492 ARANEIDEA. 
The species known to me may be distinguished by the following characters :— 
Males. 
A. Coxa iv. with two spines . . . - + © 
B. Coxa iv. without spines. 
a. The lamella-claviformis (clavis) of the palpal bulb on the 
outer lower side dilate apically oe 
b. The clavis of the palpal bulb not dilate apically. 
a’. The clavis of the palpal bulb only very slightly falciform 
(see Plate) ee 
b’. The clavis very decidedly falciform (see Plate) . 
Females. 
A. Abdomen without definite shoulder-tubercles. 
a. Abdomen short, triangular, produced above, behind, into a 
stout coniform hump . . ee er 
b. Abdomen elongate, not produced behind. 
a'. Abdomen plainly outlined behind, not bifid nor tuber- 
culate. . . os 
6’. Abdomen bifid, trifid, or tuberculate behind. 
a’, Abdomen with a small coniform prominence at its apex . 
b°. Abdomen bifid or trifid behind. 
a’. Abdomen bifid behind . 
b’. Abdomen trifid behind . . . re 
B. Abdomen with from two to four tubercles above and in front. 
a‘. Abdomen with four small tubercles above and in front, bifid 
atits apex . . . . . =. - . se 
b‘. Abdomen with two tubercles only above and in front, not 
bifid at its apex. 
a’, Abdomen with four tubercles at its apex. 
a’. Abdomen elongate, not quadrate. 
a’. Abdomen shorter and broader, in profile more trian- 
gular. Scapus of vulva longer, base bilobate 
b”. Abdomen longer, narrower and more compressed, in 
profile. Scapus of vulva — base not bilobate 
b°. Abdomen quadrate . . 
b°. Abdomen with one tubercle at its apex. 
a®. Apical tubercle longer and more slender; 
tubercles simple, coniform . 
b°. Apical tubercle shorter and stouter ; 
with a sharp point directed backwards . . 
shoulder- 
Norz.—I have not seen a male of C. caroli, C. bifurca, or C. walckenaeri, and their characters cannot 
C. fusiformis, Tacz., is also unknown to me. 
therefore be inserted in the table. 
shoulder-tubercles 
conica, Pallas. 
tuberculifera, O. P.-Cambr. 
culta, O. P.-Cambr. 
lacerta, O. P.-Cambr. 
conica. 
caroli, Hentz. 
conigera, Sp. n. 
furcata, O. P.-Cambr. 
trifida, sp. 1. 
bifurca, McCook. 
walckenaeri, O. P.-Cambr. 
diversa, O. P.-Cambr. 
nodosa, O. P.-Cambr. 
index, O. P.-Cambr. 
clara, O. P.-Cambr. 
