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sloping from base to front, which is produced, and, viewed 

 laterally, snout-like. Thoracic segments are larger than the 

 abdominal, which latter taper gradually to anus. Compara- 

 tive size of segments twice the width of length ; viewed 

 laterally, about the same width as length. 



Structure, lateral (under 1 in. objective) : Head roughly 

 striated ; several dorsal and lateral hairs on lobes ; the latter 

 are not hemispherical, but rather square at sides and front. 

 Antennae have broad basal joints, with a longer joint terminated 

 by a long bristle. The outer maxillary palpus resembles the 

 antennas, except having no bristle. Spinneret long and slender. 

 Prothorax : Dorsal plate covers about one-third of lateral 

 area of segment and has one anterior dorsal, one anterior 

 lateral hair, and two hairs, one above other, on posterior 

 area of plate. Below the posterior area of the plate is the 

 spiracle ; anterior to the spiracle is a large tubercle with two 

 ('? three) hairs ; below is a tubercle without hairs, and a large 

 subventral tubercle with two hairs above the legs (in my 

 figure there are three hairs on this tubercle). 



Mesothorax : Dorsal plate small at anterior area, produced 

 laterally at posterior ; on dorso- anterior area two hairs (one 

 above other). Below the plate is a curious curved tubercle 

 with two hairs (one above other), a large posterior tubercle 

 with one hair, and a small tubercle with one hair, a small 

 tubercle (posterior) without hairs, and a large subventral 

 anterior tubercle with one hair (in my figure there are two 

 hairs on the tubercle) ; a small anterior subventral tubercle 

 with one hair is sometimes present. 



Post-thorax as mesothorax, except the small anterior sub- 

 ventral tubercle is not present. On each pro-, meso-, post- 

 thoracic intersegmental membrane is a single dorso -lateral 

 tubercle, apparently without hairs. The three thoracic seg- 

 ments have legs, each of which has hairs above the joints. 

 The meso- and post- thoracic 'segments have no spiracles. 

 1st abdominal segment without feet ; anterior trapezoidal 

 dorsal and large, with one hair ; posterior trapezoidal tubercle 

 elongate laterally, with one hair situate at the lateral extre- 

 mity. Below the anterior trapezoidal is a large inverted 

 heart-shaped tubercle with one hair in centre (supraspiracular 

 tubercle) ; within the curve of the supraspiracular is a minute 

 pale (apparently functionless) spiracle ; below are two anterior, 

 two posterior tubercles, each with one hair, and a large sub- 

 ventral tubercle with two hairs. 2 corresponds. 3, 4, 5, 6 

 have abdominal feet, and correspond as to position of the 

 tubercles, the subventral tubercle, with two hairs, being at 

 base of the_ abdominal feet. 7, the subventral tubercle has 

 only one hair. 8, the posterior trapezoidals are less remote ; 

 supraspiracular is horse-shoe shaped (with one hair in centre), 



