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Kraepeliii, K., Mitt, naturh. Miis. Hamburg, v. XXX, p. 175, 

 1913; Lychas bardoi rugulosus, Birulu, A., Keviie russe 

 d'Entom., v. XV, p. 57, 1915. 



Colour of body clear testaceous or ocliraceous yellow, va- 

 riegated with brownish black or fuscous patches, spots and 

 lines; carapace of the cephalothorax with ocular tubercle and 

 anteocular surface infuscate or blackish brown; the posterior 

 portion of carapace dark spotted; upper surface of the abdo- 

 men with three longitudinal fuscous bands, one of which is 

 median, the other two being situated laterally; sternal plates 

 of the lower surface of the abdomen palely testaceous with 

 blackish margins; the 5-th sternite spotted with black; upper 

 surface of the tail mostly pale, sometimes with a median fus- 

 cous patch on each joint; the sides and inferior surface with 

 fuscous, or black spots and lines; the 5-th caudal joint, ex- 

 cept the upper surface, uniformly fuscous; vesicle mostly fus- 

 cous, with traces of pale lines; humerus of the palpi yello- 

 wish, with a median fuscous band above; brachium infuscate 

 above and below; hand yellowish with fuscous digits; carapace 

 of the cephalothorax finely and closely granular throughout; 

 ocular tubercle smooth, or only sparsely granular, with smooth 

 superciliar crests; tergites granular throughout, with a me- 

 dian keel; sternites smooth, but not polished; the 5-th sternite 

 only at the sides sparsely granular, without keels, or only 

 with very weak median keels; tail thicker at the base than 

 at the apex; all the keels well developed and granular; all 

 the intercarinal spaces finely and closely granular; the first 

 caudal joint with ten keels, of which the inferior are weakly 

 developed; the 2-nd— 4-th joints with eight keels; superior 

 and superolateral keels very strongly developed on each joint, 

 with a large terminal tooth; the 5-th caudal joint with all 

 the keels well developed and granular throughout; this joint 

 above in the sulcus nearly smooth, at the sides and below 

 coarsely granular; vesicle very slender, smooth above, subse- 

 rially granular below, with a strong tooth beneath the aculeus; 

 brachium of palpi costate and very sparsely granular above, 

 smooth behind and below; hand rounded and almost smooth, 

 narrower than the brachium; legs granular and costate; pec- 

 tinal teeth 13—15 ($) or 16—17 (cT); total length about 36 mm. 



Distribution. In British East Africa occurs not quite 

 a typical form, which has been described above; this variety 



