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2. Filistata capitata. 



PI. 2, fig. 7. d. 



Description. Dusky brown ; eyes much elevated, cephalo- 

 thurax with a deep longitudinal impression, beginning above 

 the eyes and not reaching the base; clieliceres not closely ar- 

 ticulated together : abdomen and feet Avith short hairs. 



Observations. This species, communicated to me by Mr. 

 Thomas R. Dutton, was brought by him from Georgia, where 

 it inhabits crevices like Filistata hihernalis. No females were 

 brought. It is strange that its cheliceres are not joined to- 

 gether as in that species. The trophi in other respects corres- 

 pond entirely Avith it. 



Habitat. Georgia. 



[Mayport, Florida. J. Wm. Holden. j. H. E.] 



Genus. Lycos a. Latr. 



Characters. Cheliceres large., fangs tnoderate ; maxilloe short., 

 parallel., cut ohliquely at the tip ; lip short, slightly emarginate at 

 the upper edge, which is slightly narroiver than the base ; eyes 

 eight, unequal, four small ptaced anteriorly in a straight or 

 slightly curved line, two large placed above the two exteriial ones 

 of the first line, two of middle size placed further out towards 

 the base and nearly forming a square with the intermediate ones ; 

 feet, 4. 1. 2. 3. 



Habits. Araneides making no Aveb, wandering for prey, 

 hiding under stones and frequently making holes in the ground 

 in which they dwell, making at the orifice a ring of silk, form- 

 ing a consolidated entrance ; cocoon usually orbicular, often 

 carried about by the mother, the young borne on the back of 

 her abdomen. 



Observations. The subgenus Lycosa is not A^ariable in its 

 characters like Dolomedes. The lower row of eyes is straight 

 in some species and more or less curved in others, but I could 

 not avail myself of this to make any satisfactory subdivision. 



