im Gebiete der Entomologie während des Jahres 1894. 93 



Caput. Height of clypeus greater than half that of the facial space, in fact 

 nearly convex above. Eyes rather large , subequal ; occupying the whole width 

 of the Caput. The fore-central pair the largest, a diameter apart, forming a 

 longer line than the hind-centrals, and scated obliquely on the outer sides of a 

 large transverse oval promiuence ; when looked at from above and slightly behind 

 they are almost in contact with the fore-laterals , forming with them a large 

 semicircle. Each lateral pair is or a tubercle and placed in a line almost 

 parallel to the thoracic margin. The hind-centrals are slightly less than an 

 eye's diameter apart, and a little more than an eye's diameter from the hind- 

 lateral eye on its side, and (looked at from above) form vv^ith them a curved 

 line whose convex side in directed forwards. Legs moderately strong and long 

 1, 2, 4, 3, furnished with long, strong, coarse bristly hairs; a stronger erect 

 cristle on the tibiae. Palpi short. 



Maxillae short, strong, straight, inclined towards the labium, and some- 

 what obliquely and roundly truncated on the outer side at their extremity. 

 Labium short slightly pointed at the apex. Sternum broad, heart-shaped, not 

 very convex. Abdomen subtriangular (broad and rounded in front, pointed behind), 

 with one posterior ant two anterior prominences on the upperside. 



The openings to the usual spiracular orgaus are in a very abnormal position, 

 being near together in a transverse line about the middle of the underside of 

 the abdomen, and furnish one of strengest characters of the genus. Spinners 

 Short, two-jointed, nearly equal on leugth.) nigrovittata (Mexiko). Cambridge, 

 Biolog. p. 126. 



Mecynargus n. gen. pro Acartauchenius longus (Kulcz.). Kulcz. 1. c. p. 121. 



Mecynidis (nov. gen. Cephalotorax longus, postice valde attenuatus, parte 

 cephalica sat convexa. Oculi postice parvi, in lineam levissime recurvam, medii 

 a lateralibus quam inter se multo remotiores. Oculi antici in lineam leviter 

 recurvam, medii lateralibus paulo majores inter se subcontigui sed a lateralibus 

 late distantes. Area oculorum mediorum haud latior quam longior et antice 

 quam postice angustior. Clypeus verticalis area oculorum paulo angustior. 

 Chelae robustae et longae (^), margine superiore sulci sat longe obliquo, dente 

 angulari valido et dentibus minoribus instructo. Pedes graciles, antici posticis 

 haud vel non multo longiores.) dentipalpis (Transvaal). Simon, Hist. nat. Araig, 

 p. 507. 



Meotipa nov. gen. A Thwaitesia, cui valde affinis et subsimilis est, 

 imprimis differt parte thoracica haud longitudinaliter sulcata sed impressione 

 superficiale transversim recurva munita , laminis-maxillaribus' longioribus et an- 

 gustioribus, tegumentis pilis crassis lanceolatis parce ornatis. Typus : M. pictu- 

 rata E. Sim.) Simon, Hist. nat. Araig. p, 519. 



Miagrammopes lineatus (Mexiko). Cambridge, Biologia p. 138. 



Mysmena nov. gen. (Cephalotorax brevis , feminae modice convexus, maris 

 altissimus, fronte lata. Oculi postici feminae in lineam rectam, maris in lineam 

 leviter recurvam, medii latei'alibus paulo majores et a lateralibus quam inter se 

 paulo remotiores. Oculi antici inter se subaequales, in lineam leviter procurvam, 

 medii inter se anguste separati sed a lateralibus contigui. Area mediorum sub- 

 quadrata. Pedes breves, tarsis metatarisque circiter aequilongis. Typus: M. 

 leucoplagiata E. Sim.) Simon, Hist. nat. Araig. p. 588. 



Mimetus gibbosus (Mexiko). Cambridge, Biologia p. 133. 



