10 Arachn. 
ARACHNIDA. 
America ( North and South). 
Keyserling (51) describes about 150 new species of Theridiidce , and 
many new genera, from various parts of A merica. 
Simon (82), from Patagonia and Brazil, describes 2 new species of 
Attidce , 3 of Lycosidce , 7 of Drassidce, 3 of Theraphosidce, and 1 of 
Phrynidce. 
Karsch (45) describes 1 new Epeira from Rio, and 1 new Idiops from 
Paraguay. 
Atkinson (3), from N. America, describes 2 new genera and 6 new 
species of Theraphosidce. 
Osborn & Underwood (74) give a preliminary list of the Acarina of 
N. America. 
Simon (80) describes 4 species of Thomisidce from Brazil, and 3 from 
Uruguay. 
Becker (7), 1 new Pardosa from Mexico. 
Simon (86) characterizes 8 new species of Agalenidce from N. America. 
Australia. 
Koch (53) describes 3 new genera and 30 new species of Epeiridce 
from the Australian Region, and Sorensen (89) characterizes 4 new 
families, 8 new genera, and 17 new species of Phalangidea from the same 
Region. 
Simon (86) describes 2 new genera and 2 new species of Agalenidce 
from Tasmania. 
NEW GENERA AND SPECIES. SYNONYMY. 
SCORPONIDEA. 
Butheolus (Simon) syn. Orthodactylus (Karsch), Karsch, (43) p. 75. 
Bhoptrurus, for Odonturus , nom. preocc.. id. t. c. p. 76. 
Babycurus , n. g., biittneri , p. 78, centrurimorphus , id. t. c p. 78, from the 
Gaboon. 
Opisthacanthus duodecim-dentatus, id. t. c. p. 79, from Gaboon. 
Lychas mabilleanus syn. ? Tsometrus maculatus , Simon, (85) p. lxxxvi. 
THELYPHONIDEA. 
Thelyphonus excubitor is probably the male of Thelyphonus giganteus , 
Marx (65). 
Phrynus savatieri syn. Damon medius, Simon (87). 
Damon australis , id., (82) p. 575, from Patagonia. 
