Agelenidae of the genera Hololena, Novalena, Rualena and Melpomene

In this paper we present the second part of a revisional study of the Agelenid spiders belonging to the group Ageleneae. The first part appeared in the ANNALS of the Entomological Society of America, 1941, Vol. 34. In the present paper, we treat the rest of the known North American genera of this group, con- sisting of Hololena Chamberlin and Gertsch, Novalena, new, Rualena, new, and Melpomene Cambridge. Besides the specimens in the University of Utah collection, we had access to a considerable number of specimens from the American Museum of Natural History, kindly loaned to us by Dr. Willis J. Gertsch. Among the latter, were several species which Dr. Gertsch had recognized and labeled as new, but permitted us to use in this revision; these were Hololena pearcei, Rualena alleni and cockerelli, and Melpomene plesia and chiricana. We have followed the method of presentation used in the earlier paper. The present location of the specimens referred t o is given as near as we know it. The abbreviations used are these : A. M.- American Museum, U. U.- University of Utah, F. M.- Field Museum, M. C. Z.- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. While this work is far from complete, it is an attempt to compile what is known of this group, with the hope that it will serve as a basis for future workers in this field