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Homolophus, gen. nov. 



Quite prominent spines upon the cephalothorax and eye-tubercle, and 

 with transverse rows on the abdomen. Legs thicker than usual, the 

 anterior femora being much thicker than the eye-tubercle is wide, almost 

 as thick as the basal joint of the mandibles ; femur L, is a little longer 

 than the width of the body, tibiae without false articulations. The fifth 

 joint of palpus is not quite as long as the third and fourth together.. 

 This genus is related to Phalangium, but the last joint of palpus is 

 shorter, and the legs are shorter and stouter. 

 Homolophus arctiats, n. sp. 



Length, 6.4 mm. ; femur I., 4.2 mm. 



Colour — Cephalothorax yellow-brown, black in the middle behind ; 

 dorsum of abdomen black ; legs dark red-brown, yellow at extreme base 

 of the femora and on the trochanters ; venter brown. Eye-tubercle with 

 two rows of a few spines ; cephalothorax with scattered spines, arranged 

 much as in Phalangium cinereum ; abdomen with six transverse rows of 

 similar spines ; posterior angles of the cephalothorax projecting and 

 rounded with a few prominent spines. Legs stout, very spiny, having a 

 few more prominent spines at tips of femora, patellae and tibiae ; second 

 pair of legs lost. 



Commander Island, Siberia. Collection of Dr. Geo. Marx. 



Liobunini. 



This tribe includes the more typical and common members of the 

 sub-family. 

 Globipes, gen. nov. 



The principal character of this genus is the enlarged femora and 

 tibiae of legs I. and III., the eye-tubercle is low and with a few spines, 

 legs short, but femur II. is longer than the body and more than twice as 

 long as femur I. Metatarsus I. without false articulations. The palpi 

 are normal. 



Globipes spimilatus, n. sp. 



Length, 3.5 mm. ; femur I., 1 mm. 



Colour, brown or reddish-brown, tip of abdomen more gray, dorsum 

 somewhat mottled with brown, coxa? yellowish, trochanters and base of 

 femora yellowish, remainder of femora, patellae and tibiae reddish, metatarsi 

 yellowish, tarsi a little darker, palpi pale, tips of mandibles black. The 

 female has two median white spots near the tip of the abdomen. The 



