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and chelicerae pale yellow to cream with two dusky stripes from 
ALE to subdistal region of chelicerae. Eye region black. 
Carapace pale yellow to cream with a pair of broad dusky stripes 
beginning at level of PME and continuing to thoracic declivity. 
Dorsum of abdomen with wide median white stripe from base 
to tip, bounded by black on each side. Sides cream, mottled with 
black. Venter with broad, dark brown or black median stripe from 
epigastric furrow to base of spinnerets, bordered by narrow cream 
or white stripes. 
Legs pale yellow to cream with dusky stripes evident on femora, 
particularly ventral surfaces. Other leg segments with irregular 
dark markings. 
Labium pale yellow-brown, distal end ivory. Endites pale yellow. 
Sternum cream to ivory with dusky splotches at periphery and black 
mark posteriorly between bases of fourth coxae. 
Diagnosis. This species is without doubt a member of the apotlo 
group. The color pattern, epigynal structure and the long, robust 
fourth pair of legs ally it with these oxyopids. Since three of the 
southwestern species of the apollo group are known only from males, 
it is likely that this female may be conspecific with one of them. It 
is described here to differentiate it from O. tridens with which it may 
be confused because of a superficial resemblance. The best guess now 
is that this specimen represents the female of O. pardus or O. felinus. 
Record. Arizona: Cochise Co.: 12 mi. W of Portal on Recreation 
Rd., 6,000 ft., $ (L. D. Mikelson). 
References 
Brady, A. R. 
1962. The spider genus Sosippus in North America, Mexico and 
Central America (Araneae, Lycosidae). Psyche, 69(3): 129-164. 
1964. The lynx spiders of North America, north of Mexico (Araneae: 
Oxyopidae). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 131 (13): 429-518. 
Chamberlin, R. V. and W. I vie 
1944. Spiders of the Georgia region of North America. Bull. Univ. 
Utah, biol. ser., 8(5): 1-267. 
Lowrie, D. 
1969. Diurnal-nocturnal, seasonal, grazing and sampling effects on 
populations of oxyopid spiders (Araneae: Oxyopidae). manu- 
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