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Cicurina caverna, new speciesFigs. 131-132Diagnosis.-Eyeless troglobite of Flemming'sBat Cave, Kimble County, Texas; elongate ovalspermathecum with rounded sac; index coil procurvedcanal crowning sac; slender connecting canalfonning loose loop around sperrnathecal parts. Maleunknown.Etymology.-Specific name from Latin caverna,a cavern.Description.-Female holotype: Length 3 rnm.Carapace 2 mm long, 1.4 mm wide. Abdomen 2 rnmlong, 1.2 mm wide. Chelicerae: retromargin of fangwith 5 teeth. Leg lengths: first femur 1.6 mm,fourth femur 1.8 mm; first patella-tibia 1.2 rnm,fourth patella-tibia 1.4 mm. Leg spines: first andfourth tibiae 2-2-2.Type-data.-Female holotype and 5 immaturefrom Flemming's Bat Cave, 4 mi. N Telegraph,Kimble County, Texas, 21 February 1964 (W.H.Russell) (AMNH).Cicurina porteri, new speciesFigs. 133-134Diagnosis.-Eyeless troglobite of Oriente MilestoneMolasses Bat Cave, Val Verde County, Texas;elongate sperrnathecum with rounded sac; index coilheavy procurved canal across sac; connecting canalloosely enclosing spermathecal parts. Male unknown.Etymology.-Named for John Porter, student ofcaves.Description.-Female holotype: Length 4.4 rnm.Carapace 2.4 mm long, 1.8 mm wide. Abdomen 2mm long, 2.4 mm wide. Chelicerae: retromargin offang with 5 or 6 teeth. Leg lengths: first femur 2.2mm, fourth femur 2.4 mm; first patella-tibia 2.6mm, fourth patella-tibia 2.7 mm. Leg spines: firsttibia 2-2-0, fourth tibia 2-2-2.Type-data.-Female holotype and 1 immaturefrom Oriente Milestone Molasses Bat Cave, about20 mi. NE Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas, 25January 1964 (1. Reddell, D. McKenzie, J. Porter),under rock beyond bat room (AMNH).Cicurina sheari, new speciesFigs. 135-136Diagnosis.-Eyeless troglobite of Ramsey BatCave, Real County, Texas; small coiled spermathecumand rounded sac in oblique position; indexcoil heavy recurved canal forming invertedV-shaped figure; connecting canal fonning wideloop around sperrnathecal parts. Male unknown.Etymology.-Named for William A. Shear, studentof spider behavior and evolution.Description.-Female holotype: Length 4.7 mm.Carapace 2.2 mm long, 1.8 mm wide. Abdomen 2.5mm long, 1.8 mm wide. Chelicerae: retromarginwith 4 large teeth on left chelicera and 6 in scatteredrow on right chelicera. Leg lengths: first femur 2.2mm, fourth femur 2.5 mm; first patella-tibia 2.6mm, fourth patella-tibia 2.8 mm. Leg spines: firsttibia 2-2-1, fourth tibia 2-2-2.Type-data.-Female holotype from Ramsey BatCave, Real County, Texas, 2 October 1976 (D.Pate, R. Hemperly, K. Heuss) (AMNH).Cicurina suttoni, new speciesFigs. 137-138, 151-152Diagnosis.-Eyeless troglobite of Felton Cave,Sutton County, Texas; elongate sperrnathecum withbroadly rounded sac; index coil transverse inwardlyturned canal around sac; connecting canal fonning aloose loop around spermathecal parts. Male (Figs.151-152).Etymology.-Specific name for Sutton County.Description.-Female holotype: Length 5.8 mm.Carapace 2.6 mm long, 2 mm wide. Abdomen 3.2mm long, 2 mm wide. Chelicerae: retromargin offang with 6 teeth. Leg lengths: first femur 2.4 mm,fourth femur 2.5 mm; first patella-tibia 2.4 mm,fourth patella-tibia 2.5 mm. Leg spines: first tibia2-2-0, fourth tibia 2-2-2.Male: Length 5.4 mm. Carapace 2.6 mm long, 2mm wide. Abdomen 2.8 mm long, 2 mm wide.Chelicerae: retromargin of fang with 6 teeth. Leglengths: first femur 2 mm, fourth femur 2.4 mm;first patella-tibia 2.6 mm, fourth patella-tibia 2.8mm. Male palpus (Figs. 151-152).Type-data.-Female holotype from Felton Cave,15 mi. SW Sonora, Sutton County, Texas, 4 July1964 (J. Reddell), in rotting root 2000 feet from entrance(AMNH).Distribution.-Known only from Felton Cave.Other records: 4 JulY 1964 (J. Reddell), 6 immaturefrom near Bat Room, 600 ft. from entrance; 14 October1928 (O.G. Babcock), 940 feet from entrance,1 male.Cicurina mckenziei, new speciesFigs. 139-140Diagnosis.-Eyeless troglobite of Fog Fissure,Bandera County, Texas; rounded spermathecum115