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THE GENUS OXYPTILA. 



BY NAnilAN BANKS, SEA CLIFF, X. Y. 



Oxyptila is a genus of ThomisoicI third species, O. monroeitsis from Ft. 



spiders, described by Simon in 1S64. Monroe, Va. Dr. Marx in 1890 



I consider the eharacters of this genus recorded this species from D. C. In 



in our fauna are that the quadrangle of 1892 I recorded both O. georgiana and 



tlie M. E. is liigher than broad, that O. coiispurcata from Ithaca, N. Y. I 



the P. M. E. are closer to each other 

 than to the S. E., and tliat the body 

 bears clavate hairs. Thus I would not 

 place ill the genus O. cinerea Em. 



have since decided that O. georgiana 

 is the same as O. coiispurcata; at 

 least I can see no other than color 

 diflereiices between forms which agree 



(New Eng. Thomisidae), as it bears with the descriptions; and the form 



no clavate hairs and as it has much the 

 appearance ofa true Xysticus. In 1S77 

 Thorell described one species of this 

 genus, O. conspi/rcata, from Colorado. 

 In iSSo Keyserling described two 

 species, O. georgiana and O. neva- 

 dctisis. In 1SS2 Kyserling described a 



which I recorded from New York as 

 O. georgiana is not that species, but is 

 new. I have since received two other 

 new species and oljtained O. inonro- 

 ensis from Long Island. The six 

 species may be tabulated as follows: — 



j No spines above on metatarsus I, quite black species 

 ( At least one spine above on metatarsus I 

 j Two spines above on metatarsus I ... 



I But one spine above on metatarsus I . . . 



floriilana. 



2 . 



i/cvadensis. 



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