250 . An uals Entomological Society of America [Vol. XII, 



Grammonota simplex sp. nov. 



Male — A smaller and paler species than the preceding one from 

 which it is at once distinguishable in lacking the conspicuous tibial 

 apophysis of the ]jalpus. Carapace dusky yellow with the darker 

 shield-shaped area at posterior end of pars cephalica ; the sternum darker. 

 Legs yellow. Abdomen blackish to grey. Posterior row of eyes straight, 

 the eves eciuidistant. Anterior row of eyes straight, eyes close together, 

 sometimes appearing nearly equidistant, but most commonly with the 

 medians nearer to each other than to the laterals ; the medians smaller 

 than the laterals. Tibia of palpus wholly lacking an apophysis at 

 distal end above. Sec Plate XVIII, Fig. 1. 



Female — Epigynum as shown in Plate XVIII, Fig. 2. 



Length of male, 2 mm. Length of cephalo thorax, .9 mm. Length 

 of tib. + pat. I, .8 mm. 



Type— M. C. Z. 432. Utah: Uintah Mts. ; Chalk Creek, 

 7,300 ft. 



Grammonota obesior sp. nov. 



Female — Carapace comparatively low, yellowish of slightly orange 

 cast with a black marginal line on each side; eyes edged with black. 

 Sternum dusky. Abdomen blackish, under the lens showing numerous 

 minute light dots and some light lines at sides of dorsum. Eyes as in 

 the preceding species. , Abdomen proportionately broader and higher 

 than in the preceding forms. Distinguishable by the characteristic 

 form of the epigynum which is represented in Plate XVII, Fig. 6. 



Length, .2 mm. Length of cephalothorax, .S mm.; width, .GG mm. 

 Length of tib. + pat. I, .S mm.; of tib. + pat. IV, .9 mm. 



Type— M. C. Z. 437. Utah: Uintah Mts.; Chalk Creek. 



Grammonota fratrella sp. nov. 



Female — A smaller species readily distinguishable by the form of the 

 epigynum. The carapace is slightly dusky over a dilute yellowish 

 background, the eyes and lateral borders narrowly edged with black. 

 Sternum very dusky, nearly black. Legs pale yellow. Abdomen 

 black or nearly so, without definite markings. Posterior row of eyes 

 straight; median eyes their diameter apart, slightly nearer to the lateral. 

 Anterior row of eyes a little recurved; median eyes much smaller than 

 the laterals, scarcely their radius apart, their diameter from the laterals. 

 Clvpeus narrower than eve area. Epigvnum as shown in Plate 

 XVIII, Fig. 3. 



Length, 1.G4 mm. Length of cephalothorax, .7G mm. Length of 

 tib. + pat. IV., .9 mm. 



Type— M. C. Z. 443. Utah: Uintah Mts., 8,500 ft. 



