79 
Dec.. 1885.] history society of Wisconsin. 
Labium a little more than /% as long as maxillae, veiy little 
longer than wide, somewhat contracted and blunt at tip. 
Sternum oval, ]/s longer than wide, projecting between ante¬ 
rior coxae, which are separated by the width ot the labium, and 
are much elongated (twice as long as the other coxae). 
Legs (£) 174, 2, 3; (?) 4,1, % 3; femoral joints of first pair 
enlarged and compressed; otherwise all the legs slender and 
ant-like. Patella + tibia III shorter than patella + tibia IV; 
patella + tibia IV ( $ ) equal to, ( ? ) longer than metatarsus + 
tarsus IV. Femoral, tibial, and metatarsal spines on the four 
pairs, in terminal circles on the metatarsi of third and fourth, 
with one or two weak spines nearer the base. 
Very near Damcetas P., but having the quadrangle of the 
eyes wider than long, and the anterior row straight. The shape 
of the cephalothorax, the labium, and the anterior coxa? also 
separate it from this genus. 
Paradamcetas formicina sp. nov. 
<£. Total length 4.6 mm. Width of abdomen .9 mm. 
Cephalothorax: length 1.9 mm; width 1.3 mm; height .8 
mm. 
Legs 4, 2.8, 2.8, 4. Pat. + tib. I 1.7; pat. + tib. Ill 1; pat. 
+ tib. IV 1.5; metat. + tar. IV 1.5. 
?. Total length 4.8 mm. Width of abdomen 1.6 mm. 
Cephalothorax: length 1.8 mm; width 1.3 mm; height .6 
mm. 
Legs 2.9, 2.4, 2.4, 4. Pat. + tib. I 1; pat. + tib. Ill .8; pat. 
pat, tib. IV 1.3; metat. -f" l ar - IV 1.1. 
The abdomen of this species has a slight constriction. 
Coloration. The cephalothorax and abdomen are black, the 
cephalothorax being covered wdth white, and the abdomen with 
greenish golden scales. The legs and palpi are light testaceous 
brown; the falces and mouthparts are reddish brown, the coxa* 
pale, and the sternum and venter black. 
Habitat. Guatemala. 
