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and have at the end of the femur, and on the patella of the palpus, 

 a buuch of loug snow-white hairs. 



We have numerous examples from Maudeville. 



Prostheclina MORaAjsri, n. sp. (Plate IV. figs. 9--9 cZ.) 



Length, d 4 mm., 2 4-3 mm. Legs, <? 3^ F2 ; $ 3~4 1 2 ; 

 the first and second are slightly the stoutest and are plainly shorter 

 than the others. 



The quadrangle of the eyes is one-fourth wider than long, is a 

 little wider in front than behind, and occupies nearly one-half of 

 the cephalothorax. The anterior eyes are close together in a 

 straight row, the lateral being nearly three-fourths as large as the 

 middle. The second row is halfway between the first and the 

 third, and the third is nearly as wide as the cephalothorax at that 

 place. 



The cephalothorax is covered with a mixture of white and irides- 

 cent scales. The abdomen is also iridescent with the exception of 

 four large velvety, black spots. The legs are pale brown with 

 white scales. The palpus has iridescent scales mixed with white 

 hairs on the patella and tibia, and with dark hairs on the tarsus. 

 The white hairs are long and conspicuous in the male. The clypeus 

 and falces have white scales in the female, and iridescent scales in 

 the male. 



The apophysis on the palpus of the male is notched along the 

 inner edge, like a saw. 



We have six specimens from Kingston. 



Prostheclina venatoria, n. sp. (Plate IV. figs. 10-10 d.) 



d 2 • Length 3-5 mm. Legs 3 4 12, the third being longest 

 thi'ough the elongation of the femur, and exceeding the second by 

 the length of the tarsus. The first and second are the stoutest. 



The cephalothorax is moderately high. The sides are parallel in 

 the female, but widen a little toward the front in the male ; they 

 are nearly vertical. The cephalic part is rounded and inclined 

 forward. The thorax falls but little in the first half, and is 

 narrowed and rounded above, widening out a little below. The 

 quadrangle of the eyes is one-fifth wider than long, is plainly wider 

 in front than behind, and occupies a little more than two-fifths of 

 the cephalothorax. The anterior eyes are close together in a 

 straight row, the lateral being nearly two-thirds as large as the 

 middle. They are rather large for the size of the spider. The 

 second row is plainly nearer the third than the first, especially in 

 the male. The third is about as wide as the cephalothorax at that 

 place. 



Our specimens are rubbed. The male shows some metallic scales 

 on the eye-region, and has, on each side, a band of yellow hairs, 

 starting from the lateral eye, and widening as it passes backward 

 to join the one of the opposite side beyond the dorsal eyes. The 

 cephalothorax is otherwise dai'k brown. The abdomen is brown 



