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metatarsus I whereas in C. medius it is longer. It is undoubtedly 

 close to the form identified by Pocock as C. venatorius Linne ( = 

 bartholomei Latr.); but I am unable to satisfy myself from the de- 

 scriptions as to the identity of the species had by Linne or Latreille 

 since there now appear to be a number of closely related species on 

 the Antilles agreeing equally well with the original accounts. 



Cyrtopholis pelus/ sp. nov. 

 Plate 2, fig. 8-10. 



Type — M.C.Z. 20. d". W. I.: St. Thomas. Hassler Exped. 



Parahjpe.— M. C. Z. 21. c^. \Y. I.: St. Thomas. Hassler 

 Exped. 



Paratypes.— M. C. Z. 22. Two 9 9. W. I.: St. Thomas. 

 Hassler Exped. ' 



The integument of the cephalothorax and appendages is blackish 

 as in the preceding species. The pubescence on the carapace is a 

 much darker brown than in that species but has similarly a distinctly 

 golden lustre. The pubescence of the legs above in general is very 

 dark so that the longitudinal grey stripes appear very sharply defined 

 and conspicuous in consequence; legs paler beneath and with the 

 usual grey fringe across ends of joints above; bristles short, numerous, 

 dark reddish brown. Abdomen with the velvety black spot above as 

 in the related species. 



Eye-tubercle sharply limited and strongl;^" elevated, convex. Eye- 

 area wider than long in ratio 21 :10. A line tangent to the anterior 

 margins of the anterior median eyes passes through the anterior third 

 of the lateral eyes. Anterior median eyes with diameter a little larger 

 than the long diameter of the laterals (ratio 14:13); their radius or less 

 apart and nearly as close to the laterals. Posterior lateral eyes much 

 smaller than the anterior laterals (ratio of long diameters about 2:5), 

 from which they are separated by their own diameter. Posterior 

 median eyes fully as large as the laterals. A line tangent to the 

 caudal edges of the two posterior eyes on each side touching or inter- 

 secting the anterior median eye of the opposite side. 



Stridulating spines of trochanter I numerous and densely arranged; 

 clearly more numerous than in C. annectans and also much more 



• TreXos, dark colored. 



