EPEIRIDAC. 
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Epeirid,® 
(= Euetrioidse, Thor. ; Argiopidse, Sim.). 
Simon, Hist. Nat. Araignees, i, p. 594, divides this family into the 
following subfamilies : — Linyphiince , Tetragnathince , Nephilince , 
Argiopince , Th eridioso matinm, Arciince , Eurycorminre, A mazu linos, and 
Poltyince. All the known genera are characterised and their 
synonymy discussed. 
Abbotia, n. g., for Epeira gibberosa, p. 239; McCook, American Spiders, iii. 
Acacesia , n. g., for Epeira folia ta, Hentz.; Simon, Hist. Nat. Araignees, i. 
Acusilas , n. g., p. 784, coccineus , Java, africanus , Sierra Leone, p. 785, 
Simon, Hist. Nat. Araignees, i. 
A gatostichus , n. g., for leucacantha , Sim. ; Simon, c. 
Alcimosphenus , n. g., p. 980, licinus , Jamaica, p. 931, Simon, £. e., n. sp. 
Amawira gibbifera, Mexico, p. 137, Cambridge, Araneidea in Biol. Centr.- 
Amer. ; A. nigro-maculata , Teapa, p. 155, Cambridge, £. c. : n. spp. 
Anania, n. g., bituberculata , Tharrawaddy, p. 148, Thorell, Spiders of 
Burma, n. sp. 
A. gallana , Galla Country, p. 500, Pavesi, Ann. Mus. Genova, xxxv, 
n. sp. 
Anapis, n. n. for Amazula. Keys., preocc., p. 927, algerica , Algeria, 
p. 928, Simon, Hist. Nat. Araignees, i, n. sp. 
Andasta , n. g., semiargentea , Ceylon, p. 918, Simon, £. c., n. sp. 
Araneus ( Epeira ) mongolicus, p. 335, potanini , p. 336, Saissan, Simon, 
Bull. Ac. St. Petersb. (5) ii ; A. castaneoscutatus , Amazons, 
p. 806, candidus , S. Brazil, p. 809, mellotieei , Japan, p. 812, tabula , 
Amazons, p. 815, sandrei , nigrofrenatn s, Minas, p. 816, hampei , Java, 
calciope , Kodeikanal, wyrrheus , S. India, thevenoti , Zanzibar, flavo- 
sellatus , Amazons, p. 824, Simon, Hist. Nat. Araignees, i : n. spp. 
Argiope marxii , Arizona, p. 223, pi. i, fig. 5, McCook, American Spiders, 
iii, n. sp. 
Argyroepeira macrochceray Sumatra (n. var. tenasserimensis, Tenasserim, 
p. 152), leprosa, Tharrawaddy, p. 153, Thorell, Spiders of Burma ; 
A. mesomelas , Teapa, p. 135, Cambridge, Araneidea in Biol. Centr.- 
Amer. : n. spp. 
Arfoms, n. n. for Awima, Thor., preoccupied ; Simon, Hist. Nat. 
Araignees, i, p. 922. 
Atelideay n. g., p. 737 ; Simon, c. 
A. spinosa , Ceylon, p. 151, Simon, Ann. Soc. ent. France, 1895, n. sp. 
A/hmoscr., n. g., p. 742 ; Simon, Hist. Nat. Araignees, i. 
Azilia histrio, p. 152, rojasi, Ecuador, boudeti , Rio, vagepictay Georgia, 
p. 153, Simon, Ann. Soc. ent. France, 1895, n. spp. 
Carepalxis camelus, Paraguay, salobrensis , Brazil, p. 157, Simon, Ann. 
Soc. ent. France, 1895 ; G. nigriceps, Teapa, p. 158, Cambridge, 
Araneidea in Biol. Centr.-Amer. : n. spp. 
Chasmocephalon bimaculatuni , Cape Town, p. 928, Simon, Hist. Nat. 
Araignees, i, n. sp. 
