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of the genus Hadronyclie but conforms more to tliat as described by 

 Hogg.^^ There are three tarwal claws, each of wliich, including the 

 inferior, are well developed. The spinneiets also differ from the Atiaceee, 

 the fii'st joint of the superior pair being longer than t,he second, but not 

 longer tlian the second and third combined. Taking these seveial points 

 into considei'ation, we consider the onl}^ place whei-e the form now 

 under consideration can be placed is after the group Poikilomorphiae, of 

 Rainbow. 



Genus Anepsiada,22 gen. vov. 



CepJialothorax. — Pam cephalica raised and rounded as in Hadronyclie, 

 L. Koch ; ocular urea broader than long, not I'aised ; clyiieus narrow. 

 Pars thoracica uneven, ladial grooves distinct; thoracic fovea deep, pro- 

 curved. Eyes. — Distributed over two rows of four each, the front row 

 being slightly procurved, and the rear recurved. Legs. — Short, not 

 strong, tarsi armed with three claws, no scopulse present ; relative lengths : 

 4, 1, 2, 3. Palpi. — Short, not strong. Falces. — Moderately projected ; 

 inner and outer ridges of each falx aimed with teeth, in addition to 

 which there is an intermediate row. Maxillce. — Short, spined, base not 

 excavated, apex of inner angle terminating obtusely. Lahium. — Short, 

 broader than long, free, surface bespined. Sternum. — Broad, shield- 

 shaped, anterior angle curved well round the tip, and terminating on 

 each side in an acuminate point ; sigilla marginal, posterior pair large. 

 Spinnerets — Short ; the superior pair have the first joint longer than the 

 second, but not longer than the second and third combined. 



Anepsiada ventricosa, sp. nov. 



(PI. xxiv., fig. 120.) 



9. Cephalothorax, 48 mm. long, 4 mm. broad ; abdomen, 83 mm. 

 long, 5*6 mm. broad. 



Cephalothorax. — Obovate, shining, yellow-brown, broadest near front 

 pair of legs. Pars cephalica high, ascending, truncated in front, deeply 

 impressed on each side near the base, thoracic groove distinct; ocular area 

 broader than long, not raised ; clypeus narrow. Pars thoracica broad, 

 uneven, retreating, radial grooves profound ; thoracic fovea deep, pro- 

 curved. Eyes. — Distributed over two rows of four each, the front row 

 being slightly procurved, and the rear recurved ; both rows close 

 together; front lateral eyes largest of the group, elliptical, and poised 

 obliquely; anterior medians round and separated from each other by 

 a space equal to that of one-half their own individual diameter, and each 

 again fi'om its lateral neighbour by about half that space ; rear lateral 

 eyes elliptical also and obliquely poised ; anterior intei'mediates smallest 

 of the group, widely separated, each just touching the ring of its outer 

 neighbour (PI. xxiv., fig. 120). Legs. — Not long, moderately strong, 

 concolorous with cephalothorax, hairy, but displaying naked areas ; each 



21 Hogg— Proc. Zool. Soc, 1901, p. 274. 

 ■^^ avei^idSr], a female cousin. 



