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over distal two thirds of length; and metatarsus IV scopulate only 

 at apex. 



Female (type). — Length, 68 mm. 



Cephalothorax : length, 28 mm. ; width, 23 mm. 



fem. tib. +pat. met. tar. total 



Leg I 16.6 mm. 22.8 mm. 12 mm. 7 mm. 58.4 mm. 



Leg II 15.2 20.5 12 7 54.7 



Leg III 14 19 13 7.2 53.2 



Leg IV 16 22.5 18.7 8 65.2 



This species differs from P. cancerides (Latr.) and P. nesiotes, sp. 

 nov. and agrees with P. cautus (Auss.) in having plumose hairs on the 

 anterior surface of femur I. It is in some degree possible that the 

 present species may be P. cautus Ausserer; but unfortunately the 

 latter species was based upon males only, while of the present one 

 only the female is known so that comparison cannot be wholly satis- 

 factory, especially since the locality from which the type of P. cautus 

 came is wholly unknown. 



Phormictopus nesiotes,^ sp. nov. 

 Plate 4, fig. 8, 9. 



Tijpc.— M.C.Z. 80. &. Cuba: 1864. Mrs. Brown. 



Paratijpes — M. C. Z. 81. Two 9 9 • Cuba: 1864. Mrs. Brown. 



Integument of cephalothorax and legs dull dark chestnut. Pubes- 

 cence mostly a somewhat golden brown with some grey intermixed 

 this being more abundant ventrally on the femora especially. Legs 

 with the usual longitudinal lighter streaks on joints above, these 

 showing well on patellae and tibiae especially. 



Anterior row of eyes in dorsal view procurved; a line tangent to 

 anterior edges of median eyes passing well in front of middle of lateral 

 eyes. Anterior median eyes with diameter exceeding that ^ of the 

 laterals in about ratio 13: 11 ; their radius apart and closer to the later- 

 als. Posterior lateral eyes a little smaller than the anterior laterals, 

 from which they are separated by much less than their diameter. 

 Posterior median eyes elliptic; subcontiguous with the laterals which 

 are only slightly larger. 



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