No. 1.] ANT-LIKE SPIDERS OF THE FAMILY ATTID.E. 41 



Ceplialotliorax moderately high, rounded. Cephalic part 

 a little higher than thoracic, and separated from it by a de- 

 pression. Cephalic part slightly inclined ; thoracic part much 

 contracted behind, with the posterior slope concave. Quad- 

 rangle of eyes one-sixth wider than long, a little wider in front 

 than behind, occupjnng nearly one-half cephalothorax. An- 

 terior eyes in a slightly curved row, subtouching ; middle 

 nearly twice as large as lateral. Clypeus nearly one-half as 

 high as middle eyes. Second row half-way between first and 

 third rows. Falces vertical, parallel, moderately robust. Lip 

 longer than wide. Coxae i separated by fully the width of the 

 lip. Sternum long, wedge-shaped, truncated in front. Pedicle 

 short. Abdomen with a constriction in front of the middle. 



Color. Cephalothorax black in cephalic region, dark brown 

 in thoracic, with some white hairs, which are mostly found in 

 the anterior part, and around the eyes of the first row. Abdo- 

 men brown in front and blackish behind, thinly covered Avith 

 rather long, yellowish-white hairs. Under alcohol the abdo- 

 men is brown, with a wide, white band just in front of the mid- 

 dle, and four narrower ones near the spinnerets. Legs light 

 brown. Palpi dark brown with a heavy fringe of brown hairs. 

 Mouth parts and falces light brown. Sternum very dark brown 

 or black. Coxte pale, excepting thase of the third pair, which 

 are black. 



Habitat. Chapoda, Brazil. Smith collection. 



This species has a large and a small variety. 



SARINDA L^TA N. SP. 



PI. IIL, Fig. 6, male : 6a and 6b, palpus. 

 i . Total length, 7 mm. 



Cephalothorax: Length, 3.5 mm. ; width, 1.5 mm. 

 Legs, 1482 ; all slender. 



The cephalothorax is highest in front and slopes gradaally 

 backward from the anterior eyes to the posterior border ; it 

 narrows a little behind, but otherwise the sides are parallel. 

 The cephalic jsart is moderately high, with nearly vertical sides. 

 The eyes of the first row are placed upon a projecting ridge. 



