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ZOOLOGICAL LITEllATUllE. 
•wheat at harvest- time is noticed by Consul Zoiihab in Foreig-n Office Com- 
mercial lleports, February I860. See Proc. Ent. Soc. 1800^ p. xiv. 
Saunders notices a leaf Rest from New South Wales, supposed to be formed 
by a Spider. Proc. Ent. Soc. 1866, p. xi. 
MvGALIDiEo 
Lucas notices the third moulting of a 3fygale hicolor in captivity. . Bull. 
Soc. Ent. Fr. 1866, p. xliv. 
Lycosiidai:. 
Oxyopei (Latr.) = Sjjhasus (Walck.). E. Simon (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4* 
s«5r. tome vi. pp. 289-292) characterizes this genus, and tabulates and de- 
scribes the European species, namely lineutus (Latr.), varieyatus (Latr.), 
transalpinus (Walck.), and a new species, Oxyopcs lUtoralis, p. 287) pi. 4. 
fig. 13, from Carthagena. 
Ctcnus vagus, sp. n., Blackwall, Ann. & Mag. N. II. 3rd ser. xviii. p. 451, 
from Tropical Africa. 
Sphasus jndehellus, sp. n., Blackwall, Ic. p. 452, from Tropical Africa. 
SaLTICIDA5. 
Salticus cornutus, sp. n., Blackwall, Ann. & Mag. N. IT. 3rd ser. xviii. p. 455, 
from Tropical Africa. 
TlIOMISIDiE. 
PiiACH, in liis monograpli of the ThomisidcB of the environs of 
Prague (Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvi. p. 604), indicates 
the relations of the three genera admitted in this group by Sunde- 
vall and Walckenaer, to the six genera adopted by Koch, and 
characterizes two groups in the family, namely Canci'oides 
(r= Thomisus, Walck.) and Philodromi (— Philodromus and 
Sparassus, Walck.). He tabulates the genera as follows (/. c. 
p. 605) 
I. Two anterior pairs of legs much longer and stronger than the posterior ) 
upper edge of head transverse, straight, and sharp (Cancroides, 
Prach). 
A. All the eyes of nearly equal size ; third pair of legs reaching but 
little beyond the knees of the second pair .... 1. Thomisus. 
B. Lateral eyes of first row much larger than the intermediate ones; 
third pair of legs reaching nearly to apex of tibio3 of second pair. 
• 2. Xysticus. 
IT. Legs diflbring but little in length, nearly of equal strength ; upper edge 
of head obtuse (Philodromi, Prach). 
A. Abdomen depressed, purse-shaped, or oval. 
1. Posterior row of eyes nearly straight ; abdomen purse-shaped. 
3. Artamus. 
2. Posterior row of eyes convex anteriorly ; abdomen more or less oval. 
4. Philodromus. 
B. Abdomen elongate-cylindrical or ovate, and convex. 
1. Post, row of eyes strongly convex anteriorly . . 6. Thanatus. 
2. Post, row of eyes strongly concave in front. ... 6. Sjmrassus. 
The number of species described is 21, namely 4 Thomisus, 9 Xysticus, 3 
