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Family Xanthidae 611
8. (7) Carapace rough with upstanding bead granules; first and second lateral teeth
similar, acute and widely separated ..... P. harttii
Carapace nearly smooth; granules of carapace depressed; third to fifth lateral teeth
less prominent and nearer together P. occidental-is
Genus Paraliomera Rathbun, 1930
Key to species
[Adapted from Rathbun, 1930]
Gastric region plainly but not deeply delimited; transverse fringe of hair on front;
major palm thrice as wide as long slender minor palm P. longimana
Carapace almost smooth, shining, very small; major palm twice as wide as minor
palm P. dispar
Genus Pilumnus Leach, 1815
Key to species
[Adapted from Rathbun, 1930]
1. Margins of frontal lobes distinctly oblique and concave, some times nearly straight
(marginal spines long; three at inner end of orbit curving over eyestalk; subhepatic
region covered with sharp granules) P. spinosissimus
Margins of frontal lobes more or less convex 2
2. (1) Anterolateral spines or teeth five including outer orbital one (carapace convex; front
granulate; upper margin of orbit spined, walking legs spinulous) P. longleyi
Anterolateral spines or teeth four, or occasionally three, including outer orbital one..
3
3. (2) Walking legs very long and slender, longest one twice as long as carapace (frontal
lobes arcuate, fine denticulate) P. marshi
Walking legs of moderate length, less than twice as long as carapace 4
4. (3) Palms naked P. nudimanus
Palms hairy or partly hairy 5