Length 2 mm. Cephalothorax and 

 manclil)les reddish yellow, eyes surrounded by black ; legs and sternum pale : 

 abdoraeJi white, with a more or less connected median row of black spots above 

 and a few on the sides and around the spinnerets. Legs moderately long, one 

 sjiine above on each tibia. Head slightly elevated behind the eyes, more so in 

 % than 9 ; sternum broad, triangular, produced between hind coxse. Abdomen 

 but little broader than cephalothorax, twice as long as wide; theepigynum shows 

 each side a reddish elliptical area and between them a red area much broader 

 than long and divided in the middle, behind it is a small semicircular lobe ; the 

 tibia of the % palpus has a hook on the outerside much like G. ornata, but longer ; 

 the palpus much like G.ornata; there is a large plate on outerside with band 

 across and a large hook at base, the outer end bent nearly at a right angle back- 

 ward, the other end bent upward; on innerside a piece like that in G. ornata; 

 the tube is a little longer and the tip less curved than in that species. 



Runnymede, Fla. ; Brazos County, Texas. 



Batliypliaiite** floridaiia nov. sp. — Length 1.6 mm. Cephalothorax 

 and legs dull yellow-brown ; sternum black ; abdomen black ; everywhere clothed 

 with long fine hair. Head somewhat elevated ; eyes large, posterior row nearly 

 straight; p. m. e. about their diameter apart, closer to the p. s. e. ; mandibles 

 quite large and stout. Legs moderately slender ; sternum convex, about as broad 

 as long, narrowed between the hind coxae. Abdomen about twice as long as 

 broad, subcylindrical ; the epigynum consists of a hardened semicircular area, 

 with a narrow finger across it; the male palpal organ is quite complicated ; the 

 tibia is short and broad, with two minute teeth on the tip above ; the tarsus has 

 two sharji-jjointed teeth projecting backward from its basal end al)ove, the ujjiier 

 tooth the larger ; the hook is slender, divided into three parts, the inner larger 

 part is broadly rounded, the two other parts across the base of the palpal organ 

 are sharp-pointed and slightly bent; there is a slender upright piece slightly 

 curved and on one edge with a fringe of hairs. 



Punta Gorda, Fla. (Mrs. A. T. Slosson ). 



Batliy|>liaiit<'!i» parva nov. sp. — Length 9 1.4 mm. Cephalothorax 

 yellow-brown, blackish around eyes, legs yellowish, palpi l)rownish, sternum and 

 venter brown. Abdomen dark gray, above with three cross-bands aiid a large 

 apical sjiot while, on the sides the apical spot extends a short distance toward the 

 base; cephalothorax broadest beyond middle, broadly truncjite behind ; abdomen 

 broadest before middle, tapering behind ; posterior row of eyes straight; p. m. e. 

 less than their diameter apart, about as far from p. s. e. ; a. m. e. small and close 

 together; sternum about as broad as long, broadly rounded between the hind 

 coxic. Legs long and slender, two spines above on tibise ; region of epigynum 

 swollen, i'n\arginate behind, a small central finger nearly across it, each side 

 shows a curved tube. 



Washington, D. (". ; one specimen. 



