270 CLUBIONID.E. 



Genus THELCTICOPIS, Karack. 



Thelcticopis, Karsch, SB. Ges. Nat. Marburg, 1884, p. 64. 

 Thelcticopis +Seramba, Simon, Hist. Nat. Araign. ii. p. 72, 1897. 



Carapace longer than in Sparassus, longitudinally convex ; eyes 

 of posterior line procurved, laterals sessile, anterior medians 

 larger than laterals ; clypeus low. Mandible with fang-groove 

 armed behind with 5-6 small teeth. Legs short, less laterigrade, 1st 

 longer than 2nd or equal to it , anterior tibiae with 5 to 7 pairs 

 of inferior spines. Spinners supported on a membranous stalk 

 strengthened by a hairy chitinous ring. 



Type, T. severus, L. Koch. 



Distribution. Ceylon and Burma to the Solomon Islands. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



Males. 



a. Tibial apophysis single, long, arcuate ...... T. ndandicus, p 270. 



b. Tibial apophysis shorter, bifid. 



a 1 . Branches "of apophysis equal ............ T. canescens, p. 271. 



b 1 . Branches of apophysis unequal ........ . . T. paripes, p. 271. 



females. 



a. Eyes of both lines subequally spaced ; abdo- 



men variegated. 



a 1 . Abdomen flavous, variegated with black . . T. nalandicut, p. 270. 

 b 1 . Abdomen black, variegated with pale spots 



above .............................. T. pictus, p. 271. 



b. Lateral eyes further from medians than the 



latter are from each other. 

 a 2 . Cleft of vulva narrow, parallel-sided, in- 



tegument blackish .................... T. canescens, p. 271. 



i 2 . Cleft of vulva oval, narrower behind than 



in front; integument reddish brown .... T. birmanieus, p. 271. 



338. Thelcticopis nalandicus, Karsch, Berl. ent. Zeits. xxxvi, p. 293, 



pi. xi, fig. 15, 1892 : nigropicta, Pocock, Jour. Bom. N. H. Soc. 

 xii, p. 573, 1899 (Stasina). 



$ . Colour : carapace and legs reddish, clothed with whitish hairs 

 intermixed with black ; abdomen greyish, variegated above with 

 black spots and stripes. Eyes of both lines subequally spaced. 

 Tibiae of anterior legs with 7 pairs of inferior spines. 



<3 . Smaller than female. Tibial apophysis stout at base, 

 strongly arched, narrow and pointed at apex. 



$ . Total length 13-5 mm., carapace 6, 1st leg 18*5. 



j . Total length 9*8 mm., carapace 4 5, 1st leg 18. 



LOG. Ceylon : Matale, Nalanda (Sarasin) ; Punduloya (Green'). 



