34 PECKHAM. [Vol. 3. 



PHIDIPPUS GEORGII, SP. NOV. 



Plate II, figs. 6-6a. 



'S . Length, 17. Length of cephalothorax, 5.5 ; width of 

 cephalothorax, 4.5. 

 Legs, 4123 ; first pair stoutest, second next. 



Tliis is a very large spider, but it is not so hairy, and the 

 cephalothorax is not so large and massive as in carnevM. The 

 lateral eyes of the first row are not very widely separated from 

 the middle eyes, and are plainly more than one-half as large. 

 The cephalothorax is black, with some long white and black 

 hairs, which stand upright all over the cephalic plate. The 

 integument of the abdomen is of a dark reddish brown color, 

 covered closely with short hairs of mixed gray and yellowish. 

 There is an indistinct darker herring-bone stripe down the 

 :middle of the back. As the only specimen that we have is 

 much distended with eggs, it may be that other markings 

 might appear under different circumstances. The legs are all 

 very dark brown, thinly clothed with white hairs. The palpus 

 is a shade lighter than the legs, with yellowish hairs. The 

 falces project forward a little. They are short and stout, and 

 are black with a slight iridescence. 



We have a single female from Mexico, sent to us by Mr. 

 "Nathan Banks. 



PHIDIPPUS HOWARDII, SP. NOV. 



Plate II, figs. 7-7b. 



,^ . Length, 9. Length of cephalothorax, 4 ; width of 

 cephalothorax, 3.2. 



Legs, 1423 ; first pair stoutest. 



Cephalothorax black, with a zig-zag white band. Ab- 

 domen black, with five white spots. 



This species is close to Phidippus morsitans, but the cepha- 

 lothorax is longer in proportion to its width, and does not 



