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tinct light line in the middle. In lighter individuals this stripe is 
wider. 
The dorsal markings of the abdomen are more variable and less 
definite. On the front of the abdomen are two light spots, behind 
which are two very dark ones, sometimes united into one. Behind 
these are two white spots half as far apart as the humps and a little 
in front of them. The humps are generally dark on the inner side 
and light on the outer. Farther backward are two or three pairs of 
light spots, surrounded by a darker brown area, darkest in the mid- 
dle and toward the spinnerets. 
The sternum is brown, and the under side of the abdomen is dark 
in the middle and light at the sides. In lighter individuals most of 
these markings can be seen, the darker ones being light brown or 
yellow, and the lighter ones yellow or dirty white. In some no 
markings can be defined. 
The first pair of legs is twice as long as the second, and much 
longer than the fourth pair. 
The terminal joint of the palpus is more than twice as long as the 
one before it. The palpal claw is large, with two or three teeth. 
flor, fio 10. 
The eyes are in two rows. The upper are largest and appear still 
larger on account of being surrounded by dark rings. PI. x1, figs. 
la, 1b. They are on the top of the head, the lateral pair farthest 
back. The front row of eyes is close to the edge of the head, just 
over the mandibles. 
The mandibles are small and rounded forward at the base. The 
maxillz are as wide as long, with the front ends nearly square. The 
Jabium is triangular. (See figure of same parts in Hyptiotes, Pl. x1, 
fig. 2h.) 
The male is much smaller than the female. The cephalothorax is 
more pointed in front and lower behind. The abdomen is not much 
larger than the cephalothorax and not so plainly humped as in the 
female. The legs are but little shorter than those of the female and 
the markings and colors are the same. The first tibia does not have 
a bunch of hairs at the end like the female. The palpal organ is 
nearly spherical, all the parts being wound closely together. PI. xi, 
figs. ld, le. The femur of the male palpus has, at the base, a short 
process on the outer side. Pl. x1, fig. 17 
The webs are round and nearly horizontal, the cross-threads usually 
less regular than in webs of Epeira. The webs are commonly made 
between loose stones, but sometimes in low bushes. The cocoons are 
