AWS 
ARANEIDEA. 
any of them; the former being distinguished immediately from all the others by the 
position of the anterior lateral eyes, which are quite behind the central anteriors. 
GROUPS. 
A. Eyes in four rows, the anterior laterals situated behind the anterior centrals, 
these latter being very large . . . . 2 ee. 6) 6 LDYSSOMANEA. 
B. Eyes in three rows, the anterior laterals sitnated at the side of the anterior 
centrals ; these latter, though large, less so in proportion. 
aa. Tibie i. and ii. with 2—2—2—2 or 2—2—2 spines beneath, the basal pair 
situated close to the base of the segment. 
i. Protarsi iii. and iv. very spinose, with three distinct rings of spines— 
a basal, a median, and an apical group. Sternum either circular or 
elongate-oval, sometimes narrower behind, or slightly narrower in 
front, but not so narrow as in the next group. Carapace high, convex, 
not compressed . . ... . _ ss . ee ee el le) 6 AMYCER, 
. Protarsi iii. and iv. much less spinose, with a few weak spines only 
at the apex and one on each side in the middle and at the base, 
but these often absent. Sternum usually three or four times longer 
than broad, much narrower in front, the coxe of legs i. often 
almost meeting. alia not oe but compressed, as also is the 
abdomen. . . . . Marrruses. 
bb. Tibie i. and ii. with _ _2 pairs 5 of spines = beneath, the basal p pair = (each 
being often placed at different distances from the base) situated at about 
one-third from the base, or in the middle of the segment beneath, or in 
the apical third portion. 
1. Eyes of posterior row more or less remote from the margins of the 
carapace ; the ocular quadrangle occupying less than half the total 
length of the carapace . . . . . . ww. ee ee) 0 PHIDIPPER. 
2. Eyes of posterior row situated on the margins of the carapace; the 
ocular quadrangle occupying more than half the total length of the 
carapace. 6. 6 eee ee HomaLatte&. 
Notr.—The few characters given above are those which would first strike one as distinguishing the various 
groups of species on a cursory examination. They are not put forward as either exhaustive, exclusive, or 
final. 
Group LYSSOMANEZ., 
The members of this group have the following general characters—that is, as 
exhibited by the genus Lyssomanes, with which alone I am acquainted :— 
Abdomen long and narrow; spinners very inconspicuous, posterior pair slightly longer and more slender than 
those of the anterior pair, the centrals almost obsolete. Cephalic area raised, the eyes appearing on distinct 
tubercles, Central anterior eyes very large. Sternum almost circular. Legs long and slender, especially 
in the male, the apex of the tibia and protarsus of the first pair sometimes being fringed with erect black 
hairs, all very spinose; femora with 1—1 long spines on the dorsal ridge, and 3 or 4 apical spines, 
not closely adjacent; patelli i., il., iii, and iv. each with a single apical spine. Tibi i. and ii. with 
2—2—2—2 long spines beneath, besides lateral spines; protarsi i. and ii. with 2—2—2 long spines 
