Attidce of North America. 39 



DENDRYPHANTES FLAVUS Nov. Sp. 



Plate I, figure 27. Plate III, figures 27, 37 a. 



? . Total length 6.2 mm. Width of abdomen 1.8 mm. 



Cephalothoi-ax: length 2.7; width 2; height 1,2. 



Legs 4.6, 3.5, 3.8, 4; patella and tibia of the first, 2; j)atella and tibia of the 

 third, 1.6; patella and tibia of the fourth, 1.6; metatarsus and tarsus 

 of the fourth, 1.2. 



Cephalothorax not high, convex, dilated at the dorsal eyes, with sides 

 rounded more widely behind than in front; cephalic part inclined. 

 Ocular area occupying a httle more than one-third of cephalothorax, 

 one-third wider than long, wider behind than in front; anterior eyes 

 looking downward, in a shghtly curved row; middle eyes sub-touch- 

 ing; lateral less than one-half as large as middle eyes, sei^arated from 

 them by one-half their own diameter; eyes of second row a Uttle 

 nearer the lateral than the dorsal eyes; dorsal as large as lateral eyes, 

 further from each other than from lateral borders, foi-ming a row as 

 wide as the cephalothorax at that place. Clypeus only a line. 

 Falces nearly as wide as first row of eyes, two and one-half times as long 

 as face, a little inchned forward, parallel; fang short. Maxillae par- 

 allel, one-half as long as falces, enlarged and rounded at extremity. 

 Labium a little more than one-half as long as maxillae, longer than 

 wide, rounded. Sternum deep set, twice as long as w^ide, truncated 

 in front, rounded behind. Anterior coxae separated by width of 

 labium ; coxae of the first and second much the stoutest. Legs of the first 

 and second stoutest, with femoral joints compressed, and having a sin- 

 gle row of spines above, and several at the extremity ;. there are femoral, 

 tibial, metatarsal, and sometimes small patellary spines on all the 

 legs; metatarsi of the fourth spined to the base. 



Coloration: Cephalothorax covered with yellow hairs, with a transverse 

 brown band at dorsal eyes, and, around the margin, a white line be- 

 tween two black fines. Clypeus covered with white hau's. Abdo- 

 men covered by yellow hairs which have a somewhat metallic lustre, 

 and having two longitudinal black bands, on each of which are three 

 white dots. Falces, moutliparts and sternum dark brown, with some 

 white hairs. Coxae Hght brown. Palpi covered with gray hau-s. 

 Legs brown with gray hairs, and tipped with black. Venter browTi 

 with gi"ay hairs. 

 Habitat: New York. 



