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testaceous lines on upper surface, with a round pale yellow spot on 

 either side anteriorly. Under surface testaceous in colour, ornamented 

 as in I. (Thelcchoris) JcarscJii, but region between marks on inner 

 margin of lower lung pockets and down to spinners is speckled black, 

 the flecks assuming the form of 3 horizontal lines, the lower one 

 touching the base of the anterior spinners. Abdomen clothed with 

 long foxy-brown hairs, long dorsally, shorter ventrally. 



Spinners also clothed with long hairs. Superior spinners unfor- 

 tunately have the last joint missing; length of remainder is about 

 5 mm ; basal joint equals ^ length of sternum and is slightly longer 

 than the penultimate segment of superior spinners. 



SlrniHiit. Rich orange-red in colour, clothed with long dark hairs; 

 as broad as long and with 3 small sigilla on each side, level with 

 hind margins of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd coxae, and about their own lengths 

 from margin. Coxae light yellowish-brown and clothed with longish 

 dark hairs. 



Lain it in muticous, very much broader than long, and with light- 

 coloured apex. Coxae of pedipalps slightly darker than leg coxae and 

 with area of numerous denticles. 



Chelicerae same colour as central carapace, clothed with long fairly 

 stiff hairs, curving over apex ; no rastellum ; both margins of groove 

 with teeth; 5-b' on inner, anterior ones being the larger, and 8-9 on 

 outer margin, with '2 two smaller inner teeth between 7th and 8th 

 teeth. 



Legs pale yellowish-brown, with faint olivaceous tinge towards 

 tarsi; long and clothed with long and fairly stiff hairs (often some- 

 what spine-like), and faintly banded in appearance. No scopulae on 

 the metatarsi ; tarsi scopulate to base and with dividing lines of setae, 

 which are most distinct on 3rd and 4th tarsi ; 3rd and 4th metatarsi 

 fairly heavily spinet! . Tibia of 1st leg with , small outward and 

 upwardly curving spur on outer apex. 



Pedipalps. Tarsus long, tapering to tip, and with 5-6 spines down 

 each under side towards apex ; swelling at base for attachment of 

 palpal organ; latter somewhat heart-shaped, indented and tapering 

 suddenly to a fine style which grows almost hair-like towards apex, 

 and is slightly curved inwards and upwards, as in Text-fig. 10. 

 Tarsus with 5-G spines down each under side at apex. 



Measurements. Chelicerae to end of abdomen 17 mm. ; carapace 

 length and breadth, G 5 mm. ; sternum, length and breadth, 3' mm. ; 

 4th leg 23 mm., 3rd, 21'8 mm., 2nd, 21 mm., 1st, 19 mm. long. The 

 order 4, 3, 2, 1 is also in agreement with Ausserer's character for 

 Ischnothele. 



