Aft Ida' of North America. 55 



front. Anterior coxoe separated by scarcely the width of the labium. 

 First pair of legs stoutest. Femoral, tibial and metatarsal spines on 

 the four pairs; the metatarsi of the fourth spined throughout their 

 length. 



Coloration: Cephalothorax and abdomen light rufus, brown, or yellowish, 

 covered with short white hairs; cephalothorax with the eyes on black 

 spots; abdomen with four pairs pf black spots on the posterior part, 

 in two converging longitudial lines; all the other parts light brown 

 with short white hairs, the legs being tipped with black. 



Habitat: New York, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia. 



ERIS (?) BARBIPES Nov. Sp. 



Plate IV, figures .38, 3Sa. 



$ . Total length 6.8 mm. Width of abdomen 3.7 mm. 



Cephalothorax: length, 2.4; width, 1.9; height 1.2. 



Legs 4.8, 3.6, 4.5, 5.3; patella and tibia of the first, 2.1; j)atella and tibia of 

 the third, 1.7; patella and tibia of the fourth, 2.3; metatarsus and tar- 

 sus of the fourth, 1.9. 



Cephalothorax moderately high, slightly convex, very slightly dilated in 

 . the middle, with sides nearly vertical; cephalic part a little inclined; 

 thoracic part falling gradually in the first two-thirds, then steeply. 

 Ocular area occupying one-half cephalothorax, one-third wider than 

 long, plainly wider behind than in frout. Anterior eyes all subtouch- 

 ing, in a straight row; middle twice as large as lateral eyes; eyes of 

 second row nearly twice as far from dorsal as from lateral eyes; dor- 

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

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

 peus vertical, one-fourth as high as middle eyes. Falces nearly as 

 wide as first row of eyes, twice as long as face, vertical, parallel; fang- 

 short. Maxillee rather long, parallel, enlarged and rounded at ex- 

 tremity. Labium more than one-half as long as maxillae, twice as 

 long as wide, pointed at tip. Sternum about twice as long as wide, 

 slightly contracted in front and behind. Anterior coxae separated 

 by less than width of labium. Legs of the first pair mucli stoutest; 

 tibia especially enlai'ged with fi'inge of hairs; third and fourth slender; 

 femoral, tibial and metatarsal spines on the four pairs; metatarsi of 

 the fourth spined throughout their length. 



Coloration: Cephalothorax black, with cephalic and anterior thoracic 

 parts covered with short greenish hairs, and a white band around 

 lower margin. Abdomen black with white basal band, covered with 

 short scalelike slightly iridescent greenish liairs. Clypeus, falces, 



