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some longer erect spines. The groove is short, reaching as f.ir as the eyes and 

 enlarged at tip. Legs quite stout, last joint of leg i about two-thirds as long as 

 preceding, last joint of leg iv very sliglitly swollen and about one-half as long 

 as preceding joint. Third joint of palpus nearly twic? as long as broad, fourth 

 joint with three spines beneath. 



Sea Cliff, N. Y. Under leaves. 



Rliyiicolopliiis |>iirvii!Pi nov. sp. — Length 1.9 mm.; leg i, 2. mm.; leg 



iv, 2.8 mm. Red : body oblong, rounded behind, broadest in front of third pair 

 of legs: groove extending from frontal tubercle as far back as eyes, enlarged at 

 posterior evid. Dorsum sparsely clothed with quite long, erect hairs. Legs 

 slender, the last joint of leg i a little more than half as long as the preceding; 

 last joint of leg iv about one-third the length of the preceding joint. Palpi 

 with the third joint twice as long as broad, tiie fourth long and tapering to a 

 short claw, and with three spines beneath. 



Ithaca, N. Y. ; Franconia, N. H. (Mrs. A. T. Blosson). 



Rliyiicolophiis iiioiifaiiii.s nov. sp. — Length 3 mm.; leg i, -i mm.: leg 

 iv, 4 8 mm. Red; body oblong, broadly rounded behind; the groove short, ex- 

 tending as far back as eyes, its posterior end enlarged. Dorsum vei-y thickly 

 clothed with very short, stout hairs. Last joint of leg i about two-thirds as 

 long as the preceding; last joint of leg iv cylindrical, slightly larger than tlie 

 preceding, and only about one-fourth as long. Palpi short, third joint nearly 

 twice as long as broad ; fourth joint quite long, with a stout claw, and with five 

 spines be!ieath. 



Mt. Washington, N. H. Collected by Mrs. A. T. Slosson. 



RhyiiCOlopliii»« ciiietipes nov. sp. — Length 2.8 mm.; leg i, 3 mm.; leg 

 iv, 5 mm. Red ; legs pale, with some red bands on femora, n)etatarsi and tarsi. 

 Body oblong, rounded behind ; groove short. Dorsum thickly clothed with erect 

 spities, some very long, others shorter. Last joint of leg i much swollen, about 

 two-thirds as long as the preceding; penultimate joint of leg iv about two and 

 one-fourth times as long as the last joint, which is much swollen. Third joint 

 of palpus one and one-half times as long as broad, with three spines beneath ; 

 fourth joint with four spines beneath. 



Sea Cliff, N. Y. Under leaves in the woods. 



RhyiiCOlopllU!$ Uiaeulatlis nov. sp.— Length 1..^ mm.; leg i, L3 mm. ; 



leg iv, 1.4 mm. Body oblong, somewhat pointed behind, widest just behind the 

 second pair of legs. The dorsal groove does not reach the anterior margin of the 

 body, but extends a long distance behind the eyes, nearly reaching the middle 

 of the body ; it is enlarged at each end. Body thickly covered with very short, 

 red spuious hairs, leaving sevei'al smooth patches, which are pale; there is a 

 long, smooth patch on each anterior side, its cephalic end bending toward the 

 groove: in some specimens a smooth patch surrounds the groove, and the side 

 patches are broken up into rows of spots. Legs short, last joint of leg i about 

 two-thirds as long as the preceding. The legs are clothed with hairs like those 

 on the body. 



Sea Cliff, N. Y. ; Washington, D, C, and Florida ; running over 

 small weeds near woodland. 



