240 HERSILIIDJE. 



Genus CROSSOPRIZA, Simon. 

 Crossopriza, Simon, Hist. Nat. Araign. i, p. 476, 1893. 



Differing from Smeringopus in having the ocular quadrangle as 

 long as wide, and the posterior median eyes separated by a space 

 not exceeding the diameter of an eye. The abdomen is short, ovate, 

 posteriorly prominent and sloping abruptly away to the spinners. 



Type, 0. pristina, Simon (Egypt). 



Distribution. Egypt, Arabia, and India. 



273. Crossopriza lyoni, Blackwall, A. M. N. H. (3), xix. p. 392, 18G7 

 (Pholcus). 



$ . Colour yellowish ; carapace marked with median brown stripe; 

 legs spotted and streaked with black, extremities of femora and 

 tibiae paler ; abdomen yellowish brown, clouded with darker 

 patches and marked with minute close-set yellowish spots, some 

 black spots upon its posterior portion and a black stripe running 

 down to the spinners from the posterior prominence, ventral 

 surface black, varied with pale markings. 



6 . Much like $ , but with legs longer, abdomen lower, mandible 

 armed distally with a tooth ; femur of anterior leg with a row of 

 long spines ; palpi very thick. 



Total length 5-6 mm. 



Loc. India : Madras (Henderson) ; Chingleput (Jambunathan) ; 

 E. Khandesh (Madan), Allahabad (Ryves). Meerut. Burma: 

 Tharrawaddy (Gates'). 



Family HERSILI1D.E. 



Carapace as wide as long, with cephalic region elevated, narrow 

 and denned by a deep semicircular sulcus ; eyes of anterior and 

 posterior lines strongly recurved, the anterior laterals standing 

 high up halfway between the anterior and posterior medians. 

 Mandibles weak, at most weakly toothed below ; maxilla? inclined 

 obliquely on the labium. Legs, except of 3rd pair, very long and 

 slender, armed with 3 claws. Abdomen short, subpentagonal ; 

 posterior spinning-mamillae very long, usually longer than the 

 abdomen ; colulus present. 



Distribution. Africa, Madagascar, S. Asia, Australia, S. America. 



The species of this family are extremely active hunting Spiders, 

 living on tree-trunks, old walls, or under stones, and at most 

 spinning a scanty web of irregular threads. 



Synopsis of Indian Genera. 



a. Protarsi of legs undivided TAMA, p. 242. 



b. Protarsi of 1st, 2nd, and 4th legs bisegmented. 



a 1 . Ocular quadrangle nearly parallel-sided HEKSILIA, p. 241. 



6 1 . Ocular quadrangle much wider in front 



than behind MURRICIA, p. 242. 



