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Male. The pattern in the male is very similar to that of the female. 
Diagnosis. Sosippus mimus resembles S. floridanus in male and 
female genitalia and is much like S. texanus in color pattern. Sosippus 
mimus is separated from the former by characters discussed under that 
species. Sosippus mimus is smaller than S. texanus (see Table i). 
Although the males are difficult to separate by differences in the palpi, 
the females are easily separated by differences in the epigyna (compare 
Figs. 13-17 to Figs. 21, 22). It is possible that the specimens con- 
sidered in this paper under S. mimus constitute more than one species. 
There is considerable variability of certain characters in this species, 
but these characters do not show geographic variation that would 
permit separation, e. g. the holotype from Mandeville, Louisiana and 
specimens from Lake Placid, Florida have 3-3 posterior cheliceral 
teeth, while some specimens between these two localities have 
4-4 posterior cheliceral teeth. The specimens considered under S. 
mimus all agree in color pattern and genitalia. Additional collections 
and field studies will provide a more definite answer. 
Natural History. Sosippus mimus, according to R. V. Chamberlin 
(1924), was collected from a funnel web much like that of other 
species in the genus. 
Distribution. Georgia, south into Florida and along the Gulf Coast 
to eastern Louisiana. 
Records. Georgia. Charlton Co. : Chesses Island, Pinebarrex, 
15 Jun. 1922 9 (Wright). Florida. Alachua Co.: 13 Apr.-i8 May 
I 935"5C > cf 99 (H. K. Wallace). Columbia Co.: 27 Apr. 1935 
9 (H. K. Wallace). Highlands Co.: Lake Placid, Archibold Biologi- 
cal Station, 24 Jan.-4 Feb. 1943 00 9 (M. Cazier). Jackson Co.: 
3 Apr. 1953 cf (H. K. Wallace). Levy Co.: 20 Apr. 1935 cf 99 
(H. K. Wallace). Liberty Co.: Blountstown, 17 Apr. 1938 9 (W. J. 
Explanation of Plate 12 
Fig. 33. Left palpus, ventral view of Porrima harknessi Chamberlin, $ 
holotype from Huadquina, Peru, July, 1911. 
Figs. 34-35. Sosippus mimus Chamberlin, $ from Blountstown, Liberty 
Co., Florida, 17 Apr. 1938. 34. Left palpus, ventral view. 35. Left palpus, 
retrolateral view. 
Fig. 36. S. calif ornicus Simon, $ from Brown’s Canyon, Baboquivari 
Mtns., Pima Co., Arizona, 9 Jun. 1952. Expanded left palpus. 
Figs. 37-39. S. texanus sp. n., $ from Goose Island State Park, Aransas 
Co., Texas. 37. Palpus, ventral view. 38. Palpus, ventral view (more retro- 
lateral than 37). 39. Palpus, retrolateral view. 
Abbreviations: C, conductor; E, embolus; H, basal haematodocha ; L, 
lateral apophysis of conductor; M, median apophysis; A, mesal apophysis 
of tegulum; T, tegulum. 
