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about half as far from side eyes. Chelicerae: retromarginof fang with 5 teeth. Leg lengths: first femur0.58 mm, fourth femur 0.6 mm; first patella-tibia0.65 mm, fourth patella-tibia 0.67 mm. Leg spines:first tibia 2-2-0, fourth tibia 2-2-1.Male palpus (Figs. 49-50): tegulum with parts ofthree tubules; conductor with rather short coil, itslength about that of tegulum; tarsal process of tibiawith thin fold about fourth its width and adjacentthin transverse spur.Type-data.-Male holotype and additional malefrom Water Valley, Tom Green County, Texas,December 1939 (S. and D. Mulaik) (AMNH).Cicurina oklahoma, new speciesFigs. 41-42Diagnosis.-Six-eyed epigean species from RedOak, Latimer County, Oklahoma; clypeus as high asanterior lateral eye; conductor of male palpus withlong coil with tip near end of subtegulum. Femaleunknown.Etymology.-Specific name <strong>for</strong> the state ofOklahoma.Description.-Male holotype: Length 2.02 mm.Carapace 1.2 mm long, 0.82 mm wide. Abdomen0.82 mm long, 0.50 mm wide. Posterior eye rowslightly procurved; median eyes separated by fulldiameter, nearly touching lateral eyes. Chelicerae:retromargin of fang with 6 teeth. Leg lengths: firstfemur 0.95 mm, fourth femur 1.05 mm; firstpatella-tibia 1.10 mm, fourth patella-tibia 1.20 mm.Leg spines: first tibia 2-2-0, fourth tibia 2-2-1.Male palpus (Figs. 41-42): tegulum with two·incompletetubules; tarsal process of tibia with longfold about half its width and narrow transverse spur.Type-data.-Male holotype from Red Oak,Latimer County, Oklahoma, 8-9 October 1976 (V.Roth) (AMNH).Cicurina minorata (Gertsch and Davis)Fig. 15Chorizomma minorata Gertsch and Davis, 1936:6,fig. 8.Cicurina minorata: Chamberlin and Ivie, 1940:80,pI. VIII, fig. 63, pI. XII, fig. 96.Diagnosis.-Six-eyed epigean species from SanAntonio, Bexar County, Texas; anterior lateral eyesseparated by diameter; index coil completely lackingin usual position. Male unknown.Etymology.-Specific name from Latin, minimus,very small.Description.-Female holotype: Length 1.6 mm.Carapace 0.7 mm long, 0.47 mm wide. Posterioreye row straight with median eyes separated by longdiameter, half as far from lateral eyes. Chelicerae:retromargin of fang with 5 small teeth. Leg lengths:first femur 0.46 mm; fourth leg missing.Epigynum (Fig. 15): spermathecum oval withsmall laterally directed sac; connecting canalsclosely appressed to sperrnathecum.Type-data.-Female holotype from San Antonio,Bexar County, Texas, December 1934 (L. I. Davis)(AMNH).Cicurina texana (Gertsch)Figs. 43-44Chorizomma texana Gertsch, 1935:15, figs. 36-37.Cicurina texana: Chamberlin and Ivie, 1940:78, PI.XII, fig. 90, male only.Diagnosis.-Six-eyed epigean species of Llano,Texas; anterior lateral eyes separated by long diameter;conductor of male palpus with long coil. Femaleunknown.Etymology.-Specific name <strong>for</strong> the State ofTexas.Description.-Male holotype: Length 2.2 mm.Carapace 1 mm long, 0.75 mm wide. Abdomen1.15 mm long, 0.78 mm wide. Narrow clypeus halfdiameter of anterior lateral eye. Posterior eye rowessentially straight; slightly smaller median eyesseparated by little more than diameter, half as farfrom lateral eyes, which are equal in size to anteriorlateral eyes. Chelicerae: retromargin of fang with 4small teeth. Leg lengths: first femur 0.73 mm,fourth femur 0.75 mm; first patella-tibia 0.9 mm,fourth patella-tibia 0.97 mm. Leg spines: first andfourth tibiae 2-2-2.Male palpus (Figs. 43-44): tegulum with two incompletetubules; heavy conductor with long coilreaching end of subtegulum; tarsal process with foldnearly half its width and thin adjacent transversespur.Type-data.-Male holotype from Llano, LlanoCounty, Texas, December 1934 (L. Irvy Davis)(AMNH).Cicurina gatita, new speciesFigs. 27-28Diagnosis.-Six-eyed cavemicole from Black Cat<strong>Cave</strong>, Bexar County, Texas; anterior lateral eyesseparated by full diameter; index coil of epigynum92

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