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anteriorly, on the lower surface ; length If -2 times that of the tarsus. 

 Tarsus and metatarsus III with numerous spines and stout bristles, 

 metatarsus 2i times the length of the tarsus. Tarsus IV similar to 

 III ; metatarsus with spines and bristles anteriorly on the lower 

 surface ; length about 2f times that of the tarsus. Patella III with 

 2 spiuules on the anterior surface ; remaining patellae apparently 

 spineless. 



Abdomen. As in ^ . 



Vulva. See fig. 6 A. 



Measurements. Carapace $ 1'8, < 2'1 mm. ; total length $ 3'8, 

 $ 5'5 mm. 



DIORES POWERI, 11. sp. (Plate XXIX, fig. MA-D). 



Specimens. 2 9 ? (No. B 3040, Types), Kimberley (Bro. J. H. 

 Power, 2/17). 



Colour. Carapace and legs golden-brown ; abdomen violet-black 

 above, Avith central line of whitish spots faint and separate anteriorly, 

 plainer and coalescing posteriorly ; surface bearing sparse short hairs, 

 especially along the central line ; under surface almost white, entrance 

 to lung-pockets brown and chitinous. Sternum and coxae lighter than 

 carapace. 



Cephalothorax. Broad posteriorly, narrower and parallel- sided 

 anteriorly ; cephalic portion fairly well raised above the thoracic ; 

 median stria long, surface smooth with slight radiate iufuscations. 



Eyes. Seen from above the anterior row is slightly procurved ; the 

 posterior row is approximately as wide as the anterior row and strongly 

 procurved (fig. 14 c). Anterior medians very large, circular and 

 prominent ; less than J a diameter apart and almost touching the 

 laterals, the latter being slightly oval and much smaller than the 

 medians. Posterior medians circular, 2-2 1 diameters apart and 

 1 diameter behind the anterior medians ; nearer to laterals than to 

 each other. Laterals oval, subequal to and nearly touching the 

 anterior laterals. 



Clypeus. Very deep, slightly sloping forward, and bearing bristles 

 below the ocular tubercle. The latter is dark around the anterior 

 median and lateral eyes, with a slight infuscation extending down the 

 centre of the clypeus, and then broadening out along the anterior 

 border of the carapace. 



Chelicera. Very stout, tapering to a blunt point, and flat on the 

 inner, contiguous surfaces. Fang very short and broad basally ; 

 fang groove nearly as wide as long and muticous ; posterior border 

 with a slight keel (fig. 14 A-B). 



