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Eyes. Anterior row procurved ; medians large and about a radius 

 apart ; laterals oval, only slightly larger and less than a medians 

 radius from latter. Posterior medians smaller than posterior laterals 

 and touching them. 



Spinners. About -J of the sternum in length ; apical joint longer 

 than sub-apical. 



Labi u m about 3 times as wide as long, and muticous. Coxae of 

 pedipalps with a basal patch of about 30 teeth. Chelicerae with 7 

 teeth 011 inner side, and one large denticle in groove. Posterior 

 sternal sigilla long, oval, fairly deeply impressed, and about their 

 own long diameter from margin. 



Pedipalps. Femur with a spine anteriorly on each side of upper 





FIG. 8. Hermacha purcdli, n. sp. Left pedipalp, inner side. 



surface. Patella with one spine anteriorly on inner surface. Tibia 

 with 4 strong spines on inner surface and 3 on outer, and with a few 

 stout setose hairs on under surface ; tarsus unspined. Tibia hollowed 

 on under side anteriorly ; bulb large and swollen ; process slightly 

 curved down and out, flattened dorso-ventrally and tending to be 

 spatulate at its extremity (Text-fig. 8) . 



Legs. Metatarsus I with distal ->- stouter, and curved downwards 

 and slightly outwards. Metatarsus II slightly curved, III and IV 

 straight ; I and II paler distally. 



ScnpuJntion. Tarsi I and II with scopulae undivided; III with 

 narrow dividing line of long setae ; IV Avith a very broad dividing 

 line of strong setae. Metatarsus I scopulate over distal -i, II over 

 distal f ; III with scopular hairs on distal |, IV with setose hairs. 



Spines. Tarsi I, II, and III unspiued ; IV with 0-1 spines on 

 anterior side distally. Metatarsus I with 1 small apical and 1-2 



