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Coxal armature strong. 



Male gonopods of medium size (about 1.97 mm. in telopodite arc 

 length and 1.9 mm. in arc width); curving dorsomesiad, then dorso- 

 cephalad in a continuous arc, terminal plate directed almost directly 

 laterad; a large thin terminal plate on distal end of telopodite, plate 

 with a small, subterminal, toothed solenomerite; precingular portion 

 of telopodite much longer than postcingular portion. Prefemoral spine 

 moderately long, heavy. 



Color somewhat faded, holot3^pe indicates a trimaculate pattern, 

 paratype indicates a bimaculate pattern, and allotype indicates a 

 banded pattern. Whether this degree of color variation is typical 

 is unknown. 



Type locality: 3 miles southwest of Vansant, Buchanan County, 

 Va. Known only from the type locality. 



Type specimens: Collected by K. L. Hoffman and W. B. Newman, 

 July 1, 1951. Male holotype, male paratype, and female allotype 

 in the U. S. National Museum. 



Discussion: Brachoria laminata is another new species which fits 

 into the group connecting Brachoria and Tucoria. The distal portion 

 of the telopodite is rather Tucoria-like but the prefemoral spine is 

 large and strong. 



This species resembles calceata in many respects, while calceata in 

 turn resembles kentuckiana. It is possible that the three are only 

 subspecifically distinct. It seems best to keep them separate at 

 present, however, inasmuch as so little is known of their ranges and 

 no intergrades have as yet been found. 



The name refers to the terminal plate of the telopodite of the male 

 gonopod. 



Brachoria ligula, new species 



Figure 7d-f 



Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other species of the genus by 

 the rather broad flat form of the telopodite of the gonopod and the 

 shape of the solenomerite. 



Description: Length of male holotype, 41 mm.; width, 10.5 mm.; 

 length of male paratype, 40 mm.; width, 10.5 mm.; length of female 

 allotype, 45 mm.; width, 11 mm. 



Collum shape very much like that described for laminata; no 

 paranotal swellings present; strong ridges along proximal portions of 

 cephalic margins of paranota; ends of paranota rounded. 



Paranotal swellings absent from 2d segment of holotype, present 

 in paratype and allotj'-pe, present on succeeding segments in all speci- 

 mens. Paranota of 2d segment and all succeeding midbody segments, 

 includmg the 9th, rounded. 



