22 Arachn. 
ARACHN1DA. 
Archacime 
Simon, Ann. Mus. Genov, xx. pp. 182-187, -with 5 woodcuts, includes 
in this family the (fossil) genus Archcea (C. L. Koch) and Eriauchenus 
(Cbr.), and the new one, Landana, for L. petiti, sp. n., Congo. The 
family seems to be intermediate to the “ Theridionidce ” and the “ Epeiridce 
de la sous-famille Tetragnathince .” 
Mecysmauchenius , g. n., for M. segmentatus, sp. n., id. t. c. p. 379, lie 
Hoste & lie Hermite. 
Archceapougneti, sp. n., fossil, amber, id. p. 373. 
Pachygnathidjs. 
Pachygnatha brevis (= tristriata , Keys., nec C. L. Koch), p. 658, 
autumnalis , p. 660, fig. 10, Pennsylvania, furcillata, p. 662, fig. 11, Phila¬ 
delphia, spp. nn., Keyserling, Verh. z.-b. Wien, xxxiii. 
Tetragnatha vermiformis , p. 333, pi. xxxix. figs. 12-14, Massachusetts, 
straminea , p. 335, figs. 15, 17, 20, & 21, Massachusetts, Connecticut, 
caudata , p. 335, figs. 16 & 22, Massachusetts, spp. nn., Emerton, Tr. 
Conn. Ac. vii. 
EPEIRIDiR. 
Emerton, —. New England Epeiridce. Tr. Conn. Ac. vii. pp. 295-342, 
pis. xxxiii.-xl. 
The author removes Hyptiotes and Uloborus from this family, which he 
divides into the subf. Epeiridce (gen. Singa , Zillci , Microepeira , Cyclosa , 
Acrosoma , Cyrtctrachne , Argiope, Argyroepeira ) and Tetragnathince 
(gen. Tetragnatha, Pachygnatha). There are described and figured 
61 spp. For E. radiosa (McCook) is established the g. n. Microepeira , 
p. 320, and for E. hortorum (Hentz) the g. n. Argyroepeira, p. 331. 
Bertrana , g. n., spines on the legs wanting, for B. striolata , sp. n., 
Keyserling, Verh. z.-b. Wien, xxxiii. p. 654, pi. xxi. figs. 8-11, Pevas, 
Amazonas. 
Epeiroides , g. n., allied to Epeira , for E. bahiensis, sp. n., id. op. cit. 
xxxiv. p. 524, pi. xiii. fig. 23, Bahia. 
Glyptogona , g. n., for G. ( Epeira ) sextuberculata (Keys.), Simon, Ann. 
Soc. Ent. Fr. 1884, p. 326. 
E. Simon, Bull. Soc. Zool. x. p. 35 (sep.) tabulates the genera 
Gasteracantha, Stanneoclavis , Actinacantha , and Isoxya (= Isacantha , 
preocc.). The types are Gasteracantha fornicata (F.), Stanneoclavis 
brevispina (Dolesch.), Actinacantha lepelletieri (Guer.), Isoxya cicatricosa 
(C. L. Koch). 
Acrosoma peregrinatorum , sp. n., Holmberg, An. Soc. Arg. xv. p. 232, 
Formosa, Chaco (Argent.). 
Argiope circuata , sp. n., Simon, Ann. Mus. Genov, xx. p. 343, 
Burmah. 
Cyclosa cdgerica , sp. n., id. Explor. Tunisie, p. 21, Feriana. 
Cyrtarachne bisaccata , sp. n., Emerton, t. c. p. 325, pi. xxxiv. fig. 11, 
& pi. xxxviii. fig. 12 (egg-sac), New Haven. 
