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together. Quadrilateral formed by the four median eyes 

 broader behind than in front, and the posterior breadth 

 exceeds its length. 



Chelicerae. — Elongated, a little dilated in the basal half, 

 projecting obliquely forwards. Fang strongly curved, reach- 

 ing backwards nearly half the length of the chelicera; on 

 each side of the fano-.o-roove there are two teeth, of which 

 the distal one is large, sharply pointed, and triangular, the 

 more proximal one small. 



Pedipalp of Male. — Both the patella and tibia carry a 

 strongly projecting process. That of the tibia, which is the 

 longer, is a tapering cylindrical process, strongly curved 

 backwards and ending in a point ; that of the patella ai'ises 

 from a broad base and is expanded over half of its length, 

 the expanded portion carrying a group of three bristles, 

 distally to which the process suddenly narrows and even- 

 tuall}^ ends in a claw-like hook. The tarsus is oval and 

 elongated, but not twice as long as broad ; the distal end of 

 the bulb is not far from the apex of the tarsus. Numerous 

 long, plumose, bristly hairs occur on the tarsus. 



Legs. — All the hairs, bristles, and spines which invest the 

 legs and the palps are finely plumose. None of the tarsi are 

 spined. The first metatarsus and tibia in the female are 

 quite without spines (in male specimen damaged). The 

 second metatarsus has a pair of long spines, near the apex, 

 and the third metatarsus has two pan-s of long spines below ; 

 the third and fourth tibige and fourth metatarsus are beset 

 with a number of long and strong spines. The hairs on the 

 legs are not very densely arranged. The paired tarsal claws 

 of the first leg in the male have nine teeth each, the more 

 basal teeth being minute ; the unpaired claw has two teeth, 

 but that of the female has only one. The unpaired claw of 

 the fourth leg of the male has three teeth, that of the female 

 only two. 



Labium. — About as broad as long; broadest near the 

 base and tapering gradually towards the anterior margin, 

 which is broadly rounded and carries four long bristles; it 



