230 LAELAPS VERSTEEGII. 



in the male. There is no ventral shield (compare fig. 11 

 with fig. 2), but the hairs which stand on the male ventral 

 shield are present. The hairs on the venter are not less in 

 number (compared with the male), and occupy the same 

 area, but are placed less regular. 



Epistome like in the male; the dorsal part of the capi- 

 tulum, however, is somewhat longer than in the male. 

 Anterior transparent portion like in the male (see 

 fig. 3). 



Mandibles (fig. 12) short, twice longer than the capitu- 

 lum ; trochanterofemur short; tibiotarsale three times longer 

 and articulated with trochanterofemur with a condylus 

 in the middle of the inner side. Chelae (fig. 13) short and 

 strong, as long as the trochanterofemur (fig. 12), with 

 demarcation between pars tibialis and pars basitarsalis 

 (fig. 13-|-). Curious is the fact, that the tibial sense-hair 

 is not situated on the outside, nor on the dorsal side, but 

 on the inner side (fig. 12). It is lancet-shaped (fig. 14). 

 Upper jaw (pars basitarsalis) (fig. 13) with 3 canines, of 

 which the two hinder ones are small and triangular; very 

 long sense-hair, planted in a little thimble-shaped pit; 

 small triangular canine, somewhat directed backward, 

 and transparent blade like molar, which is rounded ante- 

 riorly. Lower jaw (telotarsus) with two incisors, of which 

 the hinder one is small and triangular, and a small trian- 

 gular canine , somewhat directed backward ; no molar. 

 Pulvillus: a row of about 10 transparent hairs. 



Maxillae. Underside of capitulum (fig. 15) with median 

 depression, in which six transverse rows of three minute 

 triangular pins each; with the usual 4 pairs of hairs; with 

 pedunculate horns; peduncles wide, triangular; hairs I far 

 forward; hairs II and III on the base of the peduncle; 

 horns strong, dark; inner malae divided into two slips; inner 

 slip long, lingua-shaped, with extremely minute hairs and 

 fringe; outer slip transparent, anteriorly rounded. Lingua 

 like in the male (see fig. 7). Falpi like in the male (see 

 figs. 3 and 8). 



Notes from Ihe Leyden Museum, Vol. XXIV. 



