268 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. [Proc. 3D Ser. 



226. Selenops morosa, sp. nov. 



Plate XVI, Fig. 16. 



Length ? 17 mm.; ceph. 8 mm. long, broad 8 mm.; femur I 9.5 mm. 

 Cephalothorax, sternum, and legs pale yellowish, a black seam to cephalo- 

 thorax, black bands at bases and beyond middles of tibiae I, II and III, met- 

 atarsus I and II infuscated, and some spots on the femora; mandibles 

 red-brown, paler at base. Abdomen dark gray above, paler beneath. 

 Cephalothorax flat, highest in eye-region, groove quite long; A. M. E. less 

 than their diameter apart, rather closer to the plainly larger P. M. E. ; the 

 latter a little smaller than the P. S. E., from which they are separated by once 

 and a half their diameter. Legs long, but quite stout; three pairs of spines 

 under tibiae I and II, two pairs under III and IV; sternum plainly longer 

 than broad, sides rounded, slightly narrowed in front, blunt behind. Abdo- 

 men short, depressed, truncate at base, pointed at tip. Male similar, but 

 rather paler and markings less distinct; 13 mm. long. 



Several specimens from Tepic, Oct. and Nov. 



lycosid^:. 



227. Lycosa scutulata Hentz. — Young from Tepic. 



228. Lycosa coloradensis Bks. — One male from Hermo- 

 sillo; a female (not quite adult), probably this species, from 

 San Miguel de Horcasitas. 



229. Lycosa grandis Bks. — San Jose del Cabo; the 

 southwestern representative of L. babingtoni . 



230. Lycosa adusta, sp. nov. 



Plate XVI, Fig. 31. 



Length ? 11 mm.; ceph. 4.7 mm. long, broad 3.6 mm.; tibia and patella 

 IV 3.6 mm. Cephalothorax pale red-brown, rather lighter in spots toward 

 the sides; above a median pale stripe, starting quite broad between the eyes, 

 gradually widening, and then contracted before the groove and tapering to 

 the hind margin; mandibles red-brown; sternum and legs yellowish, no 

 marks; abdomen dark brown above, uniformly dotted with very small pale 

 dots; venter much lighter; epigynum reddish. Cephalothorax rather low; 

 anterior eye-row barely curved, a trifle shorter than second row. Legs very 



