114 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi.xii. 



second ; tarsi not distinctly scopulate ; spinnerets all short ; cephalothorax devoid 

 of median pale mark. 



Type. — Lycosa fiine7-ea Hentz (^nigra Stone). 



Contains also L. sublata Montg., which I have from Florida. 



Lycosa apicata, new species. 



Cephalothorax pale reddish-brown, an indistinct brown stripe each side with 

 irregular edges, leaving a wide dorsal space, on cephalic part very broad and con- 

 taining a narrow brown line each side from the posterior eyes. Eyes on black spots ; 

 mandibles red-brown ; clypeus black in middle, a white stripe starting above first eye- 

 row passing up between eyes of second row, then back on head. Legs pale yel- 

 lowish ; anterior femora very faintly barred with brown above ; hind femora more 

 distinctly marked ; tibia IV has below two broad jet-black spots, one at base, other 

 at tip, in both sexes ; metatarsi IV black at tips. Abdomen pale brown above, 

 thickly marked with blackish, a basal spear-mark, and spots (connected) each side 

 and behind. Sternum, coxje (below), and venter (wholly) jet-black. General 

 structure of /.. riparia; legs rather slender; tibije I and II with 3-3 long spines 

 below, rather longer than width of joint. First eye-row procurved, M. E. larger 

 than S. E. ; eyes of second row not diameter apart. Length, J 13 mm. ; 9 

 15 mm. 



Male from Tucson, Arizona, female from Brazos Co., Texas; also 

 two broken specimens from Las Cruces, New Mexico, and immature 

 specimens from Las Vegas, New Mexico. 



Lycosa baltimoiiana Keys., L. lenta Hentz. 



These two species are closely allied. The male palpi are extremely 

 similar. There are certain color distinctions that appear constant. 

 In L. balti7noi'iana the patellse are dark, and black beneath ; the genital 

 area on venter is wholly pale ; there is a dark line on outside of 

 femora I and II, while hind femora are barred. In Z. lenta the 

 patellae are pale beneath, the genital area on venter is dark in middle, 

 and the femora are unmarked. L. baltimo7-iajia is known to dig holes, 

 and I have it from Rhode Island south to Virginia, L. lenta has not 

 been reported to live in holes, but may do so, and is common from 

 South Carolina into Florida and Louisiana. I have seen a Florida 

 male which is as pale above as Trochosa cinerea, and evidently lived 

 upon the white sand. 



Pardosa parvula, new species. 



Cephalothorax rather uniform yellowish-brown, a paler median stripe ; eyes on 

 black spots. Mandibles pale yellowish-brown ; sternum pale yellowish. Abdomen 

 pale, with a basal brown spear-mark, and a large dark spot behind. Legs pale, 

 anterior femora slightly infuscated. Male palpus with black hair on femur ; snow- 



