250 Indian Arachnoidea. [No. 4, 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate XVIII. 



Fig. 1.* J Gastracantlia (Isacantha) Canningensis, Stol., p. 248 ; 1, upper-, 

 1 a, lower view, 1 b, frontal view of a portion of the cephalothorax, shewing 

 the relative position of the eyes, the size of the falces, &c. ; — all figures are 

 drawn to twice the natural size. 



Fig. 2. Qagrella atrata, Stol., p. 213 ; 2, upper view in natural size ; 2 a, 

 and 2 b, upper and lower views in four times the natural size ; 2 c, side view of 

 the smooth ocular tubercle with one eye. 



Fig. 3. $ Tetragnatha, iridescens, Stol., p. 246 ; 3, upper view, natural size ; 3 a, 

 upper view of the front part of the thorax with the two rows of eyes, the falces 

 and palpi &c, enlarged 6 times ; 3 b, side view of the terminal joint of the left 

 palpus with the small flagellum coiled in, enlarged 8 times. 



Fig. 4-5. $ & $ Qaleodes orientalis, Stol., p. 209 ; 4 and 5, upper views in 

 natural size ; 4 a, internal view of the metatarsal and tarsal joints of the left 

 palpus, three times the natural size ; 4 b, side view of the tarsal joint only ; 5 a, 

 side view of the body of the ^ > shewing the appendage of one of the falces and 

 6 appendages of the coxa and femur ; 5 b, view of the internal side of the tar- 

 sal joint of $, three times natural size. 



Fig. 6. 9, Epeira (Argyopes) stellata, Stol., p. 234; 6, upper view, natural 

 size ; 6 a, frontal view of the ocular portion of the thorax, shewing the distri- 

 bution of the eyes, the proportions of the falces, length of the palpi, &c. 



Plate XIX. 



Fig. 1. Telyplionus Assamensis, Stol., p. 205 ; 1, upper view of a full grown 

 specimen, natural size ; 1 a, front view of the mouth with the penultimate joints 

 of the cheliceres ; 1 b, upper view of the anterior portion of the thorax ; 1 c, 

 basal joints of the cheliceres, as seen below ; 1 d, the three right lateral eyes in 

 their relative position; (1 a — c, are enlarged twice the natural size); 1 e, a 

 portion of the metatarsal and the tarsal segments with the terminal claws of 

 the second left foot ; 1 /, a portion of the metatarsal and the tarsal segments 

 of the first right foot; — (1 e and 1/, are enlarged four times). 



Fig. 2. $ Meta gracilis, Stol., p. 244 ; 2, upper-, 2 a, lower view, twice the 

 natural dimensions ; 2 b, ocular portion of the thorax shewing the disposition 

 of the eyes ; 2 c, view of the falces and the maxilla? and also shewing the outline 

 of the lip,— (2 b and 2 c, are enlarged four times). 



Fig. 3. J Thomisus pugilis, Stol., p. 225; 3, upper view; 3 a, frontal view of 

 the ocular portion of the thorax with the falces and palpi ; 3 b, shewing the 

 sternum, the lip, maxillge and the two basal joints of the palpi; all figures are 

 enlarged three times ; J, 3 c, upper view, natural size ; 3 d, inner view of the 

 two terminal segments of the right palpus with the long flagellum coiled in a 

 large cavity. 



Fig. 4. $ Scytodes propinqua, Stol., p. 232 ; 4, 4 a, 4 b, upper-, side-and lower 

 views, twice the natural size ; 4 c, frontal view of the ocular portion of the tho- 

 rax, shewing the position of the eyes, — enlarged four times. 



Plate XX. 



Fig. 1. $ Spliasus viridanus, Stol., p. 220; 1, upper view, natural size; 1 a, 

 relative position of the eyes ; 1 b, front view of the head and of the falces j 1 c, 



* In all figures the feet are drawn in their full lengths. 



