Spiders of the Suh-Familtj Lijssomance. 249 



As we have no female of tliis species we translate the description given 

 by L. Koch, Ai*achniden Austi-aliens, p. 1076, T. xciv. 



$ . The cephalothorax is brownish with a narrow, black marginal band 

 which is broadened in some i^laces and a brownish, interrupted longitudi- 

 nal stripe on the lateral declivity; the space between the e3^es black with 

 faint, blue iridescence. A median longitudinal stripe oomposed of brilliant 

 yellow hairs begms on the posterior declivity and extends to the front row of 

 eyes ; the remaining hair of the cephalothorax is white mixed witlilpale yellow . 

 The hair-rings around the eyes of the first and second rows orange-yellow 

 and white, those of the first row above and below orange-yellow, without 

 and within white. Falces dark brown; maxilltB, labium and sternum dirty 

 brownish -yellow. Palpi and legs pale yellow; femur of the palpus with a 

 black longitudinal stripe before and behind. Femur of the first with a 

 black longitudinal stripe in front, and two black spots behind; femur of 

 the second with two black spots in front and behind; femora of the thu'd 

 and fourth with a black ring on the basal half, and a small black spot on 

 the terminal half before and behind. Patellae with a black spot before 

 and behind. The tibiiie and metatarsi have a black ring at the base and 

 the tarsi are suffused with black at the base. Abdomen black above, with 

 white and pale yellow hairs; from the base to a point in front of the mid- 

 dle runs a longitudinal band covered with deep yellow hairs, back of this, 

 and again just in front of the spinnerets, a long spot covered with similar 

 hair; specimens in alcohol show also the following markings which almost 

 disappear completely in tlie dry animal; from the end of the longitudinal 

 band above mentioned two undulating pale bands run first to the sides and 

 thence in an arc back to the base, enclosing a space which is covered with 

 pale reticulating veinlets; the posterior half of the upper surface is 

 marked with smaU l:)lue spots and streaks; the spinnerets brownish- yellow 

 suffused with black. 



Cephalothorax about one-sixth longer than broad, considerably longer than 

 pateUa and tibia of tlie fourth, high, abrupt on the posterior edge, 

 falling almost perpendicularly, faintly convex on the lateral per- 

 pendicular declivity, above, only slightly arched as far as the third 

 row of eyes, but from these strongly convex, dull, covered with short 

 hairs; the median, longitudinal stripe with hair-shaped scales; lateral 

 margin with long black bristles which project outward; one very 

 long anteriorly directed biistle between the eyes to) the first row; 

 clypeus as higli as the radius of an eye of the first row. Eyes in four 

 rows; quadrangle of the eyes longer than broad, narrowed behind; 

 eyes of the fourth row as far again from the lateral borders as from 

 each other, overhung by the lateral walls of the cephalotliorax.* 

 Eyes of the first row very large, close together and abutting on tho^e 

 of the second row; eyes of the second row placed above and slightly 



*". . . von (ler Seitenwaud des Cephalothorax uberragt.'" 



