A REVISION OF THE PISAURIDAE OF THE UNITED STATES A5 
lobes evenly curved and extending forward about three-fourths 
the length of the epigynum; median lobe slightly excavated in front; 
behind, somewhat convex and attaining the posterior margin of the 
epigynum. 
Male (alcohol) : length, 13-16.25mm, average of five mature speci- 
mens, 14.5mm; legs 4-2-1-3, 40-38-37-35mm; pl. 23; pl. 24, fig. T. 
Body color and pattern in general like female; submarginal band 
of cephalothorax usually more distinct and often continued across 
the clypeus; chelicera yellowish; legs and palpi lighter, not annulate. 
Palpus: external apophysis of tibia near the middle of its length; 
broad, concave internally and armed distally with two large teeth. 
Median apophysis of the bulb well developed, narrow basally, broad 
distally and with the point turned toward the tip of the embolus. 
Synonymy 
Dolomedes scriptus Hentz, Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist., 1845, 5:180, 
Mls Wy ake a 
Wiolome dels usieni pits Elentz, Occ. Papers, Bost, Soc. Naty iist.. 2) 
1875, Dp. 38-30, pl. 6, fig: 1 
Dolomedes fontanus Emerton Trans. Conn. Acad., 1885, 6:502, 
pl. 40, fig. 10 (male) 
Diotomedes tenebrosus; Emerton) ibid, p. sor, pli 40, fig. ‘oc 
(female nec male) 
Dolomedes: scriptus, Marx, Proc. Nat. Mus., 1890, 12:566 
Dolomedes tenebrosus, Stone, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1800, 
42 :433, pl. 15, fig. 8 
Dolomedes scriptus, Banks, Ent. News, 1891, 2:86 
Dolomedes scriptus, Banks, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1802, 
44:73 
Dolomedes scriptus, Banks, ibid., 1916, 68:82 (Banks’ specimens in 
collection of Cornell University are typical D. scriptus) 
Dolomedes scriptus, Banks, Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc., 1894, 2:52 
Dolomedes scriptus, Slosson, ibid., 1808, 6:248 
D of omedes scriptus, Banks, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1901, 
52:53 
Dolomedes scriptus, Banks, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 19002, 25:216 
Dolomedes tenebrosus, Emerton, Common Spiders, 1902, pp. 
87-88, figs. 213-214 (female nec male) 
olomedes urinator, Montgomery, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 
1902, 54:586-590 (female) 
Montgomery described the female of D. scriptus but figured the 
epigynum of D. urinator) 
Dolomedes scriptus, Britcher, Proc. Onon. Acad. Sci., 1903, 1:129 
(Specimens are in the collections of the American Museum) 
Dolomedes fontanus, Montgomery, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 
1904, 50:316-317, pl. 20, figs. 35-37 
Dolomedes fontanus, Bryant, Occ. Papers Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 
7, 1908, p. 79 
olomedes fontanus, Emerton, Trans. Conn. Acad., 1909, 14 :210-211 
Dolomedes fontanus, Banks, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bul. (2 LOTOM DAS 
: Dolomedes fontanus, Banks, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Rinitlaeaen@inene 
33452 
Dolomedes fontanus, Petrunkevitch, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bul. 
29, IOI, p. 541 
olomedes fontanus, Comstock, The Spider Books Nee, Lore) 
p. 609, figs. 696-608; p. 118, fig. 114 
Dolomedes fontanus Emerton, Trans. Roy. Can. Inst., 1919, 12:327 
