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DENDRYPHANTES FLAVIPEDES Nov. Sp. 

 Plate III, figure 29a. 



$ . Total length 4.6 mm. Width of abdomLen 2 mm. 



Cephalothorax: length 2; width 1.4; height 1. 



Legs 4, 3, 2. 8, 3. 4; patella and tibia of the first, 1.5; patella and tibia of the 

 third, 1; patella and tibia of the fourth, 1.4; metatarsus and tarsus of 

 the fourth, 1. 



Cephalothorax moderately high, slightly convex; a httle dilated behind 

 dorsal eyes, with sides nearly vertical in front and rounded behind; 

 cephalic part a little inclined forward; thoracic part falling a very 

 little in the first half, then more steeply. Quadrangle of eyes occu- 

 pying two-fifths of cephalothorax, one-quarter wider than long, an 

 a little wider behind than in front. First row of eyes bent; middl 

 eyes sub-touching; lateral more than one-half as large as middl 

 eyes, and separated from them by one-fourth their own diameter. 

 Eyes of second row half way between lateral and dorsal eyes. Dorsal 

 as large as lateral eyes, further from each other than from lateral 

 borders, forming a row as wide as cephalothorax at that place. Cly- 

 jDeus vertical, one-third as high as middle eyes. Falces as wide as 

 the two middle eyes, once and a half as long as face, vertical, par- 

 allel: fang weak. Maxillge blunt, cut on inner margins toward 

 labium. Labium a httle longer than wide, less than one-half as long 

 as maxillae. Sternuru oval, one-third longer than wide, projecting 

 between anterior coxse. Anterior cox^ separated by width of labium, 

 stouter and longer than the others. Legs of the first pair much the 

 stoutest and longest, with femoral joints compressed and enlarged. 

 Femoral, tibial and metatarsal spines on the four pairs, only in term- 

 inal circles on metatarsi of the third and fourth. 



Coloration: CeiDhalothorax dark brown, with the eyes on a black band, a 

 black line around the lower margin, and some white hairs on the 

 sides. Abdomen dark brown with six unpressed dots on the anterior, 

 and several darker chevrons on the posterior j)art. Legs light brown, 

 tipped with black, and having a black line along the anterior faces of 

 the femur, patella and tibia of the first and second. Palpi Hght 

 brown, excepting the tarsus, which is black. Face, falces, mouth- 

 parts and coxa?, light brown; sternum and venter a little darker. 



Habitat: Canada. 



