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previously been reported from the West Indies although it is known to 

 extend from northern United States to Brazil. AVe took a common 

 United States species, placida (Hentz), in the Cerro de Cabras near 

 Piiiar del Eio, Cuba. This is not a species which would be likely to be 

 carried by commerce, and although the United States Army operated to 

 some extent in these hills it is not probable that this is a human intro- 

 duction. If it were we would have expected to find the species nearer 

 the regular lines of traffic. Alabama is the type locality. 



Acacesia foliata (Hentz) is the only species in the genus as construed 

 by Petrunkevitcli. It is recorded from Xew England to Panama and 

 from Haiti. It was described from Alabama. 



Eustala is a fairly large American genus, chiefly found in Central 

 America but ranging throughout most of the mainland south of Canada. 

 E. anastera (Walckenaer) has many synonyms, the most common of which 

 is Epeira prompta. It was described from Georgia and its distribution 

 includes most of the United States and southward to Costa Pica and the 

 Galapagos: Cuba (Cayamas and Havana according to Banks and Guane. 

 Pinar del Eio, Baiios San Vincente and Santiago in our collection), Haiti, 

 Porto Eico (2800 feet altitude on El Yunque according to Banks and 

 Arecibo in our collection) and St. Vincent. The variety, or separate 

 species, conchlea (McCook) is known from f California, f Florida and 

 Utuado, Porto Eico. The recorded distribution of E. fuscovHiafa (Key- 

 serling) is ]\Iexico to Paraguay, Guatemala being the type locality, Cuba, 

 Porto Eico and St. Vincent. We found it in nearly all parts of Cuba 

 and Porto Eico which we visited but not on Mona or Desecheo. 



Drexelia is probably a synonym of Larinia, a genus found throughout 

 most of the subtropical, and, more rarel}', tropical world. As limited 

 here (following McCook, Cambridge and Petrunkevitch) there are two 

 species in America : one in Mexico, and one, directa ( Hentz ) , recorded 

 from t southeastern United States to Panama and at Havana, Cuba. We 

 took it in several places on the plain south of Piiiar del Eio, Culia. 



Cohors Araneus. As was stated above, this group includes a uninber 

 of genera whose limits have not been clearly defined. 



A. (Neoscona) arabesca ("Walckenaer) is found on the mainland from 

 . Labrador to Mexico and also on Curagao. "We took it in western Cuba 

 at Pinar del Eio and Guane by sweeping in meadow land. It wa> de- 

 scribed from the Carolinas. 



A. (Verrucosa) arenatus (Walcken^er) was described from Georgia 

 and is known from jN'ew Jersey west to California and soutli to Panama. 

 McCook says: "I have specimens collected by the late Mr. W. H. Gabb 

 from San Domingo varying in but slight particulars from those above 

 described.'' 



