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species which are found only north of Mexico (one ranging even to 

 Alaska), two in Mexico and one, gastercantJioides (Nicolet), in Brazil, 

 f Chile and Jamaica. 



Epecthinula minutissima Simon is the only species of its genus and 

 is known only from Jamaica. The genus is related to Epecthina, which 

 i^as Ijut a single species, found onh- in Venezuela. According to Simon, 

 there are three other genera belonging to the same group of the Argiop- 

 iniB. One of these is found only in northern South America; one in 

 South Africa and western Australia ; and one in Algeria, Xew Caledonia 

 and northern South America. 



MlMETID^ 



This is a small, for the most part tropical, family the members of 

 which are usually found near or on the ground and make no definite web. 

 Xone have heretofore been recorded from the West Indies. 



Mimetus is found in the Mediterranean region, Africa, India. Xew 

 Zealand and America. In the latter hemisphere there are nine species, 

 of which two are recorded only from South America, five from Mexico 

 and Central America, one from North Carolina. The remaining one, 

 interfector Hentz, ranges over much of United States and we took it on 

 the sandy plain south of Piiiar del Rio, Cuba. The genus occurs also iii 

 Porto Rico, for we took'an immature specimen of it near Arecibo. 



Thomisid.e 



These are called crab-spiders, not only on account of their shape but 

 also because they usually walk sidewise or backward. They spin no 

 snares but catcli their prey either by pursuit or Ijy lying in wait for it, 

 being much favored with concealing colors. It is a large family the 

 American members being chiefly found in or near the tropics although 

 it ranges from Greenland to Patagonia. 



MISUMENINJE 



Misumenops is a split, possibly unwarranted, from the cosmopolitan 

 Misumena, to include a number of American species. M. americanus 

 (Keyserling) is recorded from United States. Guatemala and St. Vin- 

 cent. M. asperatus (Hentz) ranges from Canada to Costa Rica and is 

 known also from Cuba, Haiti, Porto Rico (Bayamon and El Yunque) 

 and St. Vincent. We found it very common throughout Cuba and took 

 it also on Mona and at Mayaguez and San Juan, Porto Rico. .¥. heUidus 

 (Banks) is recorded only from Florida but Mr. Banks has written me 



