1903. ] GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SPIDERS. 361 
Ethiopian Region. 
(Africa south of the Sahara, South Arabia (Sokotra), and 
Madagascar.) 
Dipluride. 
Diplurine.—apalothele : Madagascar. 
Brachytheliscus: 8. Afvica. 
Macrotheline.—Hvagrus: 8. Africa. Ischnothele: Mada- 
gascar, 8. & W. Africa. 
Atypide.—Calommata: W. Africa, 
Cyrtaucheniidee.—H ermacha, Hermachastes, Lepthereus, Pi onothele, 
and Spiroctenus: S. Africa. Genysa : Madagascar. 
Pelmatorycter: 8. Africa. Microbatesia: W. Africa. 
Bessia, Stictogaster, and Homostola: 8. Africa. Aporo- 
ptychus and Ancylotrypa : W. Africa. 
Ctenizide.—Stasimopus: S. Africa. diops : E., W., & 8. Africa. 
Heligmomerus: E. & 8. Africa. Gorgyrella: 8. Africa. 
Migidee.— Moggridgea : 8. Africa, Sokotra. Myrtale and Thyro- 
peus : Madagascar’. 
Barychelicee. Atrophothele: Sokotra. Eubrachythele, Pisenor,and 
Pisenorodes: EK. Africa. ‘yphonisia: W. Africa. 
Brachionopus: $%. Africa. Lorsythula : Madagascar. 
Tiyidia: Mauritius. Sason: Seychelles. 
Aviculariide. 
Aviculariine.—Scodra, Heteroscodra, and Selenogyrus : We 
Africa.  Heterothele: W. & E. Africa. Solenothele : 
W. Africa. 
Eumenophorinse.—Hysterocrates : W. Africa. Loxomphalia : 
BE, Africa. Phoneyusa and Pelinobius: W. & K. Africa 
(probably identical). Citharischius: Ki. Africa,  Batest- 
ella: W. Africa. Anoploscelus: KE. Africa,  MJono- 
centropus: Sokotra, 8. Arabia.  Lneyocrates: Mada- 
gascar, 
Harpactirine.—Pterinochilus: E. & S. Africa, Huecrato- 
scelus: E. Africa. Ceratogyrus, Calogeniwm, Harpac- 
tirella, and Iurpactira: 8. Africa. 
Perhaps the same. 
Of the 54 above-mentioned genera, all are peculiar to the Region, 
with exception of Mvagrus, Tschnothele, Idiops, and Hermacha, 
which also occur in South America; Sason, Ldiops, Ischnothele, 
and Calommata in the Oriental Region; possibly also with the 
exception of Ancylotrypa and Moggridgea, if the former is identical 
with the South-American Bolostromus, and the latter with the 
New-Zealand JMigas. 
Apart from its distinctive genera, the Region is essentially 
characterised by the two subfamilies of Aviculariide, the Kumeno- 
phorine and Harpactirine, which are peculiar. 
The fauna of Madagascar does not seem to warrant the 
ascription of more than subregional importance to this island, 
Apart from the occurrence of Zschnothele in India and Mada- 
gascar, and the relationship between Diplothele and Forsythula, 
