638 Pomona C'oi.lkok ,lotiiN\i, ok Entomology 



it stands out as a well marked group, although the character (no eyes) upon 

 which the genus was based is not constant. Five sjiecies are known from the 

 State, but probably as many more will yet be recojrnized wiien these obscure 

 Arachnids are more thoroughly collected. 



1. Hairs on pedipalpi long and simple; abdomen long and of nearly equal 



width throughout. oblongus 

 Hairs on pedipalpi short and ofter clavate, or thickened ; abdomen 



broader in middle than at ends. 2 



2. Fingers much shorter than the hand. acuminatus 

 F'ingers as long or nearly as long as the hand. 3 



3. Inner margin of hand greatly swollen at base, two eye-spots. validux 

 Inner margin of hand evenly convex. 4 



4. Fingers nearly as long as hand and rather stout ; tibia strongly convex 



on inner side. dorsalis 



Fingers longer than hand and very slender ; tibia also more slender. pallipes 



Chelanops oblongus Say. 



Body elongate, with subparallel sides ; cephalothorax smooth and shining, 

 this and pedipalpi with long, simple hairs of various lengths, the joints short and 

 heavy, the fingers shorter than hand, fennir about as long as cephalothorax. 



From Palm Springs. 



Chelanops validus Banks 



Cephalothorax and palpi dark red-brown, scutae brown, legs brownish ; cepha- 

 lothorax and palpi with clavate hairs. Two eye-spots. Hand very large and 

 strongly swollen on the inner side at base; fingers nearly as long as the hand. 



Recorded from Lake Tahoe and Grant. 



Chelanops dorsalis Banks 



Cephalothorax and scut* brown, paljji red-brown, all with clavate hairs; no 

 eye-spots; hand evenl}' swollen on inner side at base, fingers a little shorter than 

 hand, body short and broad. Two millimeters long. 



Described from Lake Tahoe, also from San Francisco. 



Chelanops pallipes Banks 



Similar to Cli. dorsalis, but fingers longer than hand and very slender; tibia 

 also slender, less convex on the inner side; hard j)arts with clavate hairs. Three 

 millimeters long. 



Taken in Southern California, probably near Los xVngeles. 



Chelanops acuminatus Simon 



Cephalothorax and palpi reddish brown, with short but not clavate hairs ; no 

 eye-spots; pedipalpi rather short, hand evenly convex on inner side at base, fingers 

 much shorter than the hand and quite stout. Three millimeters long. 



Described from Mariposa, also occurs at (laremont, Los Angeles and Sis- 

 kiyou County. 



