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AnoiopiD^. 



3Iefa nigrohumeralis, sp. n. Juan Fernandez. 



Tmeticus Defoei, sp. n. „ „ 



„ Platei, sp. n. „ ,; 



Theridiid^. 



Teutana ffi'ossa, O.K. ,, „ 



Family Theeaphosid^. 



Paeaphtsa manicata, 8im., Hist. Nat. Ar. i. p. 166. 

 A single adulfc female was taken at Coquimbo by Dr. Plate 

 in Sept. 1893. 



Phetxotrichus eoseus ( Walck.) ? 



An adult male and female of "this species were taken by 

 Dr. Plate in Corral, Dee. 1894. 



CiTHAEOSCELTJS KocHii, Poc. Anil. Mag. Nat. Hist. April 

 1899. (PI. 2. figs. 13-15.) 



A single female of tbis species wa« taken by Dr. Plate at 

 Coquimbo. 



An adult female I^urypelma, whicb I hesitate to assign to any 

 specie?, as well as several immature forms, occurred io Dr. Plate's 

 collection. 



Family Scttodid^. 



SiCAEIUS THOMISOIDES, Walck. 



Thomisoides terrosa, Nic, Gay, Hist, de Chile, vol. iii. p. 350, 1849. 



"Walckenaer forestalled JSicolet in publishing a description of 

 this species and used that author's generic name as the specific. 

 The genus and species belong undoubtedly to "Walckenaer, who 

 obviously saw Nicolet's work in print, though not published. 



The type of the genus can scarcely be terrosa, Nic, for this was 

 an unpunished name. To the single species which Walckenaer 



