Atiidce of North America. 17 



edges of the lateral eyes. Sternum [oval, convex. Anterior coxae 

 separated by scarcely the width of the labium. Patellaiy spines on 

 the second, third and fourth legs. 



Coloration: Cephalothorax black, covered on the sides and above anterior 

 row of eyes with white hairs, and having a transverse band of yellow 

 hairs extending between the dorsal eyes. Abdomen with a dark brown 

 band extending around the lower base and sides to aj)ex; above this, 

 at the base is a shorter curved pale band; central region of dorsum 

 dark brown, changmg toward the anterior portion to black, and 

 marked, in this region witli a pair of elongated white spots; behind 

 these is a large white spot ; behind this and near the apex is a pair 

 of jjale curved bands which take the form of a parenthesis, nearly 

 meeting in the middle line. The dark central region of the dorsum 

 surrounded excepting behind, by a pale region mottled with brown;, 

 opposite the large white spot on each side, is an obhque white band 

 which extends downward through the encirchng dark band. Legs, 

 and palpi brown, coVered (especially the palpi) with white hairs. 

 Venter pale, sternum, coxae and mouthpai'ts broAvn, all clothed: 

 with white hau-s. Falces iridescent green. 



Tlie curved white bands on the posterior part of the dorsum sometimes, 

 meet anteriorly, extending a httle forward to form a chevron. 



Habitat: Texas. 



PHIDIPPUS McCOOKII Peckham. 



Plate II, figure 9. 



Syn. : 1883. Attus McCookii P. , Descr. new or httle known Attidse of U. S. , 



p. 16. 

 f . Total length 14.4 mm. Width of abdomen 6 mm. 



Cephalothorax: length 4.9; width 4.3; height 2.5. 



Legs 10.7, 8, 8.2, 11; patella and tibia of the first]4; patella and tibia of the 

 third 2.7; patella and tibia of the fourth 4.3; metatarsus and tarsus of 

 the fourth 3. 



Lateral eyes of the first row one-half as large as middle eyes, and separated 

 from them by more than one-half their own diameter. Dorsal eyes, 

 a httle further from each other than from the lateral borders. Cly- 

 peus one-third as wide as middle eyes. Maxilla? parallel, enlarged 

 and rounded at extremity. Labiiun nearly two-thirds as long as 

 maxillse, widest in middle, rather pointed. Sternum convex, about 

 twice as long as wide. Anterior coxa) separated by a little less than 

 the width of the labium. Relative length of legs 4, 1, 2, 3. 



Coloration: Cephalothorax dark rufus covered with tawny liair. Abdo- 

 men golden yellow with short hairs of tlie same color; there are four 

 indented dots near the base, and posterior to these two indistinct dark 

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