Pedcham—-Spiders of the Family Attidae. 
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Table II shows the distribution of spiders by families. In 
examining those that have genera in the Ethiopian Region we 
find the following cases of anomalous distribution. 
Aviculariidae, 33 genera in Ethiopian Region, of which 6 
have a disconnected distribution. 
Aporopiychus, West Africa, South America. 
Bolostromus, South Africa, South America. 
Hermacka , South Africa, South America. 
Cydosturnum, West Africa, Central and South America. 
Hapalothele , Madagascar, Australia, Central and South 
America. 
Thelechoris, Madagascar, Central and South America. 
Uloboridae, 4 genera in Eth. Reg., 2 with disconnected dis¬ 
tribution. 
Dynopis , Ethiopian Region, Australian Region, North and 
South America. 
Menneus, Ethiopian Region, Australian Region. 
Zoropsidae. 1 genus in Eth. Reg. Distribution discon¬ 
nected. 
Scotolathys, 1 species in Ethiopian Region and 1 species in 
North America. 
Eiresidae. 4 genera in Eth. Reg. Distribution normal. 
Eilistatidae. 1 genus in Eth. Reg. Distribution normal. 
Sicariidae. 4 genera in Eth. Reg., 2 with disconnected dis¬ 
tribution. 
Sicarius, South Africa, South America, Galapagos. 
Dymusck > 1 species in South Africa, 1 species in Antilles. 
Leptonetidae. 1 genus in Eth. Reg. Distribution normal. 
Oonopidae. 6 genera in Eth. Reg., 2 with disconnected dis^ 
tribution. 
Ischnothyreus , West Africa, Philippines, Antilles. 
Opopaea, South and West Africa, Philippines, South Amer¬ 
ica, West Indies. 
Dysderidae. 3 genera in Eth. Reg. Distribution normal. 
Caponiidae. This family has, in all, only 3 genera. One of 
these is found in the Ethiopian Region, and nowhere else. 
Prodidomidae. This family has, in all, 3 genera, 2 of them 
being Ethiopian, with normal distribution. 
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