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and garbage dumps. Tubular retreats were built at an angle into 
the sides of banks, ruts and furrows. Extending from the tubular 
portion is a sheet or platform web. Not uncommonly the tubular 
portion of the web would lead under a log or other cover in which 
cases it might extend for 9-12 inches (23-30 cm). The posterior 
end of this tube seems always to be open so that the spider can 
retreat if disturbed. Where the retreat dead-ends into a hole or 
depression, there is a side avenue of escape. The webs closely resem- 
bled those of A gelenopsis which also occurred in the same habitats. 
The specimens of A gelenopsis were immature, whereas most of the 
Sosippus were mature and some carried egg cases. The egg case is 
carried attached to the spinnerets as in other lycosids (Figs. 30, 38). 
Immature specimens of S. mimus were taken from October 13, 
1969 through April 27, 1970 at Tall Timbers Research Station in 
pitfall traps. Males were recovered from May 4-June 22, 1970. 
Although collections continued through June 22, 1970, only four 
females appeared in these traps — from May 11 through May 25. 
Distribution. Western Florida to Louisiana (Map 1). 
Records. These constitute the only valid records for S. mimus 
as it is defined here. FLORIDA . Bay Co.: 7 mi. S of Youngs- 
town on US 231, 20 June 1968 cf :3$$ : 300 (A. R. Brady, J. 
Toothaker). Escambia Co.: 18 June 1934 00 (H. K. Wallace). 
Jackson Co.: 3 Apr. 1953 cf (H. K. Wallace). Leon Co.: Tall 
Timbers Research Station, 13 Oct. 1969-22 June 1970 I2cf cf : 
4$9 : 5 °° (D. L. Harris). Liberty Co. : 2-4 June 1952 cf ; Blounts- 
town, 17 Apr. 1938 cf (W. J. Gertsch). Suwanee Co.: 25 Mar. 
I 933 cf (H. K. Wallace). Saint Johns Co.: Hastings, July 1927 cf 
(J. L. Scribner). MISSISSIPPI. Forest Co.: Hattiesburg, 2-6 
Jan 1942 00 (E. L. Bell). Jackson Co.: Magnolia St. Pk. near 
Biloxi, 18 June 1968 5$$ (A. R. Brady, J. Toothaker) ; Ocean 
Springs, 10 May 1931 cf (Dietrich). LOUISIANA. St. Tam- 
many Par.: Fountainbleau St. Pk. near Mandeville, 17-18 June 
1968 3 cfcf*ii$?:o (A. R. Brady, J. Toothaker) ; Mandeville, 
1 May 1921 $ (H. E. Hubert). 
Sosippus janus sp. n. 
Figures 25-27, 40-31. Map 1 
Sosippus mimus, — Brady, 1962, in part: fig. 17, not S. mimus Chamberlin. 
Ilolotype. Female from NW shore of Lake Lochloosa, Alachua 
Co., Florida, 10 June 1968 (A. R. Brady, and J. Toothaker) de- 
