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Psyche 
[March-June 
straight back to edge of cephalic region. Four pairs of dark lines 
radiating from thoracic groove. Edge of carapace heavily clothed 
with white hair, forming a light marginal stripe. 
Dorsum of abdomen with broad median brown stripe, laterally 
and along the sides lighter, mottled brown with covering of white 
pubescence. Five pairs of white spots at edges of median stripe, 
the posterior three pair connected by white chevrons. Venter of 
abdomen with broad median yellowish brown stripe, bordered by 
light brown clothed with white pubescence. In some cases a pair 
of thin brown stripes are visible within the broader pale median 
one. These run lateral to the genital area and converge posteriorly. 
Legs yellowish brown with faint dusky markings on femora, 
lighter yellowish ventrally, especially coxae. 
Labium and endites orange to yellow-brown with distal ends pale 
yellow to cream. Sternum pale orange to light brownish yellow. 
Female. Pattern illustrated in figure 41. Face dark reddish 
brown with white hair from ALE to outer lower edge of clypeus. 
Carapace reddish brown with margins of lighter color covered 
by white pubescence. White lines radiating from thoracic groove. 
A median white stripe from between PLE to thoracic groove and 
a pair of white stripes in cephalic region converging between PME. 
Dorsum of abdomen with a. wide dark brown median stripe 
bounded by lighter areas of brown intermixed with white pubes- 
cence. Lour or five white chevrons sometimes discernible on pos- 
terior half. Venter of abdomen pale yellow to yellow brown above 
epigastric furrow, cream to brown below epigastric furrow and 
thickly clothed with white hair. 
Legs yellow-brown to orange-brown, with coxae lighter, yellow- 
orange on ventral surface. 
Labium and endites dark brown with lighter yellowish distal 
ends. Sternum yellow-brown. 
Fig. 42. Pine and Palmetto association one mile E of Horse Creek on 
St. Highway 72, Desoto Co., Florida, 12 June 1968. Habitat of Sosippus 
jioridanus Simon. 
Fig. 43. Mesic woodland on NW shore of Lake Lochlocsa, Alachua Co., 
Florida, 20 June 1968. Type locality of Sosippus janus sp. n. 
Fig. 44. Very dry clearing with Opuntia as the dominant vegetation, 
6 mi. S of Lake Placid, Highlands Co., Florida, 12 June 1968. Type locality 
of Sosippus placidus sp. n. 
Fig. 45. Close-up view of a sheet-web of Sosippus placidus with the 
retreat (in center of photograph) at the base of Opun'ia. Same locality as 
in Figure 44. 
