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consists of a large central spot just above the anterior ej'es, 

 which is connected on each side with a spot between the 

 second and third rows of eyes; of a curved band behind each 

 dorsal eve ; and of a band which encircles the cephalo- 

 thorax, beginning on the face at each side of the anterior 

 middle eyes. These silvery scales, which in some lights show 

 reflections of pink, blue and violet as well as of green, are found 

 also on the fourth face of the falces, on the palpi and on the first 

 pair of legs, which are darker in color, than the other pairs. The 

 abdomen has four transverse bands of these scales, which here, 

 however, have rather a golden than a silvery tinge, alternating 

 with four bands of bright red. The posterior one of the 

 iridescent bands is extended backward, in the middle line, to the 

 spinnerets. The cephalothorax of the female is brown, with a 

 lighter spot on the anterior thoracic part, and seems to have been 

 covered with iridescent violet scales. The palpi and the second, 

 third and fourth pairs of legs are light brown, the palpi having 

 a bunch of white hairs on the tarsus. The first legs are bright 

 brown, with some short, snow-white hairs. The abdomen is like 

 that of the male 



We have one female from Santarem, Brazil, in the .Smith 

 collection, and one male from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, sent us by 

 Mr. W. E. Broadway. 



Anoka parallela, sp. nov. 



Male : Length, 5°5. Length of cephalothorax, 2 ; width of 



cephalothorax, 2. 

 Legs : 1423 ; first much the stoutest and longest. 



This spider is a little below medium size, with long first 

 legs, which are darker in color than the others. 



The cephalothorax is short, wide, and moderately high. The 

 sides round out from the anterior end to the widest point, just 

 behind the dorsal eyes, and then approach each other again. 

 The eyes differ a little from those of grenada and )uoneagua 

 the first row being slightly curved, with the middle eyes twice 

 as large as the lateral. The second row is nearer the first than the 

 third, and the third row is not so wide as the cepholothorax at 

 that place. The falces are stout and are directed obliquely 

 forward. 



The whole body is of a mahogany-red colour, growing paler 

 toward the posterior end of the abdomen. Encircling the sides 

 of the cephalothorax and extending throughout the length of 

 the abdomen are two wide bands of pure silvery-white hair : the 

 space between these bands, and the lower sides of the abdomen 

 are covered with small, yellow scales. Under alcohol, an in- 

 distinct, blackish chevron and a pair of black spots are visible 



