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curved band of white. The central anterior part of the dorsum 

 has a white, longitudinal band, ending in a short, transverse 

 bar. Just behind this, on each .side, is an oblique, white bar, 

 which passes downward. The posterior half of the dorsum has 

 three short, transverse, white bars, the last of them being at the 

 insertion of the spinnerets. The palpi and falces are bright 

 brown. The clypeus is covered with white hairs. The legs 

 are bright brown, the first and second pairs being the darkest. 

 The cephalothorax of the female is bright brown, with the 

 cephalic plate golden, and with two darker bands extending 

 from the dorsal eyes to the posterior border. There are yellow . 

 hairs around all of the eyes. The abdomen is pale fawn color, 

 irregularly spotted, on the sides, with dark brown, the spots 

 being variable in size. The anterior half of the central dorsum 

 is occupied by two pairs of large, dark brown spots, wdiich are 

 close together; the posterior half by two large, dark brown spots, 

 which look as though two pairs had coalesced. Behind these 

 are some faint, transverse, brown bars. The venter is brown, 

 spotted all over with white. The legs and palpi are light 

 yellowish-brown. The clypeus is covered with short, white 

 hairs. The markings recall those of Anoka mitrata. 



We have numerous specimens from Brazil (Smith collec- 

 tion).* 



SAD ALA HORATIA SP. NOV. 



Plate XIV., Figs. 2— 2e. 

 S. Length, 5. Length of cephalothorax, 2; widtli of 



cephalothorax, 1.3. 

 Legs, 1423 ; first and second pairs stoutest. 

 $ . Length, 5.4. Length of cephalothorax, 2 ; widtli of 



cephalothorax 1.2. 

 Legs, 4132 ; first pair a little the stoutest. 

 The cephalothorax differs from that of gemmea and magna 

 in being of about the same thickness, from above below, through- 

 out its length. It is rather low and the upper surface is flat 

 through the cephalic and rather more than half of the thor- 

 acic part. It is narrow-est in front and widest behind the dor- 



