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the anterior tubercle being largest. Legs shorter, tibice and protarsi i. and ii. shorter than the carapace. 
Tarsal claws i. and ii. with from 3-6 denticles. Tibie i. and ii. with 2—2 spines, protarsi i. and ii. 
with 3—3 spines beneath, and one or more lateral spines. Lateral anterior eyes much larger than the 
centrals. Posterior row of eyes strongly recurved, laterals distinctly larger than the centrals. 
These characters are inserted for the sake of comparison and are drawn from an 
adult female of O. brevipes. | 
SYNEMA. 
Synema *, E, Simon, Hist. Nat. Araign. i. p. 433 (1864). 
Synema, E. Simon, op. cit. ed. 2, i. p- 1036 (1895). 
Type S. globosum (Fabr.). Europe. 
This genus is very similar to Xysticus, but the denticles on the anterior tarsal claws 
are much more numerous and the spines on the first pair of legs are much less 
developed. 
The following Table gives the characters of those species about which I have been 
able to form a definite opinion. S. parvulum (Hentz) and S. eguinoctiale (Tacz.) 
cannot be included, as I have not seen a specimen of either of them; that of 
S. putum, O. P.-Cambr., is immature. 
Females. 
A. Vulva consisting of a single deep central fovea, with a pair 
of circular spermathece near the posterior margin. 
1. Anterior margin of fovea semicircular; posterior margin of 
vulva chitinous. 
a. Vulva with two small black spots immediately behind the 
fovea. Abdomen with a single large black-brown apical 
blotch which embraces the postero-lateral and ventral 
areas; dorsal area with a very broad olive-brown ovate 
band having a pair of small pale dots, transversely, 
about the middle; carapace with broad faint brown 
marginal band; annulations on legs paler. . . . . affnitatum, O. P.-Cambr. 
}. Abdomen with ventral area almost devoid of black-brown, 
dorsal area marked with black transverse blotches or 
broken bands; annulations on legs much darker . . . Var. profugum,O.P.-Cambr. 
2, Anterior margin of fovea more or less triangular. 
a. Abdomen almost entirely black; dorsal area with a few 
median-lateral orange blotches, the rest black. Carapace 
dark brown . . ee ee ee we ew ee ee) «War. cultum, O. P.-Cambr. 
}. Abdomen almost entirely devoid of dark brown blotches. 
Carapace orange, with brown margins. 
1. Dorsal area devoid of blotches; ventral, apical, and lateral: 
areas deep brown. . - » © + + + + + + + + palliatum, O. P.-Cambr. 
* The original spelling of this generic name has here been retained, 
