244 LYCOSIDvE. 



Family LYCOSID^. 



Hunting Spiders with the carapace narrow in front, high ; the 

 eyes of the posterior line strongly recurved, typically large, those 

 of the anterior line being as a rule much smaller and close-set. 

 Mandible powerful, not elongate, with fang-groove strongly toothed ; 

 maxillae not inclined inwards, labium quite short. Legs spiny, 

 usually shortish and strong ; tarsi with 3 claws and no ungual 

 tufts. Abdomen oval, rarely elongate ; spinners forming a compact 

 group, generally subequal in length. 



Distribution. Cosmopolitan. 



Synopsis of the principal Indian Genera. 



a. Tarsi of legs long, slender, and highly 



flexible. 

 a 1 . Fang-groove armed behind with 4 teeth. Eucamptopus, p. 244. 

 b l . Fang-groove armed behind with 3 teeth. IlYGROPonA, p. 245. 



b. Tarsi shorter and rigid. 



a 2 . Anterior lateral eyes stalked, on the edge 



of the clypeus Euprosthenops, p. 248, 



b 2 . Anterior lateral eyes above the edge of 

 the clypeus. 

 a 3 . Eyes of anterior line very strongly 



recurved Thalassius, p. 247. 



b z . Eyes of anterior line procurved, 

 straight, or slightly recurved. 

 « 4 . Ocular quadrangle a little longer 

 than wide ; eyes of the quadrangle 

 not very unequal. 

 a 5 . Eyes of anterior line procurved. . Perenethis, p. 245. 

 b 5 . Eyes of anterior line straight or 



slightly procurved Denbrolycosa, p. 246. 



ft 4 . Ocular quadrangle much 'wider than 

 long; posterior medians much larger 

 than anterior. 

 a'\ Posterior spinners much longer 



than anterior Hippasa, p. 249. 



//. Posterior spinners subequal to 

 anterior. 



a". 3rd leg longer than 1st Ocyale, p. 251. 



b 1 . 3rd leg shorter than 1st Lycosa, p. 252. 



Genus EUCAMPTOPUS, nov. 



Carapace (in cO about as wide as long, high behind, Hat above ; 

 frontal area inclined; clypeus exceeding the ocular quadrangle, 

 which is a little wider behind than it is long, and twice as wide 

 behind as in front ; eyes of anterior line straight, a little wider 

 than the posterior medians, which are twice the diameter of the 



