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Bryant — Prodidomus 
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species placed in the genus Prodidomus might not belong 
there. In his diagnosis of the genus, he stresses two 
characters that are not found in the genotype. All the 
Old World species have the anterior median eyes the 
smallest of the eight, and the fourth trochanter longest, 
often longer than the fourth femur. This is not found 
in P. rufus. The other species from America, P. nigri- 
cauda Simon, 1892, and P. opacithorax Simon, 1892, both 
from Venezuela, are described with the eyes of the an- 
terior row subequal. If the Old World species are sepa- 
rated from the American, the genus Miltia, Simon, 1870, 
is available as it was established for the species Emyo 
amaranthius Lucus, 1846, from Egypt. This species has 
the anterior median eyes the smallest of the eight, and 
the fourth trochanter is the longest. 
In the Dalmas revision, twenty-three species of the 
genus Prodidomus have been recognized. These are 
found in the warm parts of the world, but only five species 
are known by both sexes. 
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Banks, Nathan 
1892. On Prodidomus rufus Hentz. Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, 2, p. 
259-261, figs. 
Bryant, Elizabeth B. 
1936. A rare spider. Psyche, (1935), 42, pp. 163-166, figs. 
Dalmas, [Raymond] de 
1918-1919. Synopsis des Araignees de la Familie Prodidomidse. Ann. 
Soc. Ent. France, 87, pp. 279-340, figs. 1-34. 
Hentz, Nicholas M. 
1847. Descriptions and Figures of the Araneides of the United States. 
Jour. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 5, p. 467, pi. 30, fig. 4; reprint, 
1875, Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 2, p. 105, pi. 12, fig. 
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Simon, Eugene 
1893. Histoire Naturelle des Araignees. 2me ed., 1, pp. 332-337, figs. 
