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2. Tibia i. rather more than twice as long as broad, almost devoid of spines. 
Carapace not margined with white. Mandible with a large conical 
cusp beneath. Apical spine of palpal bulb single, short, stout, curving 
inward . oe ee ew ew ee ee ee ee ee ee + alboguttatus, sp. 2. 
B. Tibia i. over three times as long as broad, with 2—2—2 spines in the 
apical half. Carapace red-brown, abdomen whity-brown, both clothed 
with white scales, the latter with a coriaceous plate on the anterior dorsal 
area only. Apical portion of palpal bulb forming two subequal con- 
spicuous cusps... ee ee ee longipes, sp. 1. 
Nore.—H. pheniceus (Simon) is not known to me, and it cannot therefore be included in the Table. 
1. Homalattoides roseus, sp.n. (Tab. XXVIII. figg. 10, 10a, 6, 6; II, 
lla, b, 2.) 
Type, d, in coll. Godman & Salvin. Total length 4°5 millim. 
Carapace and abdomen red-brown, with violet-pink iridescent reflections ; the clypeus and lateral margins of 
the cephalic area clothed with white hairs. Abdomen glabrous, shiny. Leg i. incrassate, the tibia 
atrongly so, and heavily fringed with black hairs beneath, the three pairs of spines situated in the anterior 
half; the tibia and patella of all four pairs of legs with a narrow band of white scales on the inner side ; 
leg i. brown, with white scales ; ii. with the protarsi yellow in the basal two-thirds ; ili. and iv. brown, 
with the protarsi yellow, except at the apex. Mandibles and tarsus of palpus with a band of white 
hairs across the middle. Tibial spur of palpus short, sharp, slightly curved, directed downward. Apex 
of bulb with a longer black spine and on the outer side of it a shorter black cusp. 
Female similar to the male. Leg i. incrassate. Carapace clothed with scattered azure scales (these are 
possibly worn off in the male). Mandibles with two small teeth above and one large tooth below. 
Protarsus iv. scarcely longer than the tarsus. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
A single adult male and an immature female are all that have come to hand of this 
beautiful species. 
2. Homalattoides longipes, sp.n. (Tab. XXVIII. figg. 12, 12 a-g, ¢.) 
Type, d, in coll. Godman & Salvin. Total length 4:5 millim. 
Carapace black-brown, clothed with scattered white scales, but without a decided white band round the 
margins. Abdomen whity-brown, clothed with white scales, with an oval coriaceous plate on the anterior 
dorsal area. Legs red-brown, clothed with scattered white scales (probably worn off in many places). 
Protarsi and tarsi of legs ii., iii, and iv. yellow. Palpi brown, the femur clothed with white scales. 
Mandibles unicolorous dark red-brown. ‘Tibia i. three times as long as its diameter, with 2—2—2 
spines in the apical half. Mandibles with two small teeth above, and one large bifid tooth below. 
Palpal bulb with a pair of subsimilar spines at the apex. Protarsus iv. nearly twice as long as the tarsus. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
3. Homalattoides alboguttatus, sp.n. (Tab. XXVIII. figg 13, 13 4,4, ¢.) 
Type, ¢, in coll. Godman & Salvin. Total length 3°5 millim. 
Carapace red-brown, piceous, the abdomen red-olive-brown, both clothed with green and pink iridescent scales ; 
the clypeus and lateral margins of the cephalic area thinly clothed with white scales. Legs i. red-brown, 
ii., iii., iv. brown, with the base of the protarsus and the whole of the tarsus yellow; tibize with a spot 
of white scales on the dorsal side towards the apex; patelle with a slight fringe of white hairs on the 
anterior margin. Mandibles and palpi brown, without any white transverse bands. 
