218 J. //. Emerton, 



end over the spinnerets. The male palpi resemble those of varie- 

 goto, 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, 3 a, 3 b.) 



This species is a little smaller than brumalis, the largest female 

 measuring 8 mm. long, and the cephalothorax 3.5 mm. The color 

 is the same rusty black as in the other two species. The lateral 

 eyes of the upper row are placed as in brumalis, not as far from 

 the middle eyes as in couspersa. The epigynum resembles that of 

 conspcrsa 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 brumalis, 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 Id.) 



This species is a little smaller than robustus. The cephalothorax 

 is 3 mm. long and a little narrower at the head than in robustus, 

 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 robustus, 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. 1 d. The 

 colors are the same as in robustus, 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 robustus, and extends over the tarsus one-third 

 its length. The palpal organ has several hard brown processes that 

 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 anil palpi. The 



