No. 1.] ANT-LIKE SPIDERS OF THE FAMILY ATTILKT:. 51 



4th leg longer than 3cl by tarsus, metatarsus, and a 

 little of tibia. 



9 . Total length, 7.2 mm. 



Cephalothorax : Length, 3 mm. ; Avidth, 1.5 mm. 



Legs, 4132 ; femur i a little the stoutest. 



1st leg longer than 2d bj^ tarsus and nearly all of 



metatarsus. 

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



Cephalothorax modei'ately high, a little widest behind the 

 dorsal eyes, the sides being almost parallel. Upper surface flat 

 to a point considerably behind the dorsal eyes ; then sloping 

 gradually ; posterior margin a little curved upward, as in chrys- 

 opogon. Cephalic part limited by a depression. The abdo- 

 men has no constriction. Quadrangle of eyes very slightly 

 wider than long, much wider behind than in front, occupying 

 one-half of the cephalothorax. Anterior eyes in a straight 

 row, subtouching ; the middle less than twice as large as the 

 lateral. Third row not quite so wide as the cephalothorax 

 at that place. Falces vertical, parallel, moderately robust. 

 Lip longer than wide. Coxte i separated bj^ nearly the width 

 of the lip. Sternum oval, projecting between anterior coxae. 

 Pedicle moderately long. 



Color. Cephalothorax black. Abdomen with the anterior 

 region brown ; this part is limited behind by a curved white 

 band, the posterior part being jet black. Femur of first leg dark 

 reddish-brown ; legs otherwise yellowish-brown, with black 

 lines along their anterior faces. Palpus of male jet black, of 

 female reddish-brown. Falces black, with metallic reflections. 

 Mouth parts and sternum light brown. Coxse of third pair 

 black ; of the others pale. Venter black, with a triangular, 

 testaceous white spot at the anterior end. 



Habitat. Europe. 



The abdomen is like that of L. chrysopogon in having an 

 anterior brown and a posterior black region, separated by a 

 pure, white line. This species, however, has no constriction. 



