376 ON THE PEDIPALPI OF NORTH AMERICA. 



dilated superiorly in its distal portion ; where on the upper margin are placed three 

 very long acute spines, with two or three much smaller ones. The lower margin 

 has five spines, three of them being much smaller than the other two. The 

 moveable finger is very long and acute. The upper surface of the abdomen has 

 along the mesial line a double row of dark-brown spots, and on either side a series 

 of blotches of the same color, — one on each scutum. The legs and sides of the 

 abdomen are very rough. The under surface of the abdomen is smooth. 

 Sab. — Lower California. Smithsonian Museum. J. Xantus de Vesey. 



