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eyes prominent. Lateral eyes on each side contiguous, on a common 

 prominent tubercle. Posterior row of eyes strongly procurved. 



Clypeus much narrower than the eye area; but little exceeding 

 diameter of an anterior eye. 



Labium not discrete from sternum ; wider than long. 



Femur I with three very short ventral spines in a series, five longer, 

 stouter spines along antero ventral surface; tibia I with two ventral 

 spines, five on anterior surface and two on the posterior. Femur II 

 with six ventral spines ; tibia II moderately incrassate, with two stout 

 ventral spines and on anterior surface with two series of short, stout 

 spines, six in each series. Femur III unarmed beneath. Femur IV 

 beneath with a series of about eight, mostly very short, spines. Tro- 

 chanter IV in type with a single stout spine beneath. Coxa I with a 

 hook as in related genera. Posterior tarsi setose beneath ; with some 

 accessory claws or stout seriate bristles at the distal end. 



Abdomen elongate; much extended caudad beyond the spinnerets 

 which are ventral and submedian in position and with a conspicu- 

 ous cylindrical slender caudal process; with spinous points above 

 at proximal end and near base of caudal process. 



Coxa of pedipalp (male) with a cone-shaped spur distally and femur 

 with the usual chitinous ridge. Patella with a single apical spine. 

 Tarsal sheath with a strongly chitinized non bifid process at base. 



Genotype. — Anawixia atopa, sp. nov. 



Differing from Cyclosa, in the wider separation of the posterior 

 median eyes, and in the spining of the legs. 



Anawixia atopa,^ sp. nov. 

 Plate 20, fig. 1-3. 



Carapace with thoracic part black, the head yellow. Sternum 

 blackish over a yellow background; labium and endites similar except 

 at tips which are clear yellow. Chelicera yellowish, dusky especially 

 proximally. Leg I with femur dusky beneath, deeper black distad, 

 yellowish above; patella black; distal joints yellowish or the tibia 

 somewhat dusky or black distad. Other legs with the femora yellow 

 except at distal end where dusky or black, and two less distinct dark 

 rings, one at middle and one more proximad, the tibiae black at 

 distal end beneath as in Leg I. Abdomen blackish; dorsum with a 



' (XTowos, strange. 



