June, 1896.] 
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on edge and margined with silvery; sides finely striped with black; venter with a 
broad black stripe, narrowed toward tip, then widened to surround the dark spinner¬ 
ets. A. M. E. more than their diameter apart, P. M. E. about their diameter apart, 
much farther from the S. E.; first pair of legs much the longest, three spines above 
on femur IV; abdomen elliptical; the epigynum shows a dark transverse area, three 
times as wide as long, and behind with a small projection from the middle. 
Palo Alto, Calif.; Oct. and Nov. [R. W. Doane]; also Olympia, 
Wash. 
Misumena californica, sp. nov. 
Length 7 mm. Cephalothorax brownish, with a broad white middle stripe ; 
mandibles white, brownish at base ; sternum and legs pale yellowish ; abdomen 
rather dirty whitish, with indistinct veinings and some black dots near center; venter 
pale, sometimes with a few black spots in middle. Cephalothorax as broad as long, 
equal to tibia I; P. M. E. a trifle further apart, but no larger than A. M. E.; legs 
thickly clothed with stiff bristles, four or five pairs of spines under tibia I, six or seven 
under metatarsus I; sternum not broad; abdomen broadest behind middle, quite 
high, pointed at tip ; the epigynum shows a semi-circular cavity, divided by a narrow 
septum, and two holes behind. 
Los Angeles, California, [A. Davidson]. 
Misumena pictilis, sp. nov. 
Length 5 mm. Cephalothorax greenish yellow, black on anterior side margin, 
three black dots on each side in a straight row behind the P. S. E., eyes on white 
spots; mandibles greenish, each with a black point; legs greenish yellow, with some 
scattered black dots on the anterior pairs; sternum yellowish; abdomen greenish 
white, with a large reddish brown spot above, narrower in front, pointed behind, 
outlined by black dots and some others scattered in it, two large white spots near 
base and a series of double white spots behind ; venter pale. Cephalothorax as 
broad as long, shorter than tibia I ; P. M. E. barely further apart, and hardly larger 
than A. M. E.; legs slender, spines long, four pairs under tibia I, five or six under 
metatarsus I; sternum shield shaped; abdomen broadest behind the middle; the 
epigynum shows a rounded cavity, broader than long, divided by a rather broad sep¬ 
tum, which is widened near the middle. 
Palo Alto, California. [Stanford University Coll.]. 
