1896.] SPIDERS FROM THE LOWER AMAZONS. 753 
on femur iv. almost obsolete. Pedipalp variegated similarly to 
the legs. 
Two males and three females of this handsome Spider were 
taken on the Lower Amazons, at Gurupd and in the forest of 
Santarem. They are found under loose pieces of bark; but 
whether they construct any kind of nest Iam unable to say. The 
immature specimens are much more brightly coloured than the 
adult. The male of this species was hitherto unknown. A female 
too was taken by Mr. Piffard near Manaos. 
There are four species from the New World, described under the 
names Harpalothele and Fufius, which would fall under the latter 
name should the distinction made in this paper be a permanent 
one. 
Fufius atramentarius Sim. (2, 17 mm. long), Ann. Soc. Ent. 
Fr. 1888, p. 213. Certainly not identical with the above, as shown 
by the following extract :—‘Cephalothorax nigerrimus, opacus, 
fere glaber.” ‘“ Medii postici anticis plus quadruplo minores.” 
* Mamille ferruginee.” ‘ Pedesque nigri, sed patellis dilutioribus 
et rufescentibus.” Hab. Guatemala. 
Harpalothele lanicia Sim. (2, 22 mm. long), Ann. Soc. Ent. 
Fr. 1892, p. 283. ‘“‘ Mamille atre.” “ Sternum, coxe, et partes 
oris nigre.” ‘ Pedes fusco-rufescentes, flavido-pubescentes, et 
nigro-hirsuti.” Hab. Bolivia; Espiritu Santo. 
The legs are not annulate as in H. auricomis. 
Harpalothele garleppi, Sim. (2, 25 mm. long), Ann. Soc. Ent. 
Fr. 1892, p. 284. “ Mamille fusce.” “ Pars labialis mutica, paulo 
latior quam longior.” No mention is made of the very character- 
istic colouring ot the legs evident in H. auricomis. Hab. Bolivia. 
Harpalothele albovittata, Sim.( 3 ), Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1891, p. 306. 
8mm. long. Hab. Manaos, Lower Amazons. 
“‘Cephalothorax niger, opacus, pilis longis pallide fulvo-nitidis 
parce vestitus. Abdomen nigrum, linea media integra albo- 
argenteo-pilosa decoratum. Chel nigre supra ad basin vitta 
albo-pilosa ornate. Pars labialis mutica.” 
“Tibia 1' paris incrassata, ovata, inferne biseriatim aculeata 
(aculeis 3—8, interioribus longioribus) et extus ad apicem calcare 
vallido, apice inzqualiter bifido, armata. Metatarso gracili, ad 
basin curvato, et inferne, in parte basali, tuberculis binis geminatis 
insigniter instructo. _ Bulbo simplici, longe attenuato, aculeo gra- 
cilliimo brevi et curvato ad apicem munito. Mamille nigre, arti- 
culo apicali testaceo.” 
Harpalothele auricomis, Sim.( 2 ) Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1891, p. 305. 
Hab. Para, Brazil. 
**Cephalothorax obscure fuscus, pilis longis, nitidis, subaureis 
vestitus.” ‘‘ Pedes breves, pallide fulvi, nigro-maculati et annu- 
