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Pc(////iY/^.s'. Femur and patella well clad in black hairs ; former 

 with a spine on outer and inner sides apically ; latter with spine-like 

 hairs and 1 weak spine on upper apical surface. 



Tibia with "2 spines anteriorly above and 2 posteriorly below on outer 

 side; on inner side, 2 spines anteriorly above and 3 anteriorly below; 

 1 spine posteriorly below ; on upper and under surfaces, no spines 

 (1 apparently on anterior under surface included in side spines). 

 Spines black and stout. 



/ 'nl /ml nrijiin. Process of bulb black, stout, compressed laterally, 

 slightly spatulate at end, and curving out and up (Text-fig. 7). 



Li'ij*. Metatarsus I bent as in H. curvipes. Metatarsi II, III, 

 and IV straight. Tarsi slightly curved upwards in centime except on 1st 



FIG. 7. Hcrmnclui nigrispinosiis, n. sp. Ki^lit pedipalp, outer side. 



leg. Tarsi entirely scopulate. Metatarsus 1 scopulate on anterior half. 

 Metatarsus II scopulate on anterior I ; remaining -'- with sparse 

 scopular hairs. Metatarsus III scopulate on distal ]. Metatarsus IV 

 with a few scopular hairs distally. 



Spines, Tibiae and metatarsi fairly heavily armed with strong- 

 black spines and clothed in stout black hair, often setiform. 



Metatarsus I spineless. Metatarsus II with 1 median and ] pos- 

 terior spine on inner surface and with 2 spines posteriorly on outer 

 side of under surface. Tibia I with no spines above, 2 on inner side 

 posteriorly, none on outer side ; 1 stout apical spur-like spine, 2 median 

 and 2 posterior spines on outer under surfii.ce and 2 spines on inner 

 under surface posteriorly. 



Patella I with 1 anterior and 1 posterior spine on inner surface. 



Patella II with 3 anterior spines on inner surface. 



