Superfamily Argiopoidea 



with four stout conical teeth. Only two rare species 

 from the extreme South known in our fauna. P. 622. 



Sosippus 

 BB. Lower margin of the furrow of the chelicerae armed 

 with two or three teeth, never with four. 

 C. Anterior row of eyes very strongly procurved, the 

 median eyes much farther from the lateral than 

 from each other. P. 649. Trabea 



CC. Anterior row of eyes not strongly procurved, the 

 median eyes little or usually nut at all farther from 

 the lateral eyes than from each other. 

 D. Cephalothorax glabrous or very nearly so, smooth 

 and shining, dark in colour, and without definite 

 light markings. P. 645. Allocosa 



DD. Cephalothorax not glabrous, when but slightly 

 pubescent having a distinct light-coloured median 

 stripe. 

 E. Distal pair of ventral spines of the anterior 

 tibiae never apical in position; cephalothorax 

 with a median band enclosing in its anterior 

 portion a dark V-shaped mark. P. 641. Pirata 

 EE. Distal pair of ventral spines of the anterior 

 tibiae apical in position; median pale band of 

 cephalothorax when present not enclosing an- 

 teriorly a dark V-shaped mark. 

 F. Labium wider than long with basal excava- 

 tions short. P. 650. Pardosa 

 FF Labium longer than wide with the basal ex- 

 cavations long. 

 G Female with the lateral extensions of the guide 

 of the epigynum divided so as to be double. 

 Male with the embolus distinctly elbowed, 

 and with the terminal apophysis of the 

 bulb of the palpus conspicuously elevated 

 and usually more or less produced into a 

 horn-like process extending beyond the 

 front margin of the alveolus. P.' (147. 



Schizoco^ \ 

 GG. Female with the lateral extensions of the 

 guide of the epigynum undivided. 



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