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12. Attus taeniola. 



PI. 8, fig. 5. 



Description. Black ; cephalothorax with a white fillet on 

 each side, continued to near the base ; abdomen with two 

 longitudinal, narrow lines, composed of white dots or abbrevi- 

 ated lines ; tarsi dark rufous or blackish. 4. 1. 2. 3. 



Observations. This is not a rare species, and shows only a 

 moderate degree of activity. 



Habitat. North Carolina, Alabama. 



[Taken in May. Supplement.'] 



13. Attus elegans. 

 PI. 8, fig. 6. 



Description. Pale rufous ; cephalothorax with eyes nearer 

 the apex than the base, second joint of palpi piceous ; abdomen 

 [354] metallic green with yellow and red reflections, a white 

 band, widest in front and continued on the sides, but not 

 reaching the eyes ; feet, 4. 1. 8. 2., with a slender black edge 

 externally, thighs of first pair black, knee pale. 



Observations. This graceful species is readily distinguished 

 from any other, and is not very rare. 



Habitat. Southern States. 



[PI. 18, fig. 2, eyes. Taken in July. Supplement.'] 



Tribe III. Insidios^. Legs equal in thickness^ the fourth 

 longest, then the first. 



14. Attus familiaris. 



PL 8, fig. 7. 



Description. Pale gray, hairy ; abdomen blackish, with a 

 grayish, angular band, edged with whitish ; feet, 4. 1. 2. 8. 



Observations. This very common spider, almost domesti- 

 cated in our houses, by its habits, deserves a longer notice 

 than others. It dwells in cracks around sashes, doors, be- 



