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Clypeus one-fourth as high as middle eyes, Falces extending in width 

 only to the inner edges of the lateral eyes, as long as the face, par- 

 allel, and slightly inclined forward; fang short. Maxillae less than 

 twice as long as wide. Labium more than one-half as long as maxillae. 



Coloration: Cephalothorax brownish; abdomen brown in front of con- 

 striction, black behind, encircled by a white line at the constriction; 

 falces dark with white hairs; clypeus, mouthparts, sternum, coxae 

 and venter brown; legs with a tinge of yellow. 



Habitat: Pennsylvania, New York, Alabama. 



LYSSOMANES Hentz. 



Syn.: 1844. Lyssomanes Hentz, Journal Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. IV. 



Cepalo thorax moderately high, sloping downward behind and on the sides 

 from the caput, about one-third longer than wide. General form 

 oval. Caput occupying one-half or nearly one-half of cephalothorax. 



Eyes arranged in four transverse rows of two each. Eyes of first row close to- 

 gether, from two to three times as as large those of second row, occu- 

 pying the entire face. Second row just behind first and about as wide 

 (sometimes a little wider or narrower). Third row composed of two 

 very small eyes, jilainly nearer the second than the fourth row, nar- 

 rower than the second and wider than the fourth. Eyes of fourth 

 row about as large as those of second and nearer together; quadran- 

 gle formed by second and fourth rows as wide as long, or from one- 

 fourth to one-third wider. 



Sternum somewhat heartshaped; length and width about equal. Coxae 

 separated by the width of the labium and part or all of the maxillae. 

 MaxiUae shghtly enlarged at extremities. Labium about as wide as 

 long or a Httle longer than wide. Abdomen long, slender, tapering; 

 spinnerets short. Legs usually long and slender; relative length 

 variable. Long and slender femoral, tibial, metatarsal and usually 

 patellary spines on the four pairs. 



LYSSOMANES VIRIDIS Hentz. 



Sun.: 1844. Lyssomanes viridis Hentz, Jour. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 



IV. 

 1875. " " id., Goll.Arachn. Writings. Ed. by Bur- 



gess, Boston, p. 49. 

 3 . Total length 6.5 mm. Width of abdomen 1.5 mm. 

 Cephalothorax: length 2; width 3; height 1.3. 



Legs 13, 9.5, 8.5, 8; patella and tibia of the first, 4.5; patella and tibia of 

 the third, 3; patella and tibia of the fourth, 3; metatarsus and tarsus 

 of the fourth, 3.3. Falx 2.5. 

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