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A YEAR IN BRAZIL. 



Proxis. 



victor, C.H. 

 Euchistus. 



sp. 



Fam. EDESSID^. 

 Peromatus. 



notatus, C.H. 

 Aceratodes. 



cruentus, C.H. 



three sp. undetermined. 



Fam. SPARTOCORID^:. 

 Spartocera. 



fusca, C.H. 



Fam. NEMATOPID/E. 

 Metapodius. 



latipes, C.H. 

 Pachylis. 



sp. 



Fam. ACANTHOCORID^E. 

 Camptischium. 



spinosum, Serv. 

 Machtima. 



crucigera, C.H. 



Fam. LARGID/E. 

 Dysdercus 



ruficollis, Stal. 



Fam. PYRRHOCOR ID^;. 

 Largus. 



lineola, Stal, 

 rufipennis, Burm. 

 sp. 



Fam. 



Pirates. 

 sp. 



Fam. 

 Spiniger. 



limbatus, Burm. 

 Conorhinus. 



porrigens. 



two sp. undetermined. 



Fam. APIOMERID^:. 

 Apiomerus. 



elatus, Stal. 



Fam. HARPACTORID^E. 

 Saica. 

 sp. 



Fam. GALGULID^E. 

 Galgulus. 



sp. 

 Mononyx. 



raptorius, Fabr. 



ARACHNIDA. 



Spiders. The only curious spiders that I collected which are 

 worthy of note are two remarkable species of the genera Acro- 

 soma and Gasteracantha. In each instance the body is contained 

 in a perfectly hard shell. In the case of the Acrosoma it is 

 triangular and pyramidal, while in the Gasteracantha it is of the 

 form of a crab's carapace. I also took several species of Mygale 

 of various sizes ; the largest about two inches in length of body, 

 seven inches across the legs, the entire body and legs being 

 covered with reddish-brown hair. Mr. Bates * refers to a similar 

 species, and thus describes its bird-slaying habits : " I was 

 * Vol. i. p. 161. 



