Attidce of North America. 91 



Legs 3.8, 3.3, 4.6, 4.8; i^atella and tibia of the first, 1.4; patella aud tibia of 

 the third, 1.6; pateUa and tibia of the fourtli, 1.8; metatarsus and tar- 

 sus, 1.7. 



Cephalothorax very high at dorsal eyes but, in front, not higher than cly- 

 peus ajid lateral eye, on accoimt of the steep inclination of the ce- 

 phahc pai-t. Sides nearly parallel, a very little dilated in the middle, 

 vertical in front, rounded behind; thoracic part falUng steeply from 

 dorsal eyes. Quadrangle of eyes occupying one-half of cephalo- 

 tliQrax, twice as wide as long, equally wide in front and behind. 

 First row of eyes much bent; middle eyes sub-touching; lateral a lit- 

 tle more than one-half as large, separated from them by one-half 

 their own diameter. Eyes of second row a very little nearer lateral 

 than dorsal eyes. Dorsal as large as lateral eyes, equally distant from 

 each other and the lateral borders, forming a row as wide as cephalo- 

 thorax at that place. Clypeus one-fifth as high as middle eyes. Falces 

 extending to inner edges of lateral eyes, one and one-half times as long 

 as face, inclined backward, a httle diverging; fang weak. Maxillge 

 slightly diverging, enlarged and rounded at extremity. Labium one- 

 half as long as maxillae, as wide as long. Sternum nearly as wide as 

 long, oval, projecting between anterior coxee. Anterior coxee separ- 

 ated by nearly the width of the labium. Legs of the first pair a httle 

 stoutest. Femoral, patellary, tibial and metatarsal spines on the f oiu' 

 pau-s; those on metatarsi of the fom'th extending to base. 



Coloration: Cephalothorax brown with a lighter central longitudinal band 

 in thoracic part, in the midst of which is a spot of white hau's; the 

 eyes are placed in black spots; the anterior part of the cephahc plate, 

 the lower sides, and the clypeus are covered with white hairs; the 

 lower margin is black. Abdomen brown, with a curved white basal 

 band and a central wide white longitudinal band which is often in- 

 distinct in the anterior part, and is interrupted behind by a slender 

 brown transverse curved band; this middle band gives off on either 

 side two sliort white spots which are longer than wide, one in the 

 middle of the first half, the other, oblique, just in front of the spin- 

 nerets. Venter dark brown or black with a white band behind and 

 on the sides. Palpi yellowish brown excepting the last two joints 

 which are black, with black haii-s. Falces, mouthparts, sternum 

 coxfe and legs reddish brown. 



Habitat: United States. 



