292 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



dot of the same color at the apex. The claws of the male ante- 

 rior and mid tarsal joints (fig. 91, 2 and 3) are mieqiial in size, 

 the larger with a blunt median tooth and a very acute basal one. 

 the smaller with a single tooth near the base. The posterior 

 claws (fig. 91, 4) and all those of the female are equal in size, 

 each with a median tooth nearer the base. 



Figure 91. 



Cuiex pretans: i, female adult: 2, anterior; 3. middle, and 4, posterior claws of male: 

 all enlarged. (Original.) 



The abdomen is brownish black, with narrow white basal 

 bands which widen at the sides, until beneath it is wholly 

 whitish. The bands are usually clearly defined, and though 

 narrow are rarely obsolete. 



