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troduced, are not used by BLACKWALL in the work in which they are said 
to have been proposed, so that one has not even a right to cite BLACKWALL 
as authority for them. It is best to consider them as ”nulles et non avenues”. 
As may be seen from the synonyms, the species of Cwlotes have 
been referred to very different genera, and it was not till BLACKWALL had 
shown that their spinning-organs are of exactly the same structure as those 
of the typical Agalenoide, that they received a secure position in the vi- 
cinity of these spiders. 
In the typieal species the palpal claw is strong, of tolerably uniform 
curvature, and armed with about 7 comb-teeth, gradually increasing in length, 
and directed slightly forwards; the superior tarsal claws are long, strong, 
and armed with about 13 similar long and powerful teeth. The inferior 
claw has only two long, pointed, teeth. 
Gen. 8. TEGENARIA (LarR.) 1804. 
Deriv.: uncertain. Perhaps from réyoc, roof, or zfyavov, pan (with reference 
to the form of the web) '). 
Syn.: 1804 Tegenaria LATR., im Nouv. Dict. d'Hist. Nat., XXIV, p. 134 (ad partem). 
+1806. Aranea ID, Gen. Crust. et Ins., I, p. 94 (ad partem). 
1832. Agelena SUND., Sv. Spindl. Beskr., in Vet.-Akad. Handl. f. 1831, p. 125 (ad part.). 
1837. Tegenaria C. Kocu, Uebers. d. Arachn.-Syst., 1, p. 13 (ad max. part.). 
1837. Philæca [Philoica] ID., ibid. 
1841. Tegenaria Watcx., H. N. d. Ins. Apt., II, p. 1 (ad part.: "1* Fam. Les Fa- 
miliéres, Familiarie”, et ”2° Fam. Les Agrestes, Agrestc"). 
1861. 1 Wesrr., Aran. Suec., p. 303. 
1861. u Brackw., Spid. of Gr. Brit., I, p. 163 (ad max. part.). 
1864. » SIM., H. N. d. Araignées, p. 201 (ad max. part.) 
Type: Tegenaria civilis WALCK. 
The generic name Aranea was in 1804 restricted by LATREILLE to 
the spiders now called Epeira, but in 1806 he adopted for them this latter 
name, which had been given them by WALCKENAER, and transferred the 
denomination Aranea to those that he had before called Tegenaria. In this 
signification it was adopted by several writers. But afterwards, especially 
since SUNDEVALL ?) called attention to the fact, that the order of Spiders in 
its entire extent ought to be called Aranee, the use of this word as a ge- 
neric name has gradually been abandoned. 
1) In Acassız’ Nomenel. Zool. it is derived from " Téyea, nom. prop." SIMON (and 
also STAVELEY) thinks that it comes from ”zey7, toit; acow, élever”. 
2) Svenska Spindlarnes Beskr., im Vet. Akad. Handl. fór 1832, p. 372. 
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