380 ARANEIDEA. 
B. Embolus of palpus much more conspicuous, prolonged into a con- 
voluted spine, more or less encircling the inner side of the bulb. 
i. Legs more or less annulated with black. 
a’. Embolus of palpus making a single circle . . . + - 
b'. Embolus of palpus making a double circle. . . - + + 
i, Legs plain yellow, not annulate. 
a’. Embolus of palpus looped back upon itself; the eotidrictor 
being very slender and lying nek attached to the embolus 
as far asitsapex. . . : 
b’. Embolus of palpus not looped back upon ‘itself, the conductor 
being broader, not accompanying the embolus in close 
attachment to it. 
a’. Hairs on the legs much more conspicuous . . . 
b°. Hairs on the legs much less conspicuous. 
a‘. Embolus much longer, stouter basally ; the base of the 
bulb concavo-truncate ; conductor very broad, concave, 
and conspicuous ... . oe 2 ee . 
6‘. Embolus shorter, more slender basally ; the base of the 
bulb more convex ; conductor much narrower and less 
conspicuous. 
a’. Emboluslonger, makinga much wider loop round the base 
of the bulb; the apex of the conductor more developed. 
b°. Embolus shorter, making a much narrower Joop round 
the base of the bulb; the apex of the conductor less 
developed . 
Females. 
A. Abdomen much higher dorsally. 
a. Abdomen without a central dorsal conical cusp. 
a’. Vulva without a scape. 
1. Vulva consisting of a transverse oval concavity not divided 
into two orifices by a central septum 
2. Vulva divided in the middle into two orifices. 
a’, Size larger; vulva with the pair of orifices, about one 
diameter apart, distinctly separated in the middle, having 
also a pair of dark discs anteriorly » oe 
b*, Size smaller; vulva with the pair of orifices not distinctly 
separated in the middle, each having a rounded boss in 
the centre . . . 2. 2. 6 ew p ew eo . 
. Vulva with a conical sharply-pointed scape, bulbous at its base 
and of variable length . . . . .... 
b. Abdomen with a central dorsal conical cusp. 
a®. Vulva having a scape. 
a’, Scape of vulva slender and conical, without a broad basal 
portion 2. 2. 2 ew we ee ee we ee 
transversa, O. P.-Cambr. 
spiralis, Emert. 
longzstylum, sp. n. 
hispida, O. P.-Cambr. 
voluta, sp. n. 
albomaculata,O.-P.Cambr. 
rubicunda, sp. n. 
tepidariorum. 
teniata. 
florens, O. P.-Cambr. 
forda, Keyserl. 
mixta, O. P.-Cambr, 
