Genera of the Family Attidce. 273" 



shorter than the coxa, much shorter than the femur; femur very wide, 

 claviform; tibia almost globular, compressed below with two rows of long 

 spines; metatarsus slender, with two pairs of long spines. 



CHALCOLECTA Simon. 1884. 



Clialcolecta E Simon. Note sur le Groupe des Diolenii; C )mptes Rendus. 

 de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique. 1884. 



Ocular quadrangle at least as long as the thoracic part, of the same forn> 

 as that of Diolenius; anterior row of eyes less curved than in tliat genus. 

 Trochanter I shorter than the coxa (particularly $ )and much shorter than 

 the femur; femur and tibia I very long, compressed, parallel, not dilated, 

 and tibia provided below with two rows of at least 10 + 10 strong spines, 

 alternately shorter and longer; metatarsus shorter than the tibia, 3 shor- 

 tened, compressed and angular', $ cylindrical and provided below with 

 three or four pa'rs of long spines; relative length of legs 1, 4, 3, 2. 



DISCOCNEMIUS Thorell. 1881. 



Discocuemiiis Thorell, Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani, III, p. 428. 



Cephalothorax long, moderately high, cephalic part not abruptly higher 

 than thoracic, limite J by a transverse depression. 



Clypeus very low. 



Sternum not narrower than the coxae, not usually projecting between 

 those of the first pair. 



Eyes area occupying about half the length of the cephalothorax; quadran- 

 gle at least as wide behind as it is long; anterior middle eyes very 

 large; eyes of the second row almost in the middle, between the pos- 

 terior and the anterior lateral eyes; posterior eyes scarcely or not 

 higher by their own diameter than the anterior lateral eyes. 



Maxillae sub-parallel, about twice as long as wide, and about twice as 

 long as tlie lip. Lip longer than wide, sub-trunca,ted at the extrem- 

 ity. 



Legs 4, 1, 2, 3, slender, except the first pair, which is robust (excepting 

 the metatarsus and tarsus); tibia especially wide and compressed, 

 and underneath furnished with a medium longitudinal fascia of 

 dense, long hairs, and two rows of spines, patella and trochanter 

 not usually longer. 



Abdomen long. 



Spinnerets six, superior and inferior not differing much in length, last 

 joint short. 



Type'. D. lacertosus. 

 Related both to Diolenius Thorell and Chii'othecia Ta,cz. 



' In the original this sentence reads " metatarse plus court que le tibia,. 

 i mutique comprime et auguleux," etc. 

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