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the constriction, and by four black transverse curved lines near 

 the spinnerets. Falces, palpi and sternum dark reddish-brown. 

 Legs reddish-brown, excepting the trochanters, which are pale, 

 and make a contrast with the coxse and the femoral joints, all 

 being visible from above. Venter lighter brown, streaked with 

 pale. 



Habitat. Santarem, Brazil. Smith collection. 



ZUNIGA SEVERA N. SP. 



PI. III., Fig. 7, female ; 7a, epigjaium. 

 5 . Total length, 7.5 mm. 



Cephalothorax : Length, 2.8 mm. ; width, 1.5 mm. 



Legs, 4132 ; all slender, 2d and 3d not very unequal. 



The cephalothorax is long and onlj' moderatelj' high, nar- 

 rowing a little behind. The cephalic part, which is on a some- 

 what higher plane than the thoracic, is very slightly inclined for- 

 ward (almost flat), with vertical sides. Behind the dorsal eyes 

 is a wide, shallow constriction, back of which the thoracic part 

 is slightly humped up and then slants gradually outward and 

 backward to the lower margin. The quadrangle of the eyes 

 is just a little wider than long, is wider in front than behind 

 and occupies almost two-fifths of the cephalothorax. The an- 

 terior eyes, especially the middle ones, project forward, the cly- 

 peus retreating from their lower edges ; they form a straight row 

 and are placed close together, the middle being twice as large as 

 the lateral. The second row of eyes is nearer the first than the 

 third. The dorsal eyes are as large as the lateral and are 

 placed on the sides of the cephalothorax. The falces are short, 

 weak and vertical. The lip is almost as wide as long. The 

 sternum is wider in front than behind. The pedicle is visible 

 from above. The abdomen is long and large compared to the 

 cephalothorax ; it has no constriction. 



Color. The cephalothorax is dark reddish-brown, with a 

 few white hairs. The abdomen of the only specimen we have 

 is somewhat injured, but it seems to have been of a rather dark 

 brown color, with five or six transverse bands of white hairs ; 

 the venter being light brown ; the legs are light yellowish- 



