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(b) Posterior row curved forward, and 

 anterior row curved backwards . . 

 (i.) Anterior eyes equal or centrals 



smaller, curve slight 

 (ii.) Central anteriors much larger 

 than the laterals, curve strong 

 II. Abdomen without a stridulating organ. 



1. Upper tarsal claws, with numerous 



teeth to the apex. 



(a) Body with strong, erect, unequal 



hairs, Posterior central eyes much 

 closer to each other than to 

 laterals 



(b) Body with very short equal hairs. 



Posterior eyes equidistant or the 

 centrals a little closer 



2. Upper tarsal claws with few long 



divergent teeth at the base only. 



(a) Posterior legs shorter than the 

 anterior. Posterior coxae not 

 longer, often shorter, than the 

 anterior coxae. 



(i.) Falces 1^ parallel, not projecting, 

 and without an apophysis 



(ii.) Falces (^ divergent, projecting 

 a little, and with a very strong, 

 pointed, oblique apophysis . . 



(b) Posterior legs not shorter than the 



anterior. Posterior coxae long 

 and divergent, 

 (i.) Legs very unequal (III. much 

 shorter than the rest). Abdo- 

 men steep and truncated behind 

 (ii.) Legs scarcely unequal. 



(a) Legs long, IV. longest. Ster- 

 num not convex, terminating 

 in a narrow point. Posterior 

 eyes curved strongly forward 

 (p) Legs short, I. longest. Ster- 

 num very convex. Posterior 

 extremity unusually broad. 

 Posterior eyes straight 

 B. Tarsal claws without teeth or nearly so. 

 I. Abdomen globular. 



1. Abdomen without a scutum. Sternum 



very convex 



2. Abdomen with a strong scutum. Ster- 



num slightly convex. Eyes in three 

 groups of 3, 2, 3 



14. FaM. LlNYPHIDyE. 



A. Tibia IV. (often also of I., II., III.), vnth 

 two spines or erect bristles, one near the 

 base, and the other in the terminal third. 

 Tibial joint of ^ palpus without an apophy- 

 sis (exc. Hilaira). The palpus of § with a 

 terminal claw 



B. Tibia IV. with one spine or erect bristle 

 only, towards the centre, or near the base. 

 Tibial joint of ^ palpus with an apophysis. 



, The palpus of $ without a terminal claw . . 



CnistuUna Menge. 

 Steatoda Sund. 



Dipoena Thor. 

 Laseola Sim. 



Theridion Walck. 

 Phyllonethis Thor. 



Episinus Walck. 



Euryopis Menge. 

 Melos Cb. 



Onesinda Cb. 

 Pholcomma Thor. 



Sub. Fam. Linyphieae. 



Sub. Fam. Erigoneae. 



Naturalist, 



