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Opopaea. This decision appears to be in accord with the treatment 
given several species by Petrunkevitch (1929), Gertsch (1936), Bry- 
ant (1940), Chickering (1951), and Sumon (in part, 1965). 
Key to the known males of Opopaea in Florida 
1 a. Species with palpal patella greatly inflated as shown in Fig- 
ures 5-8 (). brasima } p. 
ib. Species with palpal patella not greatly inflated 
( O. calona, O. lutzi) 2 
2a. Species with palpal tarsus terminating in a pair of long, slender 
processes (Embolus and conductor) O. lutzi , p. 
2b. Species with palpal tarsus terminating in a pair of short processes 
turned at right angles O. calona , p. 
No satisfactory key has yet been devised to aid in the separation 
of the five known kinds of females from Florida. 
Opopaea bandina sp. nov. 
Figures 1-3 
Holotype. The female holotype is from Pinellas Co., Largo, 
Florida, Nov., 1964. Collected by Mrs. Lorna R. Levi. The name 
of the species is an arbitrary combination of letters. 
Description. Total length exclusive of the somewhat extended 
spinnerets 1.58 mm; including the spinnerets total length is nearly 
1.67 mm. Carapace 0.56 mm long; 0.44 mm wide opposite second 
coxae where it is widest; about 0.20 mm tall; gently raised just 
behind PME and then nearly level along midline to beginning of 
steep posterior declivity opposite interval between third and fourth 
coxae; very finely rugulose as usual along lateral surfaces; with 
numerous short hairs. Eyes : six as usual in a compact group ; pos- 
terior row only moderately recurved. Ratio of eyes ALE: PME: 
terior row only moderately recurved. Ratio of eyes ALE : PME : 
PLE = 12 : 10 : 9.5. ALE separated from one another by about 
one fourth of their diameter (some irregularities in outlines noted) ; 
separated from PME and PLE by broad lines. PME contiguous as 
usual and separated from PLE by a broad line. With a moderate 
amount of black pigment in ocular area. Height of clypeus nearly 
equal to radius of ALE. Folded fragile legs make it difficult to 
observe closely the chelicerae, maxillae, palps and lip but apparently 
all are typical of females of the genus. Sternum: quite typical of 
the genus ; longer than wide in ratio of about 4:3; with marginal 
lobes and grooves moderately developed ; posterior end squarely 
truncate, viewed directly from below; extended between bases of 
