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paniola. C'uba and Africa. Hyciia is in Cuba, most of the United States 

 and Europe. PeUenes oocnrs in Cnba; Jamaica. I'entral America and 

 northward. Europe. Mediterranean region and northeastern Asia. 



Taking into accomit all the Cnban genera. T\-e find that 29 (35.8 per 

 cent, of the total ) are practically world wide in their distribution. Oi 

 the remaining 21 which have a more or less restricted range in the Old 

 World, T (33.3 per cent.) are found in central and northern Europe; 9 

 (42.9 per cent.) in the Mediterranean region: 13 (61.9 per cent.) in 

 Africa: 5 (23.8 per cent.) in Madagascar; 15 (Tl.-± per cent.) in conti- 

 nental Asia: 2 (9.5 per cent.) in Ceylon: -1 (19.0 per cent.) in Japan; 

 4 (19.0 per cent.) in the Philippines: -1 (19.0 per cent.) in Malasia; 3 

 (14.3 per cent.) in the smaller Pacific islands and 8 (38.1 per cent.) in 

 Australia and Xew Zealand. 



The American distribution of Cnban genera is shown in Table Y. 



Table V. — AmcrUan distriljution of Culjan genera of spiders^^ 



Not in othet An- 

 tilles 



Lesser onlv 



P. E. only. 



Hisp. only, 



.Tarn, onlv 



Less., P. E 



Less., Hisp 



P. E., Jam 



Less., P.E., Hisp. 

 Less., P. E.. .Jam. 

 Less.. Hisp.. .Jam. 

 P. E.,' Hisp..' .Tarn. 

 Less., P. E., Hisp.. 

 Jam 



Total 



Not 

 on 

 main- 

 land 



on] 



A. 

 y 



C. A. 



only 



• 



L 

 L 



■ 



1 



3 



1 

 1 



i 



) 





4 



•"> : 



u. s. 



onlv 



S. A. 

 C. A. 



C. A. 



U. S. 



s. 

 u. 



A. 



s. 



S. A. 

 C. A. 

 U. S. 





-> 



L 





2 

 1 



1 



14 



3 

 o 



1 



3 

 3 

 1 



9 

 2 



•5 

 6 









4 



49 



Total 



24 

 10 

 3 

 4 

 2 

 4 

 4 

 1 

 12 

 2 

 2 



SI 



Jamaica 



Only 31 genera of spiders are known from Jamaica, including Pros- 

 theclifia. Of these 7. or 22.6 per cent., are not found in the other An- 

 tilles. The Cjuestion as to whether Prostheclina of Keyserling should be 

 treated as a s}Tionym of Saifis of Simon has been mentioned several times 

 and Prosiheclina has been omitted frcan the discussions when world-wide 



" Columns refer to The mainland and ro\v>; to the Antilles 

 and "T". S." evervthinir north of Mexico. 



C. A." includes Mexico, 



