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spine on the inner side and seven on the outer side, the longest 
one being opposite the one on the inner side. The male palpi 
have the patella and tibia of nearly the same length. The usual 
tooth on the under side of the patella is very small and short. 
Mt. Holyoke, sifted from leaves June 20, 1906; Fitzwilliam, N. H., 
July 20, 1907. 
Linyphia maculata, new. 
Linyphia conferta (Hentz) Banks, 1892. (Plate IV, figures 10 to, 10 ¢.) 
This species is related to clathrata and mandibulata. The ab- 
domen is high behind as in those species, and sometimes extends 
backward beyond the spinnerets. The cephalothorax of the female 
is somewhat shorter and the legs longer than in c/athrata and 
mandibulata. The hinder middle eyes are farther apart than they 
are from the lateral eyes. The front middle eyes are small and 
less than their diameter apart. 
The cephalothorax and legs are light orange yellow, the cephalo- 
thorax a little darker, and the eyes are surrounded by black. 
The abdomen is pale in front and marked with several dark spots, 
the front ones in pairs, which toward the hinder end are some- 
times almost black. Around the sides of the abdomen are gray 
spots and a row of irregular opaque white spots. In the male all 
the colors are darker, and the abdomen sometimes almost black. 
The sternum and under side of the abdomen are brown without any 
markings. 
The epigynum is widened toward the hinder end, PI. IV, fig. 109. 
The palpi of the males have the tarsi and palpal organs black, the 
palpal organs large and complicated and resembling those of L. 
marginata. 
At the time of publication of the N. E. Therididz I had seen 
only the young of this species at New Haven, Conn. In 1883 an 
adult male was found at the same place, and one near Boston in 
1890. More lately they have been found to be common near Boston, 
at Ipswich, in the Blue Hills, and at Sharon, living in webs near 
the ground like L. mandibulata but preferring more shady situations 
under the trees and bushes along paths through the woods rather 
than open meadows. The webs are large and nearly flat, but the 
part on which the spider usually stands is sometimes a little raised 
by tighter threads from above. 
