Families, Genera and Species of Brilisli Spiders, etc. 3. 



without cephalic lobes or lateral 

 iinjiressions. 

 (1 ) Anterior eyes straight. Tibial 

 joint of ;y palpus with a distinct 



apophysis Gongylidiclliim Sim. 



(ii.) Anterior eyes distinctly curved 

 forward. Tibial joint of q 

 palpus slightly produced only. Mara Camb. 

 (b) Caput moderately wide, eyes occu- 

 pying the whole width. Tarsi I. 

 shorter tlian metatarsi I. 

 (i. ) Anterior eyes straight or cur\ed 

 forward. Tibial setae long, 

 (rt) Anterior eyes straight. Cen- 

 tral eye space not or scarcely 

 longer tlian wide .. .. OEdothirax Bertk* 



(/?) Anterior eyes curved for- 

 ward. Central eye space 

 much longer than wide . . Notioscopits Sim. 

 (ii.) Anterior eyes .slightly curved 

 backwards. Tibial setae very 

 short. 

 (n) Clypeus much wider than the 

 ocular area. Male without 

 cephalic lobe, tibiae I.strongly 

 compressed, and slightly 

 swollen at extremity. Meta- 

 tarsi I. with a double row of 

 strong bristly hairs beneath Nerieue Bl. 

 (/3) Clypeus not wider than ocular 

 area. Males with cephalic 

 lobes, tibiae I. cylindrical. 

 Metatarsi I. without rows of 



bristly hairs beneath . . . . Enidia F. P. Smitii. 

 Group 8. 



A. Legs shorter and stouter. Posterior 

 central eyes much closer to each other 

 than to the laterals. cJ without cephalic 



lobe MasQ Sim. 



B. Legs longer and slenderer. Posterior 

 eyes equidistant. o '^^'ith very large ce- 

 phalic lobe Hypselistes Sim.t 



15. FaM. MiMETID.Ti. 



A. Abdomen with tubercles. Legs, fakes, 



maxillae and labium all long Evo C. Koch. 



16. Fam. Uloboridae. 



A. Cephalothorax always longer than wide. 



Eyes a little unequal Ulohuriis l.^tr. 



B. Cephalothorax at least as wide as long. 



Eyes very unequal in size Hyptiotes Walck. 



17. Fam. ARGioPiD.-VEi 



A. Maxillae longer than v/ide. Digital joint 



* The remaining- species of Gongylidium. — B.I.S. 



t Introduction from N. America. 



X Theg-enera Nesticus Thor. and Theridiosoina Cb. have affinities witli. 

 and are by some placed with the Theridiidje, but their mouth parts, falces, 

 sexual organs, and tarsal claAs bring them nearer to groups of this family. 



igio Sept. 1. 



