BY W. J. RAINBOW. 523 



and also with his figure,* convinced me there could be little doubt 

 as to the correctness of my determination. 



4. Leptodrassus insulanus, sp.nov. 



(Plate xxviii., figs. 1, la.) 



(J. Cephalothorax 3 -3 mm. long, 2-4 mm. wide; abdomen 4* 4 mm. 

 long, 2 '2 mm. wide. 



Cephalothorax obovate, longer than wide, arched, mahogany- 

 brown, moderately pubescent. Pars cei^halica strongly arched, 

 normal grooves distinct. Pars thoracica broad, arched, radial 

 and median longitudinal grooves distinct. 



Eyes in three series of 2, 4, 2. The median anterior pair are 

 very much the largest of the group, and are separated from each 

 other by less than half their individual diameter; posterior median 

 pair are separated from their anterior neighbours by a space equal 

 to once their individual diameter, and from each other by about 

 one and one-half diameters; lateral eyes oblique, oval, and nearly 

 contiguous. 



Legs concolorous with cephalothorax, long, slender, moderately 

 hairy, and armed with long, strong spines. Relative lengths 1, 

 4,2,3. 



Palpi long, similar in colour and armature to legs; copulatory 

 organ as in figure. 



Falces concolorous with cephalothorax, hairy, arched. 



Maxillm concolorous, long, arched, apices inclining inwards. 



Labium concolorous also, short, not much longer than broad, 

 truncated. 



Sternum somewhat paler in colour than the foregoing, shield- 

 shaped, arched. 



Abdomen oblong-ovate, arched, mo^derately overhanging base of 

 cephalothorax, pubescent ; superior surface and sides dirty 

 yellowish-brown, inferior surface yellowish. 



Log. — Malekula, New Hebrides. 



• Loc. cit., p. 355, fig. 323. 



