33 ARACHXIDES OF THE 



hind, hardly marked by the vitta, subemarginate 

 before) and. divided by a longitudinal impressed line, 

 region of the dorsal eyes blackish ; palpi longer than 

 the body, with granulated lines, carpus with three 

 or four of the granules more conspicuous : hand sub- 

 ovate, greatest diameter about equal to that of the 

 preceding joint ; finders filiform, incurved, longer 

 than the hand, reddish brown, furnished with nu- 

 merous minute teeth ; feet paler than the palpi, mi- 

 nutely granulated above and beneath ; caudal pro- 

 cess colour of the palpi, longer than the body, with 

 granulated costa, those of the penullimate segment 

 not more conspicuous ; terminal segment subovate, 

 slightly mucronate beneath the aculeus, the costal 

 granulie minute. 



Length from tip of the palpi to tip of the caudal 

 process, 1 inch and^-10ths. 



I found numerous specimens of this species on the 

 sea inlands of Georgia and in East Florida, hyber- 

 nating beneath the bark of trees. 



The wound inflicted by the puncture of their acu- 

 leus, causes much pain and intumescence, but is rea- 

 dily cured by the topical application of the volatile 

 alkali. 



The species to which vittatus is allied, are the 

 punctatus of Degeer and Jfanericanus of Linne. but 

 according to Latrielle (v. Sonninis' Buffon) these 

 are both spotted with brown, the caudal process of 

 punctatus being of the length of the body and that 

 of Jlmericanus three times the length of the body. 



