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side the margin: they are further from each other than from the 

 lateral borders. The clypeus is one-third as high as the large middle 

 eyes. The falces are stout, being a little wider than the first row of 

 eyes, and are flattened in front; they are nearly twice as long as the 

 face, parallel and vertical. The fang is short. The maxillge are long 

 and parallel, enlarged and slightly rounded at the extermity. The 

 labium is but little longer than wide, a little more than one-half the 

 maxillae, contracted and rounded at the tip. Sternum one and one- 

 half times as long as wide, truncated in front and rounded behind. 

 It projects between the anterior coxae which are separated by the 

 width of the labium. Legs, relative stoutness, first, second, third, 

 fourth, the fourth being plainly more slender than the third. There 

 are femoral, patellary, tibial and metatarsal spines on the four pairs, 

 those on the tibiae and metatarsi of the third and fourth being found 

 both above and below, and those on the metatarsi extending to the 

 base. The 9 has no patellary spines on the first and second pairs. 



■Coloration: {$ .) The cephalothorax varies from reddish brown to black 

 and has on the dorsum a central spot of white, two white lines on 

 each side near the posterior border, running upward from the lower 

 margin, and just behind and below each dorsal eye two short parallel 

 white lines; the abdomen varies from light testaceous to dark brown 

 and has on the dorsum two longitudinal white bands; on each side of 

 the bands are some scattered black dots. The legs and falces are 

 dark brown; the clypeus is dark brown above with a pale band just 

 over the falces; on the upper portion two fines of white hairs begin- 

 ning between the middle eyes run obhquely outward to the insertion 

 of the palpi; the palpus is brown, with a white line above, meeting 

 that on the clyj)eus. The sternum, coxae and mouthparts vary from 

 light testaceous to dark brown; the venter is brown with a longitudi- 

 nal white fine on each side. ( $ ) The cephalothorax is yellow, dark- 

 est in the eye region, the eyes are jet black, the small middle eye is 

 on a black spot, thus offering a striking contrast to the fight yellow 

 of the cephalothorax; there is a brown spot just above the anterior 

 middle eyes; the abdomen is light yeUow with three longitudinal 

 white bands, the middle band often less distinct, and many black 

 dots. The legs, palpi, falces and clypeus are yellow, the sternura, 

 coxee and venter pale brown, the venter having a line of white hairs 

 on each side. 



Habitat: Cafifornia, Florida, Texas, Georgia (Gentry collection), Mexico, 

 Guatemala, New Grenada (in collection of Count Keyserling), Bra- 

 zfi. 



