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the body is black-brown, with a yellowish area in front of the 

 epigyne : two longitudinal oval spots of yellow lie each side half- 

 way between the epigyne and the spinnerets. 



The Cephalothorax is shorter than patella cum tibia IV. and 

 half mm. longer than broad. It is rounded at the sides and 

 rather broad in front. The cephalic part is distinctly raised away 

 from the thoracic and alone covered with hair. The four middle 

 eyes and side pairs on moderately high prominences. 



The four middle Eyes form a trapezium, broadest in front, the 

 rear pair being one and a half diameters from each other and 

 from the front pair, which are in diameter one and a half of the 

 rear. They are their diameter apart. Seen from above both 

 front and rear side eyes, which touch one another, are in a 

 recurved line with the rear middle. The clypeus equals the 

 diameter of the front middle eyes. 



The Mandibles are conical, knee-formed, longer than patella L, 

 and thicker than femur I. 



The Maxillae are as long as broad, straight in front. Lip less 

 than half their length, broader than long, running to a point in 

 front. 



The Sternum is heart-shaped, with three prominences down 

 each side. It is thinly covered with hair at the sides, but bare 

 along a median longitudinal stripe. 



The Abdomen, rounded in front, where it is broadest, is not 

 much longer than broad. It narrows to the rear end, where it is 

 also rounded off. 



The Le^s are moderately tine, the shanks curved outwards on 

 upper side. Bare longitudinal stripes on the tibiae are clearly 

 defined. The spines are stout. 



