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extend from base to middle of claw. Inferior claw fine, 

 rather sharply bent ; two small teeth. Abdomen obovate, sub- 

 deplanate. 



Lsestrygones albiceres, sp. nov. 



Fern. — Ceph.-th., long, 1-6 ; broad, 1-2. Abd., long, 2-5; 

 broad, 1-9. Legs, 4, 2, 1, 3. Fourth, second, and first pairs 

 about 4-5-4:-4; third, 3-5 mm. 



Cephalo thorax light yellow-brown, two blackish stripes run 

 in almost parallel lines from apex of falces to verge of thoracic 

 incline, from thence converge to petiolum ; a lightly-pencilled 

 band borders the lateral margins. Hairs very sparse, coarse. 

 Ovate, slightly constricted beyond coxse of first legs ; viewed 

 from above the ocular eminence and clypeus are seen to project 

 well forwards ; latter subquadrate, as wide as second row of 

 eyes ; depth equal to space occupied by first row, less diame- 

 ter of an eye ; profile-line ascends from petiolum at an angle 

 of 80 degrees, moderately inclined and arched to first row of 

 eyes ; dip more abrupt across clypeus. 



Anterior row of eyes straight, darkish, encircled by fuscous 

 rings, divided from each other by a space rather exceeding 

 their own breadth, and from eyes of third row by nearly an 

 equal interval ; about one-third size of latter pair ; eyes of 

 second line about one-third smaller than fore pair, stained 

 with lake ; seated obliquely on a blackish-lake collar ; plainly 

 more than their own diameter from eyes of third line ; dorsal 

 pair have the bright-amber colour of eyes of third row, scarcely 

 equal them in size ; posited obliquely, widely apart on verge 

 of caput. 



Falces yellowish, medial stripe dusky ; conical, base stout, 

 length equals the intervening space between dorsal eyes ; 

 strongly inclined towards maxilla ; project from inner side, 

 near base, a long, strong bristle. 



MaxillcB pale-fulvous, clouded ; length rather exceeds 

 breadth ; dilated, truncated, angles rounded, inclined towards 

 each other. 



Labium resembles maxillae both in colour and form ; less 

 than one-half their length ; perceptibly emarginate. 



Sternum pale-fulvous, lightly clouded with slate-colour; 

 shield-shape, small compared with well-developed coxae. 



Legs brownish-yellow ; somewhat sparingly furnished with 

 hairs ; spines rather numerous. 



Palpi colour and armature of legs. 



Abdomen broad ovate ; fairly well furnished with white 

 hairs. Light brownish-yellow, lightly clouded with olive-green ; 

 flecked with rather large, whitish, lobate spots. Corpus vulva 

 yellowish-orange ; form may be best described as bearing a 

 strong resemblance to the under-aspect of a horse's foot ; 



