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equal to more than half facial space ; pars thoracica depressedly 

 convex, exhibits a very observable circular fovea on each lateral 

 slope ; striae fairly marked ; profile-contour rises moderately 

 to verge of occiput, from thence dips abruptly into caput 

 groove, slopes to petiole at an angle of 40°. 



Four central eyes large, placed on dark rings, form a quad- 

 rilateral figure ; anterior pair dark, about one-third larger than 

 hind-pair ; posited rather closer to each other than they are 

 to dorsal eyes — an interval about equal to space separating 

 the latter pair ; anterior row strongly recurved ; posterior line 

 sensibly so, distributed at nearly equal distances ; the lesser 

 interval which divides the centrals surpasses an eye's diameter 

 by one-half; laterals as large as centre -eyes of hind row, 

 seated on a low, dark eminence, contiguous. 



Falces yellow-brown ; conical, slender, vertical. 



Maxilla, orange-yellow, passing into a darker tone at base ; 

 transversely rugose ; spathulate, curve over labium, which 

 has a similar shade ; semicircular, truncated, width some- 

 what exceeds length. 



Sternum chestnut-brown ; cordate ; strongly rugose ; pro- 

 jects coarse yellowish hairs. 



Legs yellowish-orange ; more or less pronounced annula- 

 tions of a purple-brown shade at articulation of joints ; hairs 

 yellowish, sparse ; few slender bristles. Legs do not differ 

 much in length or strength. 



Palpi shade darker than legs, armature similar. 



Abdomen large, projects well over base of cephalothorax ; 

 of a rather quadrate form ; dorsal aspect aplanate, plainly 

 divergent to posterior incline ; each corner of the trapezoidal 

 dorsum projects a strong tubercle — hind-pair long, stout, coni- 

 cal, round-pointed, directed backwards and outwards ; fore- 

 pair about one-third shorter, equally stout, project outwards, 

 inclined forwards ; two similar but much smaller tubercular 

 prominences occur on each lateral slope ; posterior pair form 

 a transverse line with the hind superior tubercles, and the 

 fore-pair are placed midway between the latter and the ante- 

 rior protuberances ; integument very closely pitted with well- 

 defined, deep fovea? ; projecting from within are short, golden 

 hairs ; nine dark, impressed spots enclose a subcircular space 

 on dorsum ; similar dots occur in lines round the somewhat 

 abrupt sides ; ground-colour pale brownish-yellow, suffused 

 and clouded with lake-brown ; latter shade approximating 

 to a deeper tone on posterior half ; moderately spotted and 

 streaked with the yellowish hue ; a short, creamy-coloured 

 stripe curves round base. Vulva represents a simple, trans- 

 verse, narrow, fuscous, lip-like projection. 



An immature female, apparently of the same species, was 

 contained in Caj)t. T. Broun' s collection from the Hunua, 



