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Dolomedes, Hentz, Occ. Papers) Bost. Soc) Nat. Hist.) 2/1875. p. 36 
Dolomedes Simon, Les Arachnides de France, Paris, 1876, 3 :228-232 
Dolomedes Emerton, Trans. Conn. Acad., 1885, 6:500 
Dolomedes. Stone, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1800, 42:432-433 
Dolomedes Marx, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1800, 12 :566 
Dolomedes Simon, ‘Hist. Nat. des Araignées. 2d ed., Paris, 1807, 2:312 
Dolomedes Montgomery, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1902, 54:586 
Dolomedes Comstock, A Classification of N. Amer. Spiders, 1903, p. 50 
Dolomedes Banks, Amer. Nat., 1905, 39:318 
Dio Vo mie dies); BanksiUy So Natl Musi Bil Wy 72h orowpyEse 
Dolomedes Petrunkevitch, Bul. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 19011, 20:541 
Dolomedes Comstock, The Spider Book, 1912, pp. 607-617 
Key to the Species of Dolomedes’ 
Females 
A Median lobe of epigynum hemispherical; as broad or broader than long 
B Lateral lobes of epigynum narrow, scarcely meeting on middle line 
behind DA Olkie ino Kelis isl NOVANSDYEpeNso 
BB Lateral lobes wide, broadly in contact on middle line behind 
D. tenebrosus Hentz’ p: 40 
AA Median lobe of epigynum not hemispherical; considerably longer than broad 
B Abdomen above dark reddish brown without lateral, light bands or 
markings; cephalothorax with a broad, submarginal, white band 
DiijalibncilawhinisMnoveySpiapas© 
BB Abdomen above variously marked but not uniform dark reddish brown 
without lateral light bands or markings 
C Abdomen above with several pairs of small, white dots in two rows 
D Cephalothorax above with a submarginal band of bright 
white hairs; sternum with six small, black spots, three 
on each side near the coxae D. triton (Walckenaer) p. 
50 
DD Cephalothorax above without a submarginal band of bright 
white hairs; a pair of black, wedge-shaped marks in front 
of dorsal groove IDs tiene wor lslentes,. jp, 40 
CC Abdomen above without small, white spots arranged in two rows 
D Abdomen above uniform dark brown bordered each side by 
white or yellowish white 
E Lateral light bands of abdomen broad with two short 
branches extending towards the disk 
D. vittatus Walckenaer p. 47 
EE Lateral light bands narrow, without branches 
D. stratus Giebel p. 57 
DD Abdomen above not uniform dark brown bordered with white 
IX Abdomen above yellowish white or yellow marked with 
brown or black 
I Abdomen above with a median, basal, black-edged 
mark of yellow followed by three rows of irregu- 
lar, black spots 
D. fiulviatronotatus nov. sp. 50 
FE Abdomen above without a median, basal, black- 
edged mark of yellow; venter of abdomen with 
a median, light stripe from epigynum to spinnerets 
“alli binieus) /Hentzip.) 33 
EE Abdomen above not yellowish white or yellow marked 
with brown or black 
F Abdomen above dark brown; posterior half crossed 
by several transverse, W-shaped, white lines 
scriptus Hentz p, 44 
*Dolomedes pinicola is not included in the key which is based 
Laney on the structure of epigyna. The only known specimen is immature 
p. 60 
