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thin canal directed vertically forward for full lengthof spermathecum.Etymology.-Specific name from Spanish gatita,little cat.Description.-Female holotype: Length 1. 86mm. Carapace 0.66 mm long, 0.50 mm wide. Abdomen1.2 mm long, 0.8 mm wide. Clypeus narrow,about half diameter of anterior lateral eye. Eyegroup nearly two-thirds width of carapace; posterioreye row essentially straight with median eyes separatedby 1.5 diameters, half as far from lateral eyes.Chelicerae: promargin of fang with 6 teeth. Leglengths: first femur 0.5 mm, fourth femur 0.5 mm;first patella-tibia 0.6 mm, fourth patella-tibia 0.7mm. Leg spines: first tibia 2-2-0, fourth tibia 2-2-2.Epigynum (Figs. 27-28): spermathecum ovalwith broadly attached oval sac; atrium slender transversegroove.Type-data.-Female holotype from Black CatCave, Bexar County, Texas, 27 January 1987 (J.Reddell, M. Reyes) (AMNH).CiCUriTUl aenigma, new speciesFigs. 29-30Diagnosis.-Six-eyed epigean species from HaysCounty, Texas; spermathecum elongated andbroadly joined to long sac; index coil wide ringaround spermathecal parts. Male unknown.Etymology.-Specific name from Latin aenigma,enigma, secret.Description.-Female holotype: Length of damagedspecimen 2 mm. Carapace 1 mm long, 0.66mm wide. Clypeus as high as one diameter of anteriorlateral eye. Anterior lateral eyes separated byfull diameter. Posterior eye row essentially straightwith median eyes separated by diameter. Chelicerae:retromargin of fang with 5 teeth. Leg lengths: firstfemur 0.45 mm, fourth femur 0.5 mm; firstpatella-tibia 0.54 mm, fourth patella-tibia 0.66 mm.Epigynum (Figs. 29-30): spermathecum elongatedin mixture of canals and spermathecal elements,with much uncertainty of details.Type-data.-Female holotype from HaysCounty, Texas, 15 April 1939 (D. and S. Mulaik)(AMNH).Cicurina dorothea, new speciesFigs. 35-36Cicurina texana: Chamberlin and Ivie, 1940:78, pI.VIII, fig. 64 (female only).Diagnosis.-Six-eyed eplgean species fromRaven Ranch, Kerr County, Texas; anterior lateraleyes separated by diameter; spermathecum longoval, broadly joined to smaller rounded sac. Maleunknown.Etymology.-Specific name for Dorothea Mulaik,collector of many Texas spiders.Description.-Female holotype: Length 2.5 mm.Carapace 1 mm long, 0.65 mm wide. Abdomen 1.5mm long, 0.65 mm wide. Clypeus half diameter ofanterior lateral eye. Posterior eye row straight, withmedian eyes less than diameter apart, a radius fromside eyes. Chelicerae: retromargin with 5 teeth. Leglengths: first femur 0.7 mm, fourth femur 0.7 mm;first patella-tibia 0.8 mm, fourth patella-tibia 0.85mm. Leg spines: first tibia 2-2-0, fourth tibia 2-2-2.Epigynum (Figs. 35-36): index coil broad moderatelyprocurved canal across spermathecum;connecting canals thick, closely margining spermathecum.Type-data.-Female holotype from RavenRanch, Kerr County, Texas, August 1939 (D. andS. Mulaik) (AMNH).Distribution.-Known only from Raven Ranch.Other record: December 1939 (D. and S. Mulaik),female.Cicurina rosae, new speciesFigs. 31-32Diagnosis.-Six-eyed epigean species from 7miles east of Junction, Kimble County, Texas, withanterior lateral eyes separated by 1.5 diameters; indexcoil of epigynum small, slightly procurved canalacross spermathecum. Male unknown.Diagnosis.-Specific name for Rose Carpenter,friend and collector of many Texas spiders.Description.-Female holotype: Length 2.9 mm.Carapace 1.3 mm long, 0.9 mm wide. Abdomen 1.6mm long, 1 mm wide. Clypeal margin less than diameterof anterior lateral eye, which are separatedby 1.5 diameters; posterior eye row straight, withsmall middle eyes separated by 1.5 diameters, lessthan diameter from lateral eyes. Chelicerae: retromarginwith 5 teeth. Leg lengths: first femur 0.8mm, fourth femur 0.8 mm; first patella-tibia 1 mm,fourth patella-tibia 1. I mm. Leg spines: first tibia 2­2-0, fourth tibia 2-2-2.Epigynum (Figs. 31-32): Spermathecum ovalwith short curved sac, appearing in ventral view assmall round lobe; index coil and connecting canalthick and tightly margining the spermathecum.Type-data.-Female holotype from 7 miles eastof Junction, Kimble County, Texas, 19 November1967 (Rose Carpenter) (AMNH).94