CYRENE. 
b'. Tibial spur of the palpus long, straight, stout, slightly curving 
downwards, notched beneath at the apex. Apical spine 
deeply bifid, the two branches being very slender and sub- 
similar, the upper one slightly sinuous . . 
6. Tibiz iii. and iv. without any small dorsal basal spines. 
aa. Palpal bulb simple at the base, rounded, globular. Tibial 
spur broad, short, its outer angle sharp. Apical spine 
deeply and broadly bifurcate, the upper branch longest 
and strongly curved, the lower short and not very con- 
spicuous . . . 
6b. Palpal bulb rather suddenly. attenuate at t the base. “Tibial 
spur short, very broad, with a sharp angle in the middle. 
Apical spine very broad, slightly dilate and bifid at apex . 
un. Legs yellow, conspicuously spotted with black. Tibize i. and ii. jet- 
black beneath. Femorai. and ii. clothed in front with bright orange 
scales. (Cephalic area orange-red, without a white spot between 
and behind the anterior central eyes; otherwise as in C. regia. 
Abdomen olive-brown, with central and marginal grey bands. 
Tibial spur of the palpus short, broad, truncate at the apex, the 
inner angle of the oblique truncation bent down inwards at the base 
of the tarsus. Tibiz iii. and iv. with a small central basal dorsal 
spine.) 
225. 
bifurcata, sp. D. 
rustica, Peckh. 
minuta, sp. n. 
maculatipes, sp. n. 
Nors.—I do not know the male of C. sanguinea (Peckh.) nor of C. dybowskii (Tacz.), and cannot therefore 
include them in the Table. The figure given of the palpus of the latter by Peckham is not sufficiently detailed 
for the purpose. 
Females. 
A. Tibiee iii. and iv. without any small dorsal basal spines. 
AA. Carapace, abdomen, and legs orange-yellow, the former with pale 
bands or black bands and markings. 
1. Carapace with a pale central and pale marginal bands; abdomen 
with a pale central band. Vulva transverse circular oval, posterior 
margin deeply indented in the middle, with a pair of widely 
separate transverse orifices . . ee 
2. Carapace with a dark brown central and marginal pale bands ; 
abdomen with two pairs of black blotches, the anterior pair 
confluent in front, the posterior pair behind. Vulva slightly 
emarginate behind, not indented, with a small tubercle in the 
centre of the posterior margin, and a pair of widely separate long 
sinuous lines, anteriorly marking the position of the orifices 
BB. Carapace, abdomen, and legs brown, black, or red, mottled. 
ij. Abdomen clothed with orange-rust-red or golden hairs on the dorsal 
surface, besides pale spots, with a pale central or pale transverse 
bars. 
BIOL. CENTR.-AMER., Arachn. Aran., Vol. II., Apri] 1901. 
flavescens, sp. 1. 
hieroglyphica, sp. n. 
op 
2 ef 
