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are armed with three claws, as in Nemesia (Cteniza); the superior claws are 
pectinated. — Conf. MENGE, Ueber einen Scorp. u. zwei Spinn. im Bern- 
stein, p. 6, 7. 
k. Thomisoide. We assign to this family: 
Clythia K. et B. 1854). The eyes are placed in two parallel rows 
eurved backwards; the four anterior eyes are small, equal in size, the po- 
sterior four much larger, also equal in size. The legs are rather strong, 
not much longer than the body, armed with spines on the underside of the 
tibia and metatarsi; the tarsi are thick, with long, pectinated claws. — In 
its general appearance and the structure of the tarsi these spiders are, ac- 
cording to MENGE (KocH and BER., p. 46), more intimately related to Ocy- 
pete (Heteropoda, Sparassus) than to the Theridioidæ, to which family he 
however in Lebenszeich., p. 7, reckons them, as also KocH had done (Kock 
and BER., p. 94). — Type: C. alma K. et B., 1. c., p. 45. 
Athera MENGE 1854?. "Long and slender, the anterior central 
eyes small and close together, the posterior central eyes more than double 
as large, far apart; on each side of the last are the large lateral eyes. 
A. exilis. (KOCH and BER., p.94). — Nothing more is known of the genus, 
which in Lebenszeich., p. 9, is taken up among the Thomisoide. 
Opisthophylax MENGE 1856?) Of this genus MENGE only says: 
"Eyes as in Philodromus, but the posterior central eyes are very large and 
looking forwards, and the posterior lateral eyes placed far backwards. O. 
exarata."  (Lebenszeich., p. 9). 
Syphax K. et B. 1854 *. This genus is nearly related to Xysticus. 
The pars cephalica is large and broad; the two anterior central eyes are 
exceedingly small, the two posterior larger, farther apart; the anterior late- 
ral eyes are very large. The row formed by the 4 anterior eyes is curved 
slightly backwards or almost straight, the posterior row is curved more 
strongly backwards. — Type: S. megacephalus K. et B. — Conf. KocH and 
BER., p. 77. 
The now existing genera Heteropoda | Ocypete KoCH, Oxypete MENGE], 
Artanes [ Artamus], Philodromus and Misumena (? — ” Thomisus” MENGE) 
have also representatives among the amber spiders. 
1) Perhaps = Clytia, mythol. proper name. — Clytia is a name already many 
times appropriated. [Clytia Lamouroux [Polypi] 1812; Clytia Hien. [Lepidopt.] 
1816, etc.]. 
2) ”’d-dÿo, non fera et venenata": MENGE. (&9«00c, without chase, game). 
3) Omuodev, behind; q/4o£, guard; ”retrospieiens”: MENGE. 
4) Svgas, proper name. 
