SPARASSUS. 
6, Tibial apophysis scarcely one-third as long as the segment, stout, 
short, sinuous, its apex directed slightly upward. Tarsus of palpus 
narrow, one-fourth only as broad as long. Base of palpal organs 
with a distinct bulb, the central lobes being spinigerous  . . . 
B. Anterior row of eyes straight or slightly recurved. 
i, Palpal bulb bearing a long, stout, spiraloid spine. Stylum short. . 
ii. Palpal bulb without spiraloid spine. Stylum short. 
a. Tibial apophysis bibranchiate. 
1. Upper branch very long, stout at base, sinuous, and tapering to 
its point, directed forward. Lower branch very broad, concave 
on the inside, its rim emarginate. Tibia scarcely longer than 
broad. Organs simple, bilobate, with a third pale, corrugated 
lobe between the two at their apex. Tarsal segment with a 
short, blunt, chitinous spur at its apex beneath . 
2. Upper branch long, narrow at base, dilate at apex, with a sharp spur 
on the outer side. Lower branch insignificant, a mere cusp 
b. Tibial apophysis tribranchiate. 
1. Upper external branch deeply bifid at the apex. Ensiform branch 
springing from near the base, the upper branch almost at a right 
angle toit. ©. 2. 6. 2. ee ee es 
2. Upper external branch not bifid at the apex. 
a*. Lower margin of external branch bidentate. External branch, 
seen from above, abruptly elbowed and directed inwards. 
Middle branch broad, spatuliform. Palpal bulb terminating 
in a stout stylum, strongly curved and notched beneath at 
the apex . 2. 6 ee ee ee ee ee 
b*. Lower margin of external branch simple. External branch, 
seen from above, simply rounded and slightly curving 
inwards ; its apex ending in a short point, seen in profile. 
Middle branch long, narrow, fused with the ensiform branch 
at the base, its apex depressed, bearing a small triangular 
prominence at its base beneath. Palpal bulb bilobate, the 
left lobe terminating in a short, slightly curved, simple 
stylum, its apex lying behind a pale corrugated process 
which lies between both lobes at their apex 
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fugiens, O. P.-Cambr. 
stylifer, sp. n. 
minax, O. P.-Cambr. 
manifestus, O. P.- 
[Cambr. 
clarus, Keys. 
ensiger, Sp. D. 
annulatus, sp. 1. 
Norse.—The characters which distinguish the females, being based upon the form of the vulva, do not admit 
of tabulation. 
1. Sparassus obtusus, sp.n. (Tab. IX. figg. 2, 2a, ¢.) 
Type, d, in coll. Godman & Salvin. 
¢. Total length 16 millim. Carap. 7-5 x 7:5. Legs: i. 40; ii, 41°5; i. 31; iv. 33. Tibia iv. 7°5. 
g. Carapace and legs deep mahogany-brown. Abdomen dull yellow-brown. 
Carapace as long as broad, equal to length of tibia iv., much compressed in the centre above. Anterior row of 
eyes slightly procurved ; eyes equal, almost equidistant ; centrals slightly closer, distant almost one diameter 
Rp 2 
