488 ARANEIDEA. 
a‘. Trochanter iv. with a pair of spines. Clavis of palpal bulb 
deeply bifid at its apex. . . 2 6 + + + + e + + + armata, O. P.-Cambr. 
b'. Trochanter iv. with a single spine only. Clavis of palpal bulb 
not bifid at its apex. 
a’. Apex of clavis of palpal bulb having a long narrow terminal 
prolongation, straight and set at an angle to the basal 
portion . 6. ee ee ee eee ee ee Aypocrita, O. P.-Cambr. 
B*. Apex of clavis of palpal bulb with the terminal portion 
short and curved . 2. 2. 4. ee ee ew ee e+) (aMata, Sp. DL 
Females. 
a. Abdomen with from 10-13 tubercles. 
a’. Abdomen with from 10-11 tubercles. 
a’, Abdomen with 11 tubercles. Scapus of vulva much longer, 
half as long again as the basal portion . . . . . . . destricta. 
b*. Abdomen with 10 tubercles. Scapus of vulva much _ 
shorter, one-fourth shorter than the basal portion . . . guatemalensis, O. P.-Cambr. 
6‘. Abdomen with 13 tubercles. 
a*®. Scapus of vulva dilate at apex . . . 1. «ew « + +) =(hovea, O. P.-Cambr. 
6°. Scapus of vulva not dilate at apex. 
a‘, Basal portion of vulva much narrower and constricted 
laterally ; scapus much longer, twice as long as the 
base, abruptly narrowed at its apex . . . . . . . tredecim-notata, sp. n. 
b*. Basal portion of vulva much broader, very convex and 
dilate laterally; scapus equal in length to the base, 
not abruptly narrowed at its apex . . . . . . . honesta, O. P.-Cambr. 
b, Abdomen with 5 tubercles. Scapus of vulva very long, sinuous 
(seen in profile), abruptly narrowed and not recurved at its 
apex. 2 2. 6 6 ew we ew we ww we ee ee ee . igida, O. P.-Cambr. 
Norrt.—The spines on trochanter iv. in the males are occasionally liable to variation. 
1, Parawixia destricta. (Tab. XLVI. figg. 9, 9a, 6, ¢; 10, 10a-c, ¢.) 
Epeira destricta, O. P.-Cambr. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Arachn. Aran. i. p. 39, t. 4. figg. 13, 
13 a-c (g$)* [mec figg. 14, 14a, 6 (¢)]; Keyserl. Spinn. Amer., Epeiride, p. 105, t. 5. 
figg. 78, 78a (3)? 
Type ¢, deuterotype 2, in coll. Godman & Salvin. Total length, g 10, 9 17 millim. 
The general characters of both sexes are given in the generic diagnosis. 
g. Femoral spines variable in number, those beneath femur i. sometimes absent. Abdomen with four warts, 
the shoulder and apical pair distinct, the laterals scarcely noticeable. No spines on trochanter iy. 
The uncus on the base of the tarsal sheath deeply bifid, forming a pair of short subsimilar incurved spurs. 
The clavis of the palpal bulb rounded and convex at its apex, not bifid or prolonged, but more or less 
squarely truncate. 
Q. Both rows of eyes decidedly recurved. Femora i. and ii. with a series of short spines on the underside 
(besides others in front), but without two distinct rows. Abdomen (which is faded in colour) with two 
