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181. Argiope argentata Fabr. — A tew from San Jose 

 del Cabo and Tepic. 



182. Argiope personata Cambr. — A large number from 

 Tepic, Nov., and two specimens from San Miguel de Hor- 

 casitas. 



183. Nephila clavipes Fabr. — Many from Tepic, Nov. 

 This is by most American authors called N. filumifies, which 

 is, however, a South American species not known in the 

 north. 



184. Nephila hasselti Dolesch. — One entire specimen 

 and one abdomen, from Baja California, appear to belong, 

 without doubt, to this East Asian species. 



185. Argyrcepeira argyra Walck. — Several from Sierra 

 Laguna and Minititlan; many from Tepic. 



186. Argyrcepeira argentea Keys. — Many specimens 

 from Tepic. 



187. Argyrcepeira maura Hcntz.f — Two specimens from 

 Tepic, Oct., are quite possibly this species, but somewhat 

 differently marked. 



188. Larinia directa Hentz. — One specimen from Tepic. 



189. Larinia bellona, sp. nov. 



Plate XV, Fig. 6. 



Length ? 7 mm.; tibia I 3.4 mm.; metatarsus I 3.8 mm. Cephalothorax, 

 legs, and mandibles pale yellowish, a median reddish stripe from M. E. to 

 dorsal groove, margin sometimes blackish; sternum pale yellowish, brown 

 on sides; legs usually dotted with reddish at base of spines; abdomen grayish; 

 with several more or less distinct wavy lines above, usually outlining a pale 

 central stripe; venter with a brown stripe each side, uniting in front of the 

 spinnerets. The cephalothorax is slender, narrowed in front, nearly twice as 

 long as wide; quadrangle of M. E. a little more narrow than in L. directa; 

 sternum less than twice as long as wide. Abdomen twice as long as wide, 

 pointed in front, more rounded behind. The male is 4 mm. long, colored as 

 in female; the legs more slender. 



