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Arrangement of spines on legs same as in male; markings on body also same as in 
male, but color a little darker. 
Male. — Total, 21; cephalothorax, 11.3 long, 9.0 broad between second and 
third pair of legs; abdomen, 10 long; legs in order 4123. 
Legs 
Femur 
Pat. + Tib. 
Metatar. 
Tarsus 
Total 
I 
10.0 
12.5 
8.6 
5.5 
36.6 
II 
9.5 
11.0 
7.6 
4.6 
32.7 
III 
7.5 
9.5 
7.5 
4.3 
28.8 
IV 
10.3 
12.6 
11.7 
5.5 
40.1 
Arrangement of spines on legs exactly as described by Bertkau for the female. 
L. nychthemera belongs to that group of species of the genus Lycosa which has 2 
spines above on tibia of fourth pair (one at base, the other about two thirds of tibial 
length from tibio-patellar joint). The four front legs have thick scopulse on tarsi, 
metatarsi and on distal third of tibiae; scopulse of the 4 hind legs are less thick and 
extend only over tarsi and greater part of metatarsi as far as base of proximal spines. 
Color in alcohol: Cephalothorax brown with a median lighter band which 
extends in front as far as eyes of second row; 3 pairs of light lines run from dorsal 
groove tow T ard legs; abdomen grayish brown; in front a triangular mark followed 
by 2 brown “W” - marks and 2 transverse dark lines; legs of same color as cepha¬ 
lothorax, but with 2 dark lines on EPS of each femur, due to absence of pubescence; 
mandibles brown, lighter than cephalothorax; fang red-brown; palpi yellow; ster¬ 
num, coxae and venter black, lip and laminae maxillaries yellow; legs underneath 
lighter than above; patellae black, distal third of tibiae also black; metatarsi and 
tarsi dark brown; scopulae dark; w r hole appearance of L. nychthemera reminds one 
strongly of the northern L. corolinensis. 
31. Schizocosa crassipes Walckenaer (sub Lycosa), Ins. xApt. i, p. 323. 
1837. 
— Lycosa ocreata Hentz et auctorum. 
The synonymy of this species is more than probable. Walckenaer gives 
the following characteristic description of the male on page 323: “Pattes 
fauves, avec le tibia des jambes anterieures tres renfle par “line touffe de 
poils noirs, dans les males.” Both ocreata Hentz and bilineata Emerton 
possess this character; but the latter species is smaller than the former. It 
is rather rare and was only quite recently discovered and described by Mont¬ 
gomery, whereas ocreata is quite common. 
Moenkhausiana gen. nov. 
Frons lata, humilis; facies trapezoidalis, utrinque obliqua; oculi antici medii 
parvi lateralibus majores; oculi ser. 2 -ae magni, spacio oculo vix angustiore a sese 
distantes; oculi ser. 3 -ae rernoti et cum oculis ser. 2 -ae aream latiorem quam longi- 
orem occupantes; clypeus oculis mediis anticis vix latior; pars labialis longior 
quam latior; chelarum pro-margo (superior) tridentatus, dens medius reliquis 
major; chelarum retro-margo (inferior) dentibus trims aequis armatus; pedes in 
