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Prosthesima frigida Banks. — Two specimens in an old cemetery. 

 September. 



Prosthesima rufula Banks. — A few specimens in an old field. Oc- 

 tober. 



Prosthesima insularis, sp. nov. 



Length J 8.5 mm.; ceph. 2.8 mm. long, 2.1 mm. wide; patella plus tibia IV, 

 3.8 mm. Cephalothorax, mandibles, legs, palpi and sternum dark red brown, the 

 latter darker on edges ; the legs paler on the tarsi ; abdomen gray above and below, 

 with black hairs ; spinnerets yellow. Posterior row of eyes straight, barely longer 

 than the anterior row, P. M. E. oval, more than their diameter apart, and about as 

 near to P. S. E. as to each other ; A. M. E. larger, about half their diameter apart 

 and less than this distance from the smaller A. S. E. Legs short and stout, the 

 scopulas are very thin, no spines under tibia I, one above on tibice III and IV ; 

 sternum broad ; the epigynum consists of a very long cavity nearly filled by a cor- 

 neous projection, more than twice as long as wide. 



One female, Sea Cliff, Long Island, N. Y. 



This is about half way between Drassiis and Prosthesima but the 

 posterior row of eyes being straight, and but little longer than the an- 

 terior row, gives it more affinity with Prosthesima. 



Prosthesima nova, sp. nov. 



Length ^ 6 mm. Cephalothorax yellow brown, blackish on the margin ; legs 

 pale, sometimes with a faint tinge of greenish ; sternum yellowish ; abdomen dull 

 black with a basal reddish shield. Cephalothorax quite broad, head narrow ; eye- 

 rows short, posterior a little procurved, not longer than anterior one, the P. M. E. 

 large, oval, not half their diameter apart, not quite their diameter from the slightly 

 smaller S. E. Legs moderate, stout, especially the femora and tibiee of the anterior 

 pair ; no spine above on tibia IV, none below on tibia I, femur I with two spines 

 above ; abdomen depressed, about as long and no broader than the cephalothorax ; 

 some stiff black hairs, and a triangular horny shield at base ; sternum quite long and 

 pointed behind. The male palpus is similar to P. depressa, but broader and more 

 complicated ; the tibial hook is long but not turned out at tip, and there is a long 

 slender tube projecting beyond the cavity of the tarsus. 



Two males under leaves in damp woods. June. 



Related to P. depressa, but differs in larger size, paler color, 

 broader cephalothorax, etc. 



Callilepis imbecilla Keys. — .Quite common in some sandy localities. 

 August. 



Qnaphosa sericata Koch. {Herpylins bicolor Hentz, Preoccu- 

 pied.) — A few specimens in dry sandy field. July. 



Poeciiochroa variegata Hentz. — Under dead leaves in sandy places, 

 rare. August. 



