504 ARANEIDEA. 
Males. 
A. Abdomen elongate, narrow. 
1. Uncus of palpus almost straight from base to apex, the latter broader 
and irregularly serrate on the inner margin . 
2. Uncus of palpus strongly curved from base to apex, not serrate on 
inner margin, slightly recurved and aculeate at apex. . . 
J}. Abdomen not elongate, triangular-oval. 
a. Conductor of palpus, lying beneath the apex of the embolus, much 
more prolonged, and more densely clothed with short setoid cusps. 
Apical lobes much more densely setose 
6. Conductor of palpus quite short, very sparsely clothed, ‘chiefly at 
the apex, with setoid cusps. Apical lobes very sparsely setose. 
a’. Uncus of palpus with a strong transverse conical basal 
enlargement . oe . . Le 
b', Uncus of palpus plain, without transverse enlargement at the 
_ base. 
. Embolus of palpal bulb longer i in proportion. Basal portion 
of uncus much broader, apex slightly recurved . wee 
b*. Embolus of palpal bulb shorter in proportion. Basal portion 
of uncus narrower, apex regularly curved, falciform. 
a’, Uncus of palpus with an enlarged shoulder on the inner 
margin . 2 6 6 1 ew ew we ee eee ee 
6°. Uncus of palpus without enlarged shoulder on the inner 
margin . . 2. 6 « © © «© « 
Females. 
A. Abdomen narrow, elongate. 
1. Abdomen more prolonged behind, forming a sharp conical point ; 
vulva much broader, not abruptly constricted near the apex . . 
2, Abdomen less prolonged behind, forming a short, bluntly rounded 
cone; vulva narrower, abruptly constricted near its apex, then 
dilate . . 
B. Abdomen broad, rounded- triangular. 
a. Ventral area of abdomen with a single central elongate-oval, or 
. linear, white spot, immediately behind the genital rima. 
a‘. Hairs on the abdomen not enlarged basally, simply and gradually 
aculeate towards apex. 
a, Abdomen with a large central dorsal folium, with. dentated 
margins. Scapus of vulva much longer. 
a’*, Abdomen not bituberculate at the apex; simply rounded, 
- sometimes slightly conical. . 
a‘, Scapus of vulva longer, broad basally, gradually or 
abruptly narrowed to a fine point; the basal portion 
transversely and strongly striate. . 
a’, Scapus not abruptly narrowed 
fuscovittata, Keyserl. 
illicita, O. P.-Cambr. 
anastera, Walck. 
bifida, sp. n. 
scutigera, O. P.-Cambr. 
guttata, sp. n. 
vegeta, Keyserl. 
Juscovittata. 
ulicita, 
anastera. 
