184 ARANEIDEA. 
above bears fewer spines than in most other species of the genus. Legs without 
apical annulations to the segments. Carapace with a broad dark band behind the 
eyes. Abdomen almost entirely unicolorous dark olive-brown, except a wedge-shaped 
area on the anterior lateral margin, where the ventral and dorsal suffusions fail to 
coalesce. | 
L. spiralis is very similar to L. spinifer, but quite distinct. 
7. Lyssomanes spinifer, sp.n. (Tab. XTI. figg. 12, 12 a-e, ¢; 18, 13 a, 2.) 
Type 3, gynetype 2, in coll. Godman & Salvin. Total length, ¢ 8, 2 9 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz (H. H. Smith); Guatemata (Sarq). 
Eight adult males and two adult females have been received. ‘This spider closely 
resembles L. spiralis, but the inner palpal spine is shorter and less circularly curved. 
For detailed differences, see the Table of the species. 
It is impossible to say whether the Central-American examples are really different 
from L. jemineus, Peckh.; but in the figure given by Peckham of the male palpus 
(t. 11. fig. 9) the inner spine decidedly varies in the direction of its curvature. It 
is quite possible also that there should be several closely-allied species having the 
strong fringe on the tibia and protarsus of legs i. and ii. So that, although one cannot 
help suspecting that L. spinifer is identical with ZL. jemineus, one is not warranted in 
thus identifying it without better evidence than that furnished by the figure and 
description of the latter. 
[8. Lyssomanes jemineus. (Tab. XIII. figg. 14, ¢; 15, 2.) 
Lyssomanes jemineus, Peckh. Trans. Wisc. Acad. Sci. vii. p. 234, t. 11. fig. 9 (¢), t. 12. fig. 14( ¢) 
(Nov. 1888) *. 
Type, g, in coll. E. Simon. Total length, ¢ 7°5, 2 8 millim. 
Hab. Sourn America}, 
L. jemineus is merely included here for comparison with L. spinifer; the figures are 
copied from Peckham’s work. | 
9, Lyssomanes trifurcatus, sp.n. (Tab. XIII. figg. 9, 9a-c, g; 10, 2.) 
Type d, gynetype 2, in coll. Godman & Salvin. Total length, ¢ 6°5, 9 7 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
This species, very closely allied to L. patens, Peckh., has the protarsus of the first 
pair of legs heavily fringed with black hairs on the apical third of the segment. The 
carapace and abdomen are entirely unicolorous, while the apex of the t bie and patelle 
of the legs are slightly dusky. These colours, however, are not to be relied on for any 
practical purposes. The fang of the mandible has no tooth. The figure of the palpus of 
L. patens, Peckh., would seem to suggest that these examples from Bugaba are identical 
with his species; but a single figure of these complicated organs is not sufficient, and the 
