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Tarantula, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. p. 43 (1792) (part.) j Karsch, Arch. f. Naturg. xlv. 1, p. 197 (1879) 



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Anterior border of carapace at most, weakly denticulate. Femur of chela armed above and below only with 



marginal spines ; tibia armed above with 7-9 spines, two of which are noticeably longer than the rest, 

 and are separated by one long spine, which is about three-quarters the length of the others ; hand armed 

 above with 2 or 3 spines, and below with 3 spines and 1 long spine and a proximal and distal spinule. 

 Proximal tarsal segment of legs partially divided by a membranous subjoint into two segments. 



Type Phalangium palmatum, Herbst (1797). 



Distribution. Texas, Central America, West Indies, and South America north of the 

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a. Subfrontal process not concealed from above by the anterior border of the 



carapace; lateral ocular cluster nearly twice as far from the median 

 tubercle as from the lateral border ; trochanter of chela with a strong 

 spine in the middle of its anterior surface ; first spine on upperside of 

 hand isolated from the base of the median spine ; first spine on upperside 

 of femur of chela long and strong •...,... 



b. Subfrontal process concealed from above by the anterior border of the cara- 



pace ; lateral ocular cluster at most a little further from the median tubercle 

 than from the lateral border; no strong median spine in the middle of 

 the anterior surface of the trochanter of the chela ; first spine on upper- 

 side of hand represented by a small denticle situated upon the base of 

 the long median spine ; first spine on upperside of femur of chela small. 

 a\ Second spine on tibia of chela .about as long as the fourth and longer 



than the sixth; no distinct yellow spot on inner side of lateral eyes. 

 a\ Area between eyes not red ; femora not spotted, anterior border of 



carapace nearly straight ; genital operculum enormous and sternum 

 of third abdominal somite arcuate in male . . . 



b\ Area between eyes reddish ; legs not spotted ; femora and anterior 



border of carapace distinctly emarginate ; genital operculum in male 







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 than the sixth ; a distinct bright yellow spot on the inner side of each 

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