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declivity ; ocular area very hairy, and between the middle and 

 front row of eyes in the same plane with the clypeus. 



Front row of eyes slightly curved upwards, and about as 

 wide as the middle row, the eyes of nearly equal size, and 

 posited at almost equal distances from one another ; the eyes of 

 the middle row the largest, more distant from each other than 

 from the fore-laterals and nearer to each other than to those of 

 the posterior row ; the latter are posited behind black tubercles. 



Falces convex towards the base and sloping backwards 

 towards the extremities ; on the posterior side of the groove 



3 teeth with a fleshy prominence between the lowermost tooth 

 and the base of the claw, on the anterior side 2 teeth ; the teeth 

 nearest the claw are the largest, and those furthest from it 

 the shortest ; claw stout at the base, and moderately bent. 



Maxilla convex, narrowest at the base, gradually increasing 

 in width towards the fore extremity, more or less hollowed 

 within to accommodate the lip, rounded on the outside, and 

 slightly truncate on the inside in front, where there is the usual 

 fringe. Labium convex, constricted at the base, widest towards 

 the middle, and truncate in front. 



Sternum slightly convex, oblong-cordate, strongly pointed 

 posteriorly, glossy, and hairy. 



Abdomen somewhat oblong, narrowest at the base, not so 

 wide as the cephalothorax ; spinners inconspicuous. 



The tarsi of all the legs are without spines ; the metatarsi 

 and tibia? of 3 and 4 have spines above and below, those of 1 

 and 2 below and at the sides only, (tibia? of 1 and 2 with 2, 2, 2 

 below) ; the patella? of 1 and 2 have no spines, and those of 3 and 



4 have them above only. The spines at the fore extremity of the 

 metatarsi of 3 and 4 are arranged in a ring round the joint. On 

 the anterior side at the base the coxal joint is dark-brown, testa- 

 ceous, and jagged. Tarsal claws 3, the two superior toothed at 

 the basal balf, the inferior one without teeth and strongly bent 

 down, and concealed by a tuft of hair. 



Humeral joint of palpi about as long as cubital + radial, 

 stronger at the fore extremity than elsewhere, and longer than 

 digital joint ; radial joint longer than cubital ; all the joints 

 sparsely spinous above and at the sides ; on the humeral joint 

 1, 1, 1, 4, or 1, 1, 4 spines ; claw toothed and moderately bent 

 from the teeth forward. 



Vulva brown, forming in outline a narrow transverse ellipse, 

 posterior margin highest in the middle and more rounded than 

 the anterior margin, the latter consisting of two ear-shaped costa? 

 with a wide and deep depression between them ; the vulvular 

 concavity divided into two fovea?, one on each side, separated by 

 a very low gently sloping septum. 



Mas. — Colour and pubescence like those of the female ; body 

 as long as and legs longer than the female's ; cephalothorax 



