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ATTID.E OF THE UNITED STATES. 
1883 
hair, thickest on the tibia. The metatarsus and tarsus are slender, and 
rufous, except a black ring on the distal end of the tarsus. The pos- 
terior three pairs are reddish brown, varied with black, and have some 
short white hairs. There are femoral, tibial and metatarsal spines on 
the four 'pairs, those on the metatarsi of the third and fourth placed 
only in a circle at their extremities. 
The abdomen is black, nearly covered with small scales of a dull 
gold color. At the base are some short white hairs. 
The venter is black. 
FEMALE— Length, 5.7 mm.; width of abdomen, 2.8 mm.; length of ceph.th., 2.6 mm.; 
width of ceph.th., 2 mm. 
Legs. 
Fern. 
Pat. 
Tib. 
Metat. 
Tar. 
Total. 
1 . 
.9 
.5 
.8 
.5 
.4 
3.1 
2. 
.9 
.4 
.7 
.4 
.4 
2.8 
3. 
1 . 
.7 
.8 
.5 
.5 
3.5 
4 . 
1.2 
.7 
1 . 
.9 
.5 
4.3 
The clypeus is wider than in the male, being about one-fourth as 
wide as the middle eyes. 
The abdomen is black, sparsely covered with short white hairs, and 
encircled by a white band. Near the apex, on each side, four or live 
short oblique white bands pass upward and forward from the encir- 
cling band, but do not meet in the middle. Low on the sides are 
golden scales, as in the male. 
The epigynum presents a plate as wide as long, with rounded 
corners. Near the anterior border are two transverse dark spots. The 
opening is at the posterior edge. 
Habitat, Wisconsin. 
IX. Attus agkestis, new. 
(Plate 1, Figures 9 to 9a.) 
FEMALE— Length, 10 mm.; width of abdomen, 3.6 mm.; length of ceph.th., 3.9 min.; 
width of ceph.th., 3.1 mm. 
Legs. 
Fem . 
Pat. 
Tib. 
Metat. 
Tar. 
Total. 
1 . 
2. 
1.4 
1.5 
.9 
.8 
6.6 
2. 
2. 
1.2 
1.3 
.8 
.7 
6. 
3. 
2.1 
1.2 
1.7 
1.1 
.9 
7. 
4. 
2.3 
1 . 
1.9 
1.3 
1 . 
7.5 
The eephalothorax is high, sloping abruptly behind ; the cephalic 
and thoracic parts are of equal length. The color is pale yellowish, 
covered with short light hairs ; the cephalic and thoracic parts are 
separated by a v-shaped band of reddish hairs, which is edged by a 
black line. The eyes are situated on black spots, this background 
bringing them out and making them very conspicuous. There are a 
few long, stiff, black hairs on each side of the eye area. 
