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getting rid of it. — Mr. Caracciolo laid on the table specimens 

 of a Capsid bug he had received from Father Clunes which were 

 found at Carriacou, Grenada. They were known there as 

 cotton flies for the}' swarm on the trees to get at the cotton 

 seeds in the pods. They assemble round these trees by the 

 thousand, but are perfectly harmless («V). — At 9 15 the meeting 

 adjourned. 



NEW TRINIDAD SPIDERS OF THE FAMILY 

 ATTID^E. 



BY GEORGE W. AND ELIZABETH G. PECKHAM. 



THE descriptions of the following species were published in the 

 "Occasional Papers" of the Natural History Society of 

 Wisconsin Vol 2, No. 2, 1894 and Vol 2, No. 3 1895, from 

 specimens collected by Mr. W. E. Broadway during his 

 residence in this Island. The original descriptions are accom- 

 panied by well executed plates. 



The measurements are given in millimeters. 



Marptusa broadtvayi, sp. now 

 Male: Length, 9. Length of cephalothorax, 3; width of 



cephalothorax, 2. 

 Female : Length, 8. Length of cephalothorax, 4 ; width of 



cephalothorax, '2°8. 

 Legs, male, 1423 ; female, 4132 ; first pair stoutest in both sexes. 



The cephalothorax of the female is widened out more behind 

 the eyes than that of the male. The quadrangle of the eyes is 



one-fourth wider than long, is wider in front than behind, and 

 occupies two fifths of the length of the cephalothorax. The first 

 row is a little curved, with the eyes all separated, the middle 

 being less than twice as large as the lateral. The second row is 

 about half-way between the first and the third row. The third 

 row is much narrower than the cephalothorax at that place. 

 The fakes are vertical and moderately long and stout. 



The male has the cephalothorax dark reddish-brown, with 

 the eye region almost black. The hairs are all rubbed off, 

 excepting a small bunch in the post-ocular depiession and a few 

 on the anterior sides. The abdomen is dark brown, with the 

 upper central part occupied with a lighter colored herringbone 

 stripe, which is outlined in white. The legs and palpi are 

 dark brown, the first and second pairs being almost black ; they 

 all have short, white hairs, and the first and second pairs have 



