. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 48. Figures 38-40. Dipoena mendoza sp. n. 38. Epigynum, cleared. 39. Epigynum. 40. Female abdomen, dorsal view. Figure 41. Stealoda diomanfina Levi; left palpus (Sao Paulo). Figures 42-44. Mongoro lida (Mello-Leitao). 42. Ventral view of second left femur. 43. Female genitalia, dorsal view. 44. Epigynum. Figures 45-48. Dubiaranea argenteoviffata Mello-Leitao. 45. Anterior view of eye area and chelicerae. 46. Female, lateral view. 47. Female genitalia, dorsal view. 48. Epigynum. abdomen mottled gray (Fig. 40), venter u


. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 48. Figures 38-40. Dipoena mendoza sp. n. 38. Epigynum, cleared. 39. Epigynum. 40. Female abdomen, dorsal view. Figure 41. Stealoda diomanfina Levi; left palpus (Sao Paulo). Figures 42-44. Mongoro lida (Mello-Leitao). 42. Ventral view of second left femur. 43. Female genitalia, dorsal view. 44. Epigynum. Figures 45-48. Dubiaranea argenteoviffata Mello-Leitao. 45. Anterior view of eye area and chelicerae. 46. Female, lateral view. 47. Female genitalia, dorsal view. 48. Epigynum. abdomen mottled gray (Fig. 40), venter uniform gray. Chelicerae half the size of elypeus. Eyes subeqiial in size. Anterior median eyes one diameter apart, almost touching laterals; posterior median eyes less than their diameter apart, one and one-half diameters from laterals. Abdomen ovoid in shape, widest posterior of the middU'. Total length, mm. Carapace mm long, mm wide. First femur, mm; patella and tibia, mm; metatarsus, mm; tarsus, mm. Second patella and tibia, mm; third, mm; fourth, mm. )sis. This sp(>cies differs from all other Dipoena by the sclerotized arch- shaped ridge on the epigynum (Fig. 39), and by the two coils (Fig. 38), one anterior to the other, between the seminal recep- tacles on each side. Dipoena polita (Mello-Leitao) Tlicridula polita Mello-Leitao, 1947, , Dept. Zool., Sao Paulo, 8(11):127. Female holotype from Santa Ciuz, I'aiaiia, Bia/il, apparently The coloration, shape, and proportions of the species, particularly the black stripe on the anterior sid(> of the first and second leg sugg(\st that this species belongs to Dipoena,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mas


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