Spiders of the Siih-Family Lyssomance. 231 



tirely white. Palpus red, excepting proximal half of femur which is 

 pale. Ti^DS of legs, spines and fringes of hair on legs and palpi,, 

 black. 

 Habitat: South America (near Rio Janiero). 

 From the collection of M. Simon. 



LYSSOMANES AUSTERUS N. Sp. 

 Plate XI, figure 7. Plate XU, figure 17. 



$ . Length of cephalothorax 2.7 mm., of abdomen 4.5 mm. 



Legs 11.5, 9.5, 9.3, 9.3. 

 ? . Length of cephalothorax 2.8 mm; of abdomen 4 mm. 



Legs 9, 7.8, 7.3, 6.9. 



Cephalic part not q[uite so long as thoracic. Quadrangle of eyes one-third 

 wider than long. Eyes of first row three times as large as those of 

 second. Clypeus one-tliird as high as anterior eyes, {S) projecting 

 forward over the falces. Falces nearly vertical, parallel, as long as 

 face, ( S, ) moderately stout, ( 9 ) weak. Maxillae rounded and a lit- 

 tle enlarged at their extremities. Labium longer than wide, rounded,, 

 narrowing slightly toward its base, and a little more than one-half as 

 long as the maxillse. Coxae of the first separated (?) by a little more 

 than width of labium ,{6) more widely. Legs 1, 2, 3, 4; femur of the 

 first nearly as long as femur with patella of the second; tibia of the 

 fii-st with a fringe of stout hairs . 



Coloration (dry): $ . Upper surface of cephalothorax light brown, 

 pale on the anterior side; eye-region with bright red hairs. Abdo- 

 men blackish with a pale central longitudinal band above, and two 

 white longitudinal lines on the venter. Falces brown. Sternum and 

 coxa3 pale. Mouthparts dark tipped with white. Fii-st and second 

 pairs of legs with first three joints dark brown and the others pale; 

 third and fourth jiairs dark brown with pale rings; tarsi tipped with 

 black. Palpus brown with proximal end of femur i^ale. ( ? ) light 

 yellow; eye region covered witii bright red hairs. Spines and tips of 

 legs black. 



Habitat: South America (near Rio Janeko.) 

 From the collection of M. Simon. 



LYSSOMANES MODESTUS N. Sp. 

 Plate XII, figure 10. 



9 . Length of cepalothoi-ax 2 mm; of abdomen 3.3 mm. 



Legs 7, 6.5,6.8,8. 



Cephalic and thoracic parts equally long. Quadrangle of eyes one-third 

 wider than long. Eyes of first row a little more than twice as large as 

 those of second. Clypeus one-half as high as anterior eyes. Falces 



