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A female from Olympia, Washington (Kincaid), M. C. Z., and 

 some not quite mature from Cazadero and San Francisco, 

 California (Helen Van Duzee). 



Figure 3. — Vulva 

 Holotype, female, No. 739, Mus. Calif. Acad. Sci.; Helen Van 

 Duzee collector, April 13, 1918. 

 Type locality, Cazadero, California. 



4. Agroeca hesperia, new species 

 Similar to A. ornata in most respects. The cephalothorax and 

 abdomen with the usual marks, two dark stripes on the venter; 

 sternum of male with faint dark marks on the sides; legs yellowish 

 to yellow brown, femora showing faint dark bands. The vulva 

 shows a median pear-shaped outline, each side behind being 

 darker, but the narrowed part not nearly as long as in A. ornata, 

 nor widened behind. The male palpus has a long, stout process 

 on the outer tip of the tibia, and a long curved style at tip of 

 palpal organ. Length, male, 8.5 mm.; female, 11 to 12 mm. 

 Specimens from Sacramento, Mount St. Helena, and Santa 

 Barbara, Calif. 



Figure 4. — Male palpus, and vulva 



Holotype, male, No. 740, Mus. Calif. Acad. Sci.; Helen Van 

 Duzee collector, May 27, 1918. 



Type locality, Sacramento, Calif. 



5. Dendryphantes helenae, new species 



Cephalothorax red-brown with short white hairs; mandibles 

 not prominent, with a line of white hair in front; abdomen red- 

 brown above with a white band around; venter gray; legs pale, 

 not distinctly banded. The female has the cephalothorax 

 rather paler, with more gray hair; abdomen dark gray above, 



