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Female. — In what is regarded as the female of this species the me- 

 dian dorsal light stripe extends forward only to the eye area on cara- 

 pace, and likewise does not reach anterior end of abdomen, being in 

 general less conspicuous; in addition to the process extending from 

 median stripe on each side of posterior part of dorsal band on abdo- 

 men, a pair of diverging light lines from anterior end extend out 

 across dark band on each side. Abdomen above more brownish and 

 venter without any dark area. 



Length of male, 9 mm. ; cephalothorax, 4.5 mm. ; tibia and patella 

 I, 5.2 mm. ; tibia and patella IV, 4 mm. 



Locality. — China: Soochow (N. Gist Gee). Two males and one 

 female. 



Type.— C?it. No. 887, U.S.N.M. 



DENDRYPHANTES LOUISIANUS, new species. 



Plate 7, fig. 51. 



Female. — Integument of carapace chestnut, black about the eyes, 

 with that of chelicerae, endites, labium, sternum, and the coxae, 

 trochanters, and femora of anterior legs similarly dark. Carapace 

 in general clothed with more or less iridescent brown scales ; between 

 the eyes of the second row a transverse band of white scales, and be- 

 ginning behind the posterior eyes a median longitudinal band of 

 similar white scales, this band showing a tendency to extend trans- 

 versely at its anterior end. Clypeus crossed by a band of white 

 scales which extends back on the sides below the eyes. Chelicerae 

 with white scales. Palpi clothed with white hair and white scales. 

 The legs in general have the integument black at the ends of the 

 joints; clothed with mostly whitish scales which do not completely 

 cover the dark integument. Abdomen above in general covered with 

 brown scales; a band of white scales extending around the anterior 

 end and back on each side; anteriorly the dorsum shows two pairs 

 of white spots and behind these on each side three oblique white lines 

 joining the white of the side. Venter white on each side, with a dark 

 median longitudinal stripe which is nearly goblet-shaped with base 

 at spinnerets. 



Tibia I with 3-3 ventral spines, of which those under the an1;erior 

 border occupy but little more than half the length of the joint, 

 while those under the posterior border are more widely separated. 

 Tibia II ventrally with two spines at distal end and two spines in 

 series proximad of the caudal one of these. Metatarsus I and IT 

 with 2-2 spines beneath. Leg I much thickened, particularly the 

 femur. 



Epigynuni as shown in Plate 7, figure 51. ' 



Locality. — Louisiana : Kenner. 



Type.— Cat. No. 558, M. C. Z. 



