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Chickering - — Grammanota 
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curved and posterior row only slightly so (Fig. 11). Central ocular 
quadrangle only slightly wider behind than long and wider behind 
than in front in ratio of nearly 13 : 1 1. Ratio of eyes AME : ALE : 
PME : PLE = nearly 5 : 5.5 : 5.5 : 5. AME separated from 
one another by nearly four-fifths of their diameter and from ALE 
by a little less than that distance. Lateral eyes contiguous. PME 
separated from one another by a little more than their diameter 
and from PLE by slightly less than their diameter. Clypeus slanted 
forward from AME ; height nearly equal to 2.5 times the diameter 
of AME. Chelicerae, maxillae and lip apparently all essentially 
typical of females of the genus. Sternum: convex; longer than wide 
in ratio of nearly 7:6; with very narrow lateral extensions between 
coxae; posterior end obtusely truncated between fourth coxae which 
are separated by nearly five-fourths of their width. Legs: 12 = 43 
in order of length ; with numerous slender spines. Abdomen : robust 
fairly typical of females of the genus; with no special modifications 
(Figs. 12-13); epigynum essentially as shown in Figures 14-15- 
Color in alcohol: with a rather distinctive color pattern; carapace 
brownish in general but with many variations; a darker, irregularly 
angular spot occupies the center of the dorsal area; the lateral sides 
are also darker; with considerable black pigment in ocular area. The 
sternum is a rich, dark brown; legs and mouth parts yellowish with 
variations. Abdomen: the ground color is light yellowish; the dor- 
sum has a very irregular, central, brownish area (Fig. 12) ; there 
is a large, anterior, lateral brownish area (Fig. 13) ; nearly the 
whole ventral region is irregularly brownish, darker around the 
bases of the spinnerets. Considerable variation in the color pattern 
has been noted among the paratypes but the basic pattern remains in 
all. 
Diagnosis. This species appears to be closely related to Gram - 
monota electa Bishop and Crosby from Turrialba, Costa Rica, 1932, 
but this relationship must remain uncertain until the genus is much 
better known in the Neotropical Region. 
Records. Six females are in the collection and all are from 
Boquete, Panama; all were taken in August 1-8, 1950. 
Grammonota dalunda sp. nov. 
Figures 16-19 
Holotype. The male holotype is from Summit Gardens, Panama 
Canal Zone, July 29, 1954. The name of the species is an arbitrary 
combination of letters. 
