. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 448 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY Micrathena quadriserrata F. , 1904 (Figures 146-149) M. quadriserrata Petrunkevitch, 1911 M. quadriserrata Reimoser, 1917 M. quadriserrata Banks, 1929 M. quadriserrata Roewer, 1942 M. quadriserrata Bonnet, 1957 F. (1904) had the original specimens from Guatemala; Banks (1929) recorded it from Panama; I have col- lected it in Panama on several occasions. It has been reported from South America but there seems to be some uncertainty about the exactness
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 448 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY Micrathena quadriserrata F. , 1904 (Figures 146-149) M. quadriserrata Petrunkevitch, 1911 M. quadriserrata Reimoser, 1917 M. quadriserrata Banks, 1929 M. quadriserrata Roewer, 1942 M. quadriserrata Bonnet, 1957 F. (1904) had the original specimens from Guatemala; Banks (1929) recorded it from Panama; I have col- lected it in Panama on several occasions. It has been reported from South America but there seems to be some uncertainty about the exactness of the identifications from this part of the world. The male remains unknown as an adult. Female hypotype. Total length mm. The carapace is very- gibbous behind the median fovea. The sternum is slightly convex. Abdomen: there is a pair of long anterior spines extending far over the carapace; two pairs of small lateral marginal spines; the abdomen is bifurcated posteriorly and each bifurcation is subdivided into four fairly robust spines (Fig. 146). The most important epigynal features are shown in Figures 147-149. The. External Anatomy of Micrathena Figures 146-149, M. quadriserrata Fig. 146. Dorsal view of body of female. Figs. 147-149. Epigynum from below, in posterior view, and in profile from right side, 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, Mass. : The Museum
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