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Levi — Genus Witica 
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Figure 17. Witica crassicauda. Left: web of female in Puerto Rico, orb 32 cm 
horizontal diameter. Right: hub of another web with female. Webs dusted wilh corn 
starch. 
Ecuador Pichincha: Via Pto. Quito, km 113, 1984, 1985, 4 $ (L. 
Aviles, MECN); 16 km SE San Domingo Tinalandia, June, 1975, 
9, $ (S. and J. Peck, MCZ). Guayas. 16 km N Manglaralto, 30 Jan. 
1955, 3 9 (E. I. Schlinger, E. S. Ross, CAS). Los Rios: Juan Mon- 
talvo, March 1938, 3 9 (W. Clarke-Macintyre, AMNH). Bolivar: 
Balzapamba, 1938, 1939, 3 9, 8 (W. Clarke-Macintyre, AMNH, 
MCZ). peru San Martin: 20 km NE Moyobamba; SE Moy- 
obamba; Ekin, E. of Tarapoto, 1947, 6 9 (all F. Woytkowski, 
AMNH). Hudnuco: Monson Valley, Tingo Marla, 18 Dec 1954, 9 
(E. I. Schlinger, E. S. Ross, CAS). 
Acknowledgements 
National Science Foundation grant BSR 8312772 made the 
research and publication possible. L. R. Levi and W. P. Maddison 
have read the paper and made suggestions. Most specimens came 
