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anterior tibioe slightly broader to tip, the emargination extending nearly 

 to the middle of the tibite ; terminal joint of palpi slender, acute at tip, 

 that of the labial palpi shorter than the preceding. 



Sy/iopsis of Species. 



Elytra oblong, nearly twice as broad as long, with five or six impressed stri;\:, 



rubens> 



Elytra oblong oval, humeri distinct, with four or five stria;, the outer two very feebly 



impressed chalybjeus. 



T. rubens Fabr. — Rufo-piceus ; thorax subquadrate, at each side 

 of base foveolate; hind angles obtuse; elytra oblong oval, with four 

 distinct dorsal stride, the outer ones obsolete ; antennae and legs rufo- 

 testaceous. Length .20 inch = 5 mm. 



Habitat : Nova Scotia, also Europe. 



T. chalybaeus Z)<?/". — Apterous, jet black, with a bluish gloss; 

 thorax, subquadrate, foveolate at each side behind, posterior angles 

 nearly straight; elytra oval, with four or five dorsal stride, the outer 

 two very feeble; antennte and legs rufous. Length, .20 inch = 5 mm. 



Habitat : New Hampshire, Lake Superior, westward to Alaska. 

 {To be continued.') 



LOCAL ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES. 



Members of the New York Entomological Society and all others are solicited 

 to contribute to this column their notes on rare captures, local lists and other items of 

 interest relating to the insect fauna of New York City and vicinity. 



A LIST OF THE SPIDERS OF LONG ISLAND, N. Y., 

 WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. 



By Nathan Banks. 



Nearly all the spiders in the following list have been collected by my- 

 self at or within a few miles of Sea Cliff. Collections in other por • 

 tions of the island would doubtless extend the list somewhat; mostly in 

 the line of micro-therididae. About two hundred and forty-four species 

 are recorded ; distributed in sixteen families. The Therididre is, of 

 course, the largest, with about seventy-two species ; the Epeiridce next 

 with thirty-six ; and the Attidce third with thirty-one species. The 

 Attidas are very well represented, and the Clubionidse and Drassidse 



