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swollen ; distal fi\'c lonc;'cr, slender ; apical one jjointed. 

 Mask tapering- backwards to the hinge, and reaching 

 quite to the posterior edge of the insertion of the mid- 

 legs ; narrow at the hinge ; spoon-shaped ; covering the 

 face ; palpi triangular, serrated where the\' approach in 

 the mid-line ; free joint slender, pointed ; long hairs near 

 the outer margin of the palpi, and a row across the 

 body of the mask on the upper surface, in a line with 

 the insertion of the palpi ; front border produced into 

 an obtuse angle. Eyes small, prominent, conical, 

 situated at the fore corners of the head ; vertex rather 

 prominent ; a dark patch on each side between it and 

 the eyes. Occiput rather broad, rough, hind-margin a 

 little concave. P/vt/iorax rather narrow, collar-like, with 

 a raised rim behind, dark mid-dorsally. Tliorax with 

 oblique interrupted pale lines, separated b}' dark lines, 

 one of which extends to the sides of the pro- 

 thorax. Mcso-tlioi-acii spii-aclcs exposed. Witiff-cascs 

 6mm. long. ^-t-gs long and rather slender, hair)- ; 

 fore- and mid-tibiae and femora with two dark brown 

 bands, hind ones apparentl}' with one ; distal joint of 

 tarsi darker than the rest ; length of legs, first pair 

 15mm., mid- 1 8mm., hind- 22mm. Abdomen with three 

 elliptical paler patches on each side of upper surface 

 of segments 4 to 8 ; under-surface dull yellowish-green ; 

 segments fairh" equal, except the tenth, which is very 

 small ; hind-margin of ninth truncated. Lateral hooks 

 on segments 8 and 9 ; mid-dorsal stump)', recurved ones 

 on the hind-margin of segments 4 to 9, that on 9 being 

 very short — most of these are situated in a conspicuous 

 pale area. Aiurl appcNdagcs short, pointed ; upper one 

 .triangular, laterals cylindrical, inferiors a little longer than 



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