252 lycosidjE. 



eyes of anterior line slightly recurved, medians much larger than 

 laterals, the four taken together about as wide as the two anterior 

 medians. 



Type, 0. atalanta, Aud. 



Distribution. Africa ; Ceylon and Burma. 



294. Ocyale atalanta, Audouin, in Sav. Descr. Egypte, Arach. p. 150, 

 182G. JJL ' F 



Prevailing colour yellow, sides of carapace densely mottled with 

 olive-black ; legs strongly banded ; upper side of abdomen marbled 

 with olive-black, and marked with white spots ; mandibles blackish, 

 clothed with greyish-brown hairs in front. Legs covered with long, 

 white, apical ly-hooked hairs. 



Length about 20 mm. 



Log. Ceylon (Sarasin) ; Punduloya (Green). 



Genus LYCOSA, Latreille. 



Lyeosa, Latreille, Nouv. Diet. a" Hist. Nat. xxiv, p. 135, 1804 ; Simon, 

 Hist. Nat. Araign. ii, p. 345, 1898. 



Carapace long as in Dendrolycosa ; facial area vertical, four 

 posterior eyes very large and arranged in a quadrangle, which is a 

 little wider behind than in front ; eyes of anterior line small, 

 straight or slightly curved, not or scarcely exceeding those of the 

 second line in width ; clypeus very low, scarcely exceeding diameter 

 of anterior median eyes. 



Type, L. tarantula, Bossi. 



Distribution. Temperate, Tropical, and Arctic countries. 



The species of this genus spin no web. The larger forms live in 

 silk-lined burrows, and under stones, &c. The females carry the 

 cocoon attached to the spinners, and the young, after hatching, 

 swarm on the mother's back. 



Synopsis of the larger Indian Species. 



a. Sternum olive-yellow ; legs pale, not banded . L. chaperi, p. 254. 



b. Sternum black ; tibial at least of posterior legs 



banded below. 

 «'. Black ventral area of abdomen serially 



spotted with white L. catula, p. 254. 



b 1 . Black ventral area of abdomen unspotted. 



a 2 . Tibiae of all the legs strongly banded . . L. indagatrix, p. 254. 

 lr. Tibhe of anterior legs not banded. 



a 8 . Femora of anterior legs infuscate 



beneath L. wrouyhtoni, p. 253. 



I)\ femora of anterior legs pale beneath. 

 a'. Femora with black apical spot 



below L. niyrotibialis, p. 253. 



l>'. Femora without black apical spot. . L. phipsoni, p. 253. 



