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round, only slightly larger than laterals ; about A a diameter from 

 each other and slightly less from the laterals ; posterior row seen from 

 above more procurved and slightly wider than the anterior row. 

 Medians subequal to laterals, about H diameters apart and slightly 

 less from the laterals, and a little less than a diameter behind the 

 anterior medians. Posterior laterals round, nearly touching the 

 anterior laterals, and equal to them in size ; fig. 13 A. 



Chelicera as in fig. 13 E. Inner border of apex with one spinule ; 

 outer border bearing stout bristles. 



Pedipalps with anterior scopular patch on inner surface of tarsus; 

 bristles on under surface very fine. Tarsal claw strongly toothed, as 

 in Zodarion (Sim). 



Legs. Tarsi with no scopulae ; tarsus of 1st leg with no fascicle, 

 claws short and toothed ; metatarsus only slightly longer and slightly 

 stouter ; femur with 3 spines down centre of dorsal surface ; rest of 

 leg with no spines. Tarsus of 2nd leg with 8 pairs of short spines on 

 the under surface and with one or two short fascicular hairs distally ; 

 metatarsus about f as long again as the tarsus and bearing 2 apical 

 and 3 pairs of other spines on the under surface, together with a few 

 bristles ; patella bearing two spinules and 1 spine on the inner upper 

 surface ; femur with 3-4 spines dorsally down the centre. Tarsus of 

 3rd leg short and also with paired spines on under surface ; metatarsus 

 about If times its length, and with 2 apical and 6-7 other spines on 

 the under surface ; patella with 3 spinules on the anterior upper 

 surface and 1 distally on posterior upper side ; femora of 3rd and 4th 

 legs also spined dorsally. Tarsus of 4th leg with very numerous 

 short spines on the under surface ; metatarsus long, slender, over 

 twice the length of the tarsus and sparsely spined save at the apex, 

 which bears numerous spines ; patella with 3 spiuules on the anterior 

 surface and 1-2 on the posterior surface. 



Vulva. As in fig. 13 B, the lower lip-like portion projects at right 

 angles to the rest of the surface. 



Abdomen. With small chitinous tracheal opening on ventral surface 

 immediately anterior to the spinners and with traces of anterior 

 openings level with the lung pockets (cf. D. salisbu-ryensis, n. sp.). 



<$ . Colour. Carapace pale golden-brown, with small granule-like 

 spots, giving a mottled appearance ; legs pale golden-brown ; tarsi 

 lighter than the metatarsi ; dorsal scutum of abdomen darker bi'own, 

 with considerable mottled infuscation ; sides and inner portion of 

 abdomen slightly ridged, and densely mottled to just above the 

 spinners with purple-black infuscatious ; under surface of abdomen 

 pale ; sternum, coxae, etc., pale testaceous. 



