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tibiae, and distal part of femora (also observable on the tarsus and 

 metatarsus of the pedipalps). 



Head-plate with some longer and shorter, fine, notched setae above 

 but not densely clothed with minute cylindrical bristles ; the surface 

 moderately convex, the hinder portion inclined and not rising per- 

 pendicularly ; head-plate and thickened portion of chelicerse together 

 oval in outline and distinctly longer than broad. 



Chelicerce with fine notched bristles. Dorsal finger strongly late- 

 rally compressed, forming a vertical lamina, except quite at the base ; 

 the upper edge rising convexly from the base ; the lower edge con- 

 cave just before the middle ; apical fang small, curved downwards, 

 followed by a series of 6 small teeth, the 2 distal ones on a prominent 

 convex edge ; the seventh tooth large, followed by 2 large outer and 

 a couple of very long inner teeth. Ventral finger longer than the 

 dorsal one, with the usual 3 teeth. Flagellum small and incon- 



FIG. 4. Melanoblossia braunsi, n. sp. A, right chelicera of cf from outer side ; 

 B, dorsal finger of right chelicera from inner side more highly magnified to show 

 the flagellum, /. 



spicuous, being merely a straight, hairy, pallid rod, resembling one 

 of the series of hairy setae placed immediately below it (see fig. IB) 

 on the inner side of the dorsal finger above the space between the 

 two large basal teeth. 



Pedipalps clothed, but not densely, with long and short notched 

 bristles, some of those on the under side, especially of the tibia, 

 stouter and longer. 



Abdomen with blackish brown or black setae and hairs ; second 

 segment with a group composed of a pair of long, narrow, clavate, 

 brownish, acutely pointed, fleshy hair-structures on each side on 

 ventral surface ; genital sclerites forming a long, narrow, spindle- 

 shaped area, exceeding half the sternite in length. 



Immature 5 5 . First 4-5 segments of abdomen as in $ or more 

 yellowish, especially in younger specimens, posterior segments dark 

 brown ; under side of abdomen yellowish. In young specimens the 



