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possible, ;IIK| part icular care h:is been taken to <'omprc>> the 



synonymy within reasonable dimensions and to present it. collec- 

 tively Mini separately from the descriptive portion of the work: 

 it, limy be safely ignored by most readers. 



1. Cups of the arms sub-equal, regular. 



A. The lower cups far apart, in a sinyle series. 

 <i. Body smooth, not bearded. 



Arms 4, 3, 2, 1. 

 ( ). . K(;INA, (Jray. 



Hody oblong, elongated, marbled. Kyes very prominent, without 



ocular beards. Anns rather elongate. Web short. Cups 

 rather large and far apart, equal ; the livt; or six lower ones far 



apart, in :i single scries. 



Habitat unknown. 



Heseribed from ;i specimen in spirits; size not given. A 

 doubtful species. 



O. ARANEA, Orb. PI. 23, figs. 1, 2. 



Hotly oblong, x/mrt. Head short, narrow; ocular beards one, 

 posterior. Arms much elongated, smooth, slender, very nn- 

 o(|iial. ('nps small, close, numerous ; about 180 on the longest 

 arms ; the four lower ones in a single series. Web short. 



Total length, 215 mill.; length of body, 10 mill.; relative 

 lenoth of arms, 1, 100 mill.; 2, 140 mill.; 3, 170 mill.; 4, l'Jf> 



mill. 



Isle of France. 



M. d'Orbigny has seen a mutilated specimen of double the above 



dimensions. 



0. DKFILLIIMM, Verany. PL 33, fig. :; ( .). 



Head rather oblong, narrow; body short; arms very long; 

 eyes nnii;irralcd ; umbrella, well developed. 



Length. :VJ4 mill.; length of sack, -40 mill.: of head, :U mill.; 

 length of arms, 1. :j'.)o ; :;, :JTO mill. ; 2, ,>>0 mill.; 1, :JOO mill. 



Mediterranean . 



It is certainly very close to O.ara,nea\ from which Verany 

 distinirni^lie.s it by its longer head and more developed umbrella 

 or web. 



