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or whicli is but dimly illuminated, would seem to be less decided transition 

 than in the case of many other genera. Nevertheless, the facts at yircsent 

 within possession of araneologists ai)pear to indicate that the Tubeweavers 

 have secured no permanent representatives among our cave fauna, this 

 position being wholly occupied by members of the Retitelarioe. We have 

 thus presented the curious fact that the species which by natural tendency 

 appear to be best adapted to survive cavern conditions have been thor- , 



oughly eliminated or excluded. ^ 



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