824 CLASS V. ARACHNIDA. 



New Zealand ; Cyclosa, temperate and sub-tropical ; Mangora Europe, Asia 

 and America ; Bertrana tropical America ; Araneus (Epeira, Figs. 530, 536, 

 537) cosmop. ; Caerostris Asia, Africa ; Gasteracantha tropical ; Micrathena 

 tropical America ; Xylethrus Central and South America ; Glyptogona Medi- 

 terranean, Africa and America ; Anepsia Malaynesia and Polynesia ; 

 Hypognatha Central America and Antilles ; Physiola Venezuela ; Cyrta- 

 rachne Africa, Asia ; Glyptocranium America and Antilles ; Exechocentrus 

 Madagascar ; Pollys Asia and Africa ; Celaenia Tasmania, New Zealand ; 

 Arcys New Holland, Tasmania ; Dolophones Ceram, New Holland ; 

 Testudinaria Peruvia ; Ursa Africa and America ; Gnolus S. America ; 

 Theridiosoma Europe, Asia and America ; Anapis Africa and America. 



Fam. 28. Archaeidae. A very distinct family of but two genera. The 

 anterior portion of the cephalothorax, or caput, is separated from the 

 posterior ; the chelicerae are elongate ; the silk-papillae are peculiar ; 

 Archaea Madagascar ; Mecysmauchenius America. 



Fam. 29. Mimetidae. The chelicerae are narrow, cylindrical, and 

 parallel ; abdomen convex and variable ; in the genus Gelanor the pedi- 

 palps of the males are extraordinarily long ; the spiders of this family make 

 little use of their silk and construct no web, they live amongst plants and 

 bushes. Gelanor Central America ; Ero Europe, Asia, Africa and America ; 

 Mimetus Africa, India, New Zealand and America. 



Fam. 30. Thomisidae. Called crab-spiders from their sideways gait. 

 A very large family of varied forms. The cephalothorax is short ; legs 

 usually very unequal ; the anterior two pairs larger and stouter than the 

 others ; there are five indurated spots on the upper surface of the abdomen. 

 These spiders are wanderers, never weaving a fixed web ; they 

 capture their prey by their fleetness or by springing out on 

 them from shelter in which their mimetic colours have con- 

 cealed them. There are 6 sub-families : 1. Aphantoehilinae 

 with 2 genera Bucranium Central America and Aphantochilus, 

 Venezuela and Brazil. 2. Stiphropodinae. Stiphropus Africa 

 and S. Asia. 3. Strophiinae, Cerarachne, Strophius both 

 American. 4. Misumeninae, Tagulis Madagascar ; Apyre, 

 Alcimochihes Malaynesia ; Dieta Africa and Asia ; Amyciaea 

 East Asia and Africa ; Mystaria Africa ; Tmarus tropical ; Talaus 

 Africa and E. Asia ; Pagida East Indies ; Porrhopis New Guinea 

 and New Holland ; Bomis New Holland ; Cymbacha Tasmania and New 

 Holland ; Camaricus Africa and S. Asia ; Coriarachne Europe, Asia 

 and America ; Platythomisus Africa and Malaynesia ; Thomisus cosmo- 

 politan ; Platyarachne S. America ; Diaea cosmopolitan, Misumena 

 (Fig. 540) cosmop. 5. Stephanopsinae, Hedana Polynesia and S. America ; 

 Stephanopoides America ; Phrynarachne Africa and S. Asia ; Stephanopsis 

 Madagascar, Malay, America. 6. Philodrominae, Gephyra Indo-China, 

 Philodromus cosmopolitan. 



Fam. 31. Platoridae. Cephalothorax very flat, chelicerae short ; 

 abdomen very flat ; the anterior spinnerets are outside the median and 

 thus widely divaricated ; medium sized brown or yellowish spiders. Only 

 3 genera, Plator China, Doliomalus Chili ; Vectius S. America. 



Fam. 32. Clubionidae. Cephalothorax oval ; chelicerae robust ; 

 legs more or less long and some longer than the others ; the anterior 

 spinnerets are contiguous. There are 7 sub-families : 1. Selenopinae 

 Selenops cosmopolitan. 2. Sparassinae, Sparassus in all warm regions. 

 3. Clubioninae, Clubiona with 15 British representatives ; Chiracanthium 



