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projecting over those of the first, with their outer peripheries distant 

 from one another by the diameter of one of the eyes of the first row. 

 Eyes of the third row nearer to those of the second than to those of 

 the fourth; those of the fourth smaller than those of the second 

 row. Falces only a little longer than the breadth at the base, very 

 glistening, smooth, slightly convex anteriorly, diverging on the inner 

 side from the base. Maxillae with outer and anterior margins straight , 

 and inner margins also straight as far as the labium; the inner cor- 

 ners, consequently rather rectangular; the maxillae are excavated 

 along the labium; labium very short, broader than long, rounded 

 anteriorly. Sternum cordate, slightly convex, dull, sparsely over- 

 grown with projecting, long, yellov\': >h hairs. Abdomen only slightly 

 longer than broad, truncate in fruat, strongly convex laterally^ 

 acuminate toward the spinnerets, dull, covered with short adpressed 

 and longer projecting hairs in many layers; the deep yellow mark- 

 ings formed by hair like scales. Legs short; femora convex above^ 

 underneath overgrown with long projecting hairs, with two spinas 

 above, those of the first pair with one spine above at the end. Tibiae 

 and metatarsi underneath beset with long spines. Spines of the pa- 

 tellas, tibiae and metatarsi of the third and fourth short. On tibiae 

 and metatarsi of the third and fourth above, long projecting hairs. 

 Patella and tibia of the third as long as patella and tibia of the fourth; 

 metatarsus and tarsus of the fourth longer than patella and tibia of 

 the fourth. 

 Habitat: Tahiti, XJpolu, Samoa. 



GENUS EPEUS* Peckha^m. 



1876. Evenus Simon, Ann. Soc. Entomol. de France (5), pp. 58-59. 



1885. Epeus Peckham, Genera of Fam. Attidae, p. 334. 



Cephalothorax rather elongated; thoracic part scarcely the longer, sensi- 

 bly dilated and rounded; cephalic part plane, elevated behind, in- 

 clined in front, longer than wide; superciliary projections pro- 

 nounced. Median anterior eyes very large, almost touching, 

 occupying the entire width of the face; the latei'al eyes much smaller, 

 separated, placed further back, forming a second line. Dorsal eyes 

 as large as the laterals, a little nearer together since the sides con- 

 verge behind. Clypeus almost as wide as the radius of the median 

 anterior eyes. Falces short, vertical, not ridged. Sternum scarcely 

 wider than the intermediate coxae. Labium twice as long as wide, 

 rounded at the tip. Coxae of the first separated by at least the width 



*In 1885, in our work on the Genera of the Attidaa, we substituted tlie name Epeus for 

 Simon's name Evenus^ this latter being preoccupied. It seems very probable that Epeus 

 and Athanias should form but one genus, but we have no specimen of Epeus, and are un- 

 able, from the description given by Simon, to decide the point. The generic and specific 

 descriptions of Epeus are translated from Simon. 



