THE MOUNT DESERT REGION 271 



Suborder ARACHNOMORPHAE 

 Branch TRIONYCHA 



Amaurobiidae 

 Amaurobius C. L. Koch 



A. AMERicANus (Emertoii). Under stones, in a very hot, dry 

 area. Adult and rather common in late June. The Hop. 



A. BENNETTi Blackwall. Under bark on stumps and under 

 logs and stones in woods. Females common in July and 

 August, males not taken. Corfield, Hulls Gove. 



Agelenidae 



Ageleninae 



Agelena Walckenaer 



A. naevia Walckenaer. Abundant in meadows and bushy 

 fields, everywhere. Adult in August. 



CicuRiNA Menge 



The clypeus is as high or higher than the height of the 

 anterolateral eyes. The dorsal spines of the femora are: 

 leg I, II, 1-1-1 ; leg III, IV, 1-1-2. 



Key to the species of Cicurina 



1 Anterolateral eyes elongate arcuata 



Anterolateral eyes almost circular hrevis 



C. ARCUATA Keyserling. Lake Wood, base of Newport 

 Mountain. 



C. BREvis (Emerton). North end of Echo Lake. 



Cryphoeca Thorell 



This genus closely resembles Cicurina. Our species may be 

 distinguished by two points. The height of the clypeus is 

 about half that of the anterolateral eyes. The dorsal spines 

 of the femora are : leg I, 1-1 ; leg II, 1 ; leg III-IV, 0. 

 C. MONTANA (Emerton). Two young taken at base of Newport 

 Mountain, determination slightly doubtful. 



