492 Mr. F. Pickard-Cambridge—A Revision 
Sparassus, Walckenaer, Tableau, p. 39 (1805). 
Five species were originally included :—(1) smaragdulus, 
Fabr. & Clerck; (2) roseus, Clerck; (3) ornatus, Walck.,; 
(4) argelasius, Walck.; (5) pallens, Fabr. 
Of these, argelasius is a “nomen nudum,” being published 
without a single line of description (cf. Simon, Ann. Soc. 
Ent. Fr, 1874, p. 261, “ pas accompagné d’une seule ligne de 
description, il perd son droite de priorité”), and thus drops 
out of consideration for purposes of service as a type. 
Of the other species, smaragdulus and roseus are identical 
with each other and also with viridissimus, De Geer. 
We have left in therefore viridissimus, De Geer, ornatus, 
Walck., and pallens, Fabr. 
Neither of these has been definitely cited as the type, 
for— 
(1) Latreille did not select any type for Sparassus in 1810. 
(2) Thorell, in 1870, selected S. argelasti, Walck., which 
was not available, being a “‘ nomen nudum.” 
(3) Simon, in 1897 (Hist. Nat. Ar. (2) 11.1. p. 47), selected 
S. argelasius, Latr., 1818, a species not originally 
referred to the genus. 
It appears that one must select either viridissimus, ornatus, 
or pallens. 
On the grounds that Micromata is already occupied with 
accentuata as type, I here select viridissimus, De Geer, which 
is congeneric with ornata, Walck. 
If, however, we maintain the position that viridissimus is 
the type of Micromata, then pallens, Fabr., remains as the 
type of Sparassus. Having, however, no clue as to what 
Ar. pallens, Fabr. (Ins. Amer.), may be, we shall have to 
accept the identification. by C. L. Koch for the time being 
as correct (Die Arach. iv. p. 82, fig. 304, 1837). 
This species is, so far as one can judge, Heteropoda vena- 
toria, Linn. (3 ),=regia, Fabr., 1793; and since the name 
pallens was published in 1775, if these names indicate the 
same species, pallens will stand, and in this case Sparassus 
becomes a synonym of Heteropoda. 
Type, Sparassus viridissimus (De Geer), 1778.—Europe. 
Drassus, Walckenaer, Tableau, p. 45 (1805). 
There are seven species altogether included originally by 
Walckenaer under this genus :-— 
(1) D. lucifugus (Walck.), pl. v. figs. 46 & 47; Faun. Par, 
t. i. p. 121. no, 69 ; Scheffer, Icon. pl. ci. fig. 7. 
