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higher plane than thoracic. Thoracic part rounded up an- 

 teriorly, and sloping quite gradually to posterior border. 

 Quadrangle of eyes one-fourth wider than long, wider ii:i front 

 than behind, occupying one-half of the cephalothorax. An- 

 terior eyes in a straight row, touching; middle twice as large as 

 lateral. Clypeus one-third as high as middle eyes. Second 

 row half-waj'- between first and third rows. Dorsal eyes as 

 large as the lateral, on the margin of the cephalothorax. Falces 

 of male, inclined forward, diverging, robust ; of female, vertical, 

 parallel, and only moderately stout. Lip wider than long. 

 Coxae I separated by width of lip. Sternum heart-shaped, 

 truncated in front. Pedicle not visible from above. Abdo- 

 men Avithout any constriction. 



Color. S 9 . Cephalothorax dark brown, or blackish, 

 pretty well covered with short, white hairs, and having a wide, 

 white band behind dorsal ej^es. Abdomen covered with brown 

 hairs, with a wide, transverse band of whiie hairs across the 

 middle. Legs, palpi and falces, medium brown. Sternum 

 black. Mouth parts and coxse light brown. 



Habitat. Gautemala. 



MAETELLA MARIA N. SP. 



PL IV., Fig, 3, epigynum. 

 9 . Total length, 5.2 mm. 



Cephalothorax: Length, 2.2 mm.; width, 1.2 mm. 



Legs, 4132 ; equally stout. 



1st leg longer than 2d leg by tarsus and three-fourths 

 of metatarsus. 



4th leg longer than 3d by tarsus and metatarsus. 



Palpus enlarged like that of Salticus. 



Cephalothorax moderately high. Cephalic part not in- 

 clined. Thoracic part considerably lower than cephalic. Quad- 

 rangle of eji-es one-fouth wider than long, equally wide in front 

 and behind, occupying one-half of the cephalothorax. Anterior 

 eyes in a straight row, subtouching ; middle twice as large as 

 lateral. Clypeus only a line. Second row half-way between 

 first and third rows. Falces short, vertical, parallel, moder- 



