62 Wiscofisin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 



as high as middle eyes, retreating. Two unusually stout spines on tibia 

 of the first pair; patella of the third widening toward distal end where 

 it projects over tibia; this widened portion bears a short pale spine 

 which pi'ojects over tibia, just behind which, on the anterior face is a 

 small black dot. Anterior coxse separated by width of labium. 



Coloration: Ground color of cephalothoras dark brown or black; upper 

 surface of cephalic part covered with short fawn-colored hairs, bor- 

 dered behind by a scalloped white band; thorax with two wide white 

 bands which extend from dorsal eyes to posterior border; a wide 

 white band extends entirely around the lower border, and below this 

 is a narrow black line. Abdomen snowy white on sides and middle 

 of dorsum, with two velvety black longitudinal bands extending 

 throughout its length. CljqDeus covered with thick, long, white hairs. 

 Underparts and legs lighter or darker brown, well covered with 

 . white hairs. 

 This species is close to H. Copardum Hentz, but is distinguished from it 



by the apophysis on the third leg; this apophysis and the spines on the 



tibia of the first leg vary considerably in stoutness. 



Habitat: New York, Connecticut. 



HABROCESTUM CRISTATUM Hentz. 



Plate I, figure 45. Plate IV, figui-e 45. 



Syn.: 1845. Attos cnstoi^Hm H., Journal Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. V. 

 1875, " " id.,Coll.Arachn. Writ, by N.M. Hentz. Ed. 



by Burgess, Boston, j). 67. 



? , Total length 6.6 mm. Width of abdomen 3.2 mm. 



Cephalothorax: length 3.4; width 2.4; height 1.2. 



Legs 4.8, 4.5, 6.8, 6.1; jjatella and tibia of the first, 2; patella and tibia of 

 the third, 2.8; patella and tibia of the fourth, 2.2; metatarsus and 

 tarsus of the fourth, 2.2. 



Cephalothorax moderately high. Ocular area wider behind than in front. 

 First row of eyes slightly covered; middle eyes sub-touching; lateral 

 a little less than one-half as large as middle eyes, separated from 

 them by one- third their own diameter; eyes of second row a little 

 nearer dorsal than lateral eyes; dorsal as large as lateral eyes. Cly- 

 peus nearly two-thirds as high as middle eyes, retreating. Anterior 

 coxae separated by less than width of labium. 



Coloration: Cephalothorax dark, nearly covered with grayish hair. Cly-, 

 pens covered with white hairs. Abdomen covered with grayish 

 rufus hair with two spots on the anterior part, a slender band which 

 curves upward from the sides over the middle part, and a small ring 



