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Show 168 MR. F. PICKARD-CAMBRIDGE ON NEW SPIDERS. [Feb. 17, S enoculus a lbidus, sp. nov. (Plate X IV . fig. 14.) Type $ , in coll. Brit. Mus. Total length 14 mm. In general appearance this species is similar to others of the genus, the legs being clothed with a lateral fringe of curving simple silky white hairs. The abdomen is also clothed at the apex on each side with long pure-white hairs. The vulva consists of two large oblong convex sclerites convergent forwards, and somewhat concave at this point, see Plate X IV . fig. 14, where also the vulva of S. parallelus Simon is figured (fig. 13). Hob. Brazil; Bio Janeiro. N ote.- Of S. purpureus (E. Simon) and S. darimni (Holmberg) I cannot give any reliable characters. S. maronicus Tacz., the type of the genus, is, according to the author, immature, and no mention is made of the number of spines on the legs. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. P l a t e X IV. Fig. 1. Thaumasia velox, ^ , vulva, p. 154. 2. „ anmilipes, $ , vulva, p. 154. 3. Dossenus marginatus, $ , p. 155. 4. „ „ $ , vulva. 5. ,, „ 5 j e}res. 6. Paradossenus nigricans, $ , p. 155. 7. „ „ vulva. 8. „ „ ?,eyes. 9. „ „ $ , tibial spur of palpus. 10. Thanatidius spinipes, $ , eyes, p. 156. 11. „ „ ditto, in front. 12. „ ? , vulva. 13. Senoculus parallelus, ? , vulva, p. 166. 14. „ albidus, $ , vulva, p. 168. P l a t e XV. Fig. 1. Treclialea Tceyserlingi, 9 , P- 163. 2. „ „ vulva. 3. „ urinator, tibial spur of palpus, p. 161. 4. „ „ vulva. 5. „ „ $ , embolus of palpus. 5 a. „ „ 3 , „ from below. 6. „ ellacombei, ? , vulva, p. 161. 7. „ macconnelli, $ , tibial spur of palpus, p. 162. 8. „ „ & ■> embolus of palpus. 9. „ connexa, $ , tibial spur of palpus, p. 162. 10. „ „ embolus of palpus. 11. ,, extensa, g , tibial spur of palpus, p. 162. 12. „ „ $ , embolus of palpus. 13. „ longitarsis, $ , embolus of palpus, p. 160. 14. „ „ <?, ditto, apex enlarged. 15. „ „ $ , tibial spur of palpus. 10. „ „ $ , ditto, example from Venezuela. 1 7 . vulva, example from Colombia. 18. amazonica, $ , tibia of palpus and spur, p. 163. 19. „ „ S, embolus of palpus. 20. „ „ ? , vulva. 21. Hcsydrus Jiabilis, $ , tibia of palpus and spur, p. 165. 22. „ palustris, S, tibia of palpus and spur, p. 165. 23. „ „ $ , embolus of palpus. 24. „ „ $ , right ma-ndible, from outer side. 25. „ „ ? , vulva. |