84 SJÖSTEDT8 KILIMANDJAEOMERU EXPEDITION. 20: ö. 



First Legs. — Male (fig. 5a): Moderately robu.st and proportionatcly short, slightlv sliort(M' than 

 the bodv. Coxa terminales a little behind the outer angle of the mandible. Femur as long as tibia. Foot 

 sliglitly shorter than tibia, somewhat less than nine times as deep as long, deepest near the end of meta- 

 tarsus (flg. 5d); seeond metatarsal Joint somewhat shorter than the siim of the five proximal tarsal joints; 

 terminal Joint a little longer than the sum of the three proximal tarsal joints and mach more than half as 

 long as the whole nietatarsiis. — Female: As to most points nearly as in the male, but the legs as long 

 as Ihe bodv, the foot as long as the tibia, seeond metatarsal Joint a little longer than the sum of the four 

 proximal larsal joints (lig. 5e). 



Fourth l-egs. — Male (fig. 5f): Much shorter than the body; femur a little more than twiee as 

 long as deep. — Female: somewhat shorter than the body; femur twiee as long as deep. 



Flagellum. — Male (fig. 5g): Sliglitly more than two and a half times as long as deep, withoiil 

 artieulations. — Female (fig. öli): Between four times and four and a half times as long as deep, four- 

 jointed; seeond Joint about as long as third; terminal Joint mueh longer than the sum of the three olhers; 

 the longest seta a little more than ^i as long as flagellum. 



Measurements. — Body cf 3.5, 9 2.0 mm.; palps (f 1.7, 9 1-3 mm.; first legs cf 3.3, $ 2.9 

 mm.; fourth legs cf 2.7, $ 2.5 mm. 



Colour. — Very pale yellowish grey with a feeble greenish tone; the distal angles of fourth femora 

 red, last Joint of the palps reddish-yellow. 



Locality. — Kilimandjaro, Kibonoto, 1,350 ni. above the level of the sea. Among moulding leaves 

 in n farm with bananas. Six immature specimens. 



Remarks. — Among the eharaeters pointed out the shape of the femur of the palps, the relative 

 lengtli of llie c-law of the palps and the relative length of the joints in the female flagellum are certainly 

 to be found unaltercd in tlie adults. 



December 1909. 



Exi)lanation of the Figures. 



Plate i. 



Fig. 5. Schizomus montanus n. sp. 



Fig. 5a. Left pajp and first leg of an immature male, from the outer side; x 25. 

 » 5b. Distal part of the palp shown in fig. 5a; x 90. 



5c. Left palp of an immature female, from the outer side; x 4.5. 

 5d. Left fourth leg of an immature male, from the outer side; x 25. 

 » 5e. Foot of first left leg of an immature male, from the outer side; x 77. 

 ;: 5f. Foot of first left leg of an immature female, from the outer side; x 77. 

 » 5g. Posterior abdominal segments with flagellum of an immature male, from the 



left side; x 80. 

 » 5h. Posterior abdominal segments with flagellum of an immature female, from the 

 left side ; x 80. 



