218 J. H. Emerton, 
end over the spinnerets. The male palpi resemble those of varie- 
gata, but have the process of the tarsus a little stouter and more 
curved at the tip. 
Gnaphosa parvula, Banks. Proc. Am. Ent. Soc., 1896. (Plate IX, 
figures 3, 3a, 3b.) 
This species is a little smaller than drumalis, the largest female 
measuring 8 mm. long, and the cephalothorax 3.5mm. The color 
is the same rusty black as in the other two species. The lateral 
eyes of the upper row are placed as in drumalis, not as far from 
the middle eyes as in conspersa. The epigynum resembles that of 
conspersa more than brumalis, Fig. 3. The male palpi have the 
process of the tibia half as long as the tarsus, with the tip sharply | 
pointed and a little curved, Fig. 3a. The palpal organ resembles 
that of brumals, but the tube does not have a tooth at its base 
as in brumalis, Fig. 3b. 
Ipswich, Mass. mature male and females, May 20. Described by 
Banks from Hanover, N. H. 
Drassus hiemalis, new. (Plate IX, figures 1 to 1d.) 
This species is a little smaller than vodustus. The cephalothorax 
is 83mm. long and a little narrower at the head than in rodbustus, 
and the lateral eyes are a trifle nearer together than in that species. 
The abdomen is a little more elongated than in robustus, and the 
epigynum farther back. 
The epigynum is shaped somewhat as in vodustus, but the lateral 
ridges are much thinner and lower, and in front of them is a trans- 
verse depression with a hard and dark colored rim, Fig. 1d. The 
colors are the same as in vodustus, but lighter than most specimens 
of the latter species. 
The males are the same size as the females. The male palpus 
has a process on the upper side of the tibia which is nearly straight, 
not curved as in vodustus, and extends over the tarsus one-third 
its length. The palpal organ has several hard brown processes fhat 
cover the surface and nearly conceal the end of the tube. 
From Blue Hill and from Hammonds Pond, Brookline, under leaves 
in winter. Three Mile Island, May 25, adult males and females. 
Drassus bicornis, new. (Plate IX, figures 2, 2a, 2b.) 
Slightly smaller than D. hiemalis. The cephalothorax 2.5 mm. 
long, but form and color are the same, and there is nothing to 
distinguish these two species except the epigynum and palpi. The 
