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addilion to five basally placed sense-spots. The trochanter, which has a rather 

 short and distinct stalk, is IS longer than broad and distinctly narrower than the 

 femur; the anterior margin is beyond stalk gradually and moderately convex; the 

 posterior margin is just beyond the stalk abruptly and distinctly convex proxinially, 

 getting similarity to a ventral tubercle; the dorsal surface is distally produced 

 posteriorly, but we can scarcely speak about a posterior dorsal tubercle in a proper 

 sense. The femur, which has a short, but very well defined stalk, is 22 longer 

 than broad, as long as but narrower than the tibia ; anterior outline is beyond 

 stalk moderately convex and then concave; the posterior surface is beyond stalk 

 abru])tly convex and then moderately so. The tibia, which is about 3-3 times 

 longer than moderately long and well defined stalk, is about twice as long as 

 broad; the anterior outline is beyond deep notch almost circular; the posterior 

 margin is beyond the prominent condylus and a long, but both proximally and 

 distally well defined basal elevation distinctly convex. The hand, which is distinctlj' 

 longer than the tibia and 14 broader, is broader than the trochanter is long, 1-5 

 longer than broad, 13 longer than deep, and 1'4 longer than fingers, which are a 

 little shorter than hand is deep; the chela is 25 longer than broad; the lateral 

 outlines are in the first place just beyond stalk rather abruptly convex and then 

 moderately so, while the ventral, but especially the dorsal margins are very abruptly 

 convex and then almost straight. 



Legs. — The hairs of the legs are fairly long and slender, simple or with a 

 few distal teeth; a "tactile" hair is found anteriorly at the base of the tarsus of 

 the fourth pair of legs; terminal lateral hair of the tarsus is strongly curved. The 

 femur of the fourth pair is 26 longer than deep; the tarsus of the first pair of legs 

 is as long as the tibia and 5 times as long as broad, and the tarsus of the fourth 

 pair is 1'7 longer than the femur is deep. 



Colour. — The three proximal joints of the palps are light reddish brown, 

 and the hand and fingers are dark brown; the céphalothorax is pale brown and 

 the abdominal tergiles a little darker brown. 



Measurements. - Céphalothorax 1036 (0-840); abdomen 3-080 (1-260) mm. 



Palps: trochanter 0-588 (0-336); femur 0-8% (0-392); tibia 0-896 (0-448); hand 

 0-980 (0-644), depth 0-728; finger 0672 mm. 



Leg IV: femur 0868(0-334), trochantin 0-360; tibia 0-756(0-224); tarsus 0588 

 (0-140) mm. 



Variation. — The céphalothorax is broadest behind and has scarcely any 

 transverse median stripe; only the two first tergites of the abdomen are dejiressed 

 in the middle; the longitudinal grooves as well as ridge are less distinct; the l)asal 

 portion of the serrula is as usual and has an anterior almost triangular fiap on 

 the basal longer tooth. 



Material. — Of this species, which is easily characterized by the shape of 

 the (irst abdominal tergiles and the deep chelae of the palps, the I>anish Galathea 



