4 Journal of Entomology and Zoology 
ish brown to yellowish with two rather wide longtitudinal dark stripes which are 
but narrowly separated on each side from the dark of the sides. Anterior lateral 
eyes with diameter once and two-thirds that of the medians; median eyes about five- 
sixths their diameter apart, twice and a half their diameter from the laterals. Lower 
margin of furrow of chelicera with four teeth, of which the most proximal is largest. 
Tibie I and II armed with five spines, one at base, two sub-median and two apical. 
Epigynum as shown in plae 1, fig. 4. 
Male 
separated. Palpal organs as represented in plate 1, fig. 5. 
Type—M. C. Z. 372. Cal.: Claremont. Type taken by the author in 1909. Para- 
types take in 1913. Also in 1918 coll. of Prof. Hilton. 
The genus to which this and the preceding species belong, known from South 
Carapace and legs somewhat paler than in the female. Eyes less widely 
America and the Atlantic Islands, has not previously been recorded from North 
America. 
Dictyna mians sp. nov. 
Female—Pars cephalica yellowish, other parts of carapace brown to fuscous. 
Sternum yellowish, sometimes a little dusky, with the labium similar, but endites 
ordinarily paler. Legs not annulate in the types though the femora may be slightly 
darkened and the tibia and metatarsus show vague darkening at distal end. Ab- 
domen above yellowish, with a dark spot in front of middle from which some fine 
dark lines radiate and anastamose to form a network, the median longitudinal line the 
best developed of these; typically three pairs of widely separated dark spots on 
posterior portion, but these often broken or indistinct. Venter darker, sometimes a 
median yellow spot in front of the cribellum with one in each edge of dark area. 
Anterior row of eyes straight; median eyes their diameter or a little more from the 
laterals, farther from each other. Posterior eyes nearly equidistant. Area of median 
eyes wider behind than in front. Epigynum, plate 3, fig. 8. 
Type—M. C. Z. 385. 
Cal.: Los Angeles Co. (R. V. Chamberlin); also northern part of state (Peck- 
ham coll.). 
Has resemblance to P. calcarata, occurring in the same localities, but easily dis- 
tinguished by the structure of the epigynum and the more widely separated eyes. 
SCYTODID 
Plectreurys suprenans sp. nov. 
Female—Differs at sight from P. castanea Simon, which occurs in the same region, 
in its much longer legs, lighter, more dilute chestnut, carapace, and the proportion- 
ately shorter and higher abdomen. The legs are brown, of less chestnut cast, with the 
first ones not contrasting by deeper, fuscous color. Sternum pale chestnut like the 
carapace. Abdomen cinereous of slight greenish cast, with pale median mark on 
dorsum at base. The anterior row of eyes is longer than in castanea with the 
lateral eyes comparatively smaller ,their diameter not exceeding once and a half 
that of the medians; median eyes about their radius apart, much farther removed 
from the laterals than in castanea, the distance being from two and a half to three 
times their diameter. Posterior row of eyes distinctly a little recurved instead of 
straight, with the median eyes larger than the laterals instead of a little smaller, 
