. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 404 Figures 403-406. Ocrepeira sorota n. sp., female. 403-405, epigynum. 403, ventral. 404, posterior. 405, lateral. 406, dorsal. Scale lines. mm, genitalia mm. 9 (L. P. Albuquerque, MCN); Fazenda Es- teio, Manaus, 11 Dee. 1985, 6 (B. C. Klein, MCN 20052); Tabatinga, Aug. 1984, $ (A. Cerrutti, MNRJ). Mato Grosso: Utiariti, Nov. 1966, 6 (F. Lenko, MZSP 5616). Ba- hia: Fazenda N. S. Das Neves, Itamaraju, 9 Oct. 1987, 6 (J. S. Santos, MCN 11011); Fazenda Almada, Urucuca, 27 Nov. 1977, $ (J. S. Santos, MCN 20052).
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 404 Figures 403-406. Ocrepeira sorota n. sp., female. 403-405, epigynum. 403, ventral. 404, posterior. 405, lateral. 406, dorsal. Scale lines. mm, genitalia mm. 9 (L. P. Albuquerque, MCN); Fazenda Es- teio, Manaus, 11 Dee. 1985, 6 (B. C. Klein, MCN 20052); Tabatinga, Aug. 1984, $ (A. Cerrutti, MNRJ). Mato Grosso: Utiariti, Nov. 1966, 6 (F. Lenko, MZSP 5616). Ba- hia: Fazenda N. S. Das Neves, Itamaraju, 9 Oct. 1987, 6 (J. S. Santos, MCN 11011); Fazenda Almada, Urucuca, 27 Nov. 1977, $ (J. S. Santos, MCN 20052). BOLIVIA La Paz: Miguillas, 1,800 m, Irupana to Cir- cuata, 2-3 Dec. 1984, 6 (L. Pena, AMNH). Ocrepeira sorota new species Figures 403-406; Map 6 ameter of anterior median eyes. Abdomen as in Figure 406. Total length mm. Carapace mm long, wide, wide behind lateral eyes. First femur mm, patella and tibia , metatarsus , tarsus Second patella and tibia mm, third , fourth Diagnosis. Ocrepeira sorota differs from all others by its black coloration (Fig. 406) and the unusual epigynum, having a me- dian lobe with a lip and the posterior me- dian plate raised above the lateral plates (Fig. 404). Holotype. Female holotype from Sorota, 2,800 m, Depto. La Paz, Bolivia, 11-14 Nov. 1984 (L. E. Pefia), in AMNH. The specific name is a noun in apposition after the type locality. Description. Female holotype. Cara- pace orange-brown, cephalic region gray to black. Chelicerae, labium, endites or- ange. Sternum orange. Coxae light orange; legs with femora orange, distally black, distal articles black; third femora with a black ring. Dorsum of abdomen black with irregular white spots and posteriorly paired white spots (Fig. 406); venter whitish gray, sides black. Eyes subequal. Anterior me- dian eyes diameters apart. Posterior median eyes diameters apart. Ocular quadrangle slightly narrower behind than in front. Height of clypeus equal to 1 di- LI
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