No. 1.] ANT-LIKE SPIDERS OF THE FAMILY ATTID.E. 59 



Cephalothorax moderately high, flat in the cephahc part, 

 with a constriction behind the dorsal eyes, contracted and 

 rounded behind. Quadrangle of eyes one-fourth wider than 

 long, a little wider in front than behind, occupying one-half 

 the cephalothorax. Anterior eyes in a straight row, subtouch- 

 ing ; middle less than twice as large as the lateral. Second 

 row about half-way between the first and third rows. Third 

 row as wide as the cephalothorax at that place. Falces short, 

 vertical, moderately robust. Lip wider than long. Coxse i 

 separated by the width of the lip. Sternum rounded behind, 

 truncated in front. Pedicle short. Abdomen Avider behind 

 than in front. 



Color. Cephalothorax brownish-red, brighter in the eye- 

 region, with a central white spot behind the dorsal eyes. 

 Abdomen dark brown, with a white ring around the middle, 

 which is continued below on the venter, but is interrupted in 

 the central line of the back above. Spinnerets pale. Legs 

 yellowish-brown, with the femoral joints darker than the rest, 

 and a longitudinal black line running along the anterior sur- 

 face in the first and second pairs. Falces, palpi, sternum and 

 A^enter dark brown ; coxse and mouth parts yellowish. 



Habitat. Amable Maria, Peru. Taczanowski collection. 



SYNAGELES SIMON, 1876. 



Cephalothorax low to moderately high, flat, or slightly 

 convex ; widest at dorsal eyes, or a little behind them ; slightly 

 contracted in front and behind. Cephalic part not inclined. 

 Thoracic part more or less prolonged beyond the bottom of the 

 posterior slope. Cephalic and thoracic parts separated by a 

 depression. Quadrangle of eyes longer than wide, equally 

 wide in front and behind, or wider behind, occupying more 

 than half the cephalothorax. Anterior eyes in a straight, or 

 slightly curved row, touching or subtouching ; middle about 

 twice as large as lateral. Second row plainly nearer the first 

 than the third row. Third row about as wide as cephalothorax 

 at that place. Lip at least as wide as long. 



