Peckham—Spiders of the Family Attidae. 
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Thyene crudelis sp. nov. 
Plate XXV, figs. 5-5d. 
$. Length 7.5 mm. Legs 1324, first pair stoutest, second 
next. 
The quadrangle of the eyes is plainly wider in front than 
behind. The first row is curved, with the lateral separated 1 
from the middle eyes, which are scarcely twice as large. The 
third row is much narrower than the cephalothorax. 
The coloring is almost identical with that of Ogdenii. The 
cephalothorax is dark brown with tufts of long black hairs be¬ 
hind the lateral eyes of the first row. There are yellowish- 
white iridescent scales arranged in a band above the first row 
of eyes, in bands along the upper sides, and in a large central 
spot on the thoracic part. The abdomen is very dark on the 
sides, with a central band on the anterior part made up of 
whitish scales like those on the cephalothorax, and, behind this, 
a dark green metallic band. The whole of this central region 
is 1 edged! with bright red, and in the red, on the posterior part, 
are several pairs of white spots. The white curved lines on 
the lower sides are like those in the other species. The falces 
project slightly, and are broad and strong, with a stout com¬ 
pound tooth below. They are dark brown, and have white iri¬ 
descent scales and long white hairs on the front faces toward 
the inner sides. The legs are of a medium] brown color, the 
first pair scarcely darker than the others, the femoral joints 
of the first and second with dark transverse stria? in front. 
The tibia of the first has, underneath, four spines on one side 
and three on the other, placed at nearly equal distances, more 
like those of Ogdenii than of Leighii. The metatarsus has two 
pairs. The maxilhe differ in shape from those of the other' 
species (see drawing), and are light brown with the inner upper 
edges white. The palpi are light brown with white iridescent 
scales on the femur and tibia. 
We have two males from Durban. 
