— 11 — 



the base and extends beyond the middle. — The legs are long, but 

 rather thick; only the femora of the two last pairs provided with lon- 

 gitudinal rows of minute spine or teeth ; the femora of the two first 

 pairs are provided with a row of hairs. 



Colour. — The cephalothorax is reddish brown with some of the 

 depressed grooves, as well as the hindmost margins of the two tho- 

 racic tergites darker; the ocular tubercle is black; almost the whole 

 cephalotorax with the exception of the ocular tubercle is covered 

 with a jellowish waxy struff. The scutum is blackish brown; the 

 column is chocolate; but the two colours blend into each other. Sides 

 of the scutum partly covered with the same waxy stufi' as the cepha- 

 lothorax. The ventral surface seems to be blackish; but this colour 

 is not visible, as a thin layer of a white stuff is found everywhere. 

 The antennae and palps are dark brown ; the former appear more 

 polished. The legs are lighter brown. 



Measureraent. — Femur I = 11,5, femur II = 23, fem. Ili = 10,5, 

 fem. IV = 15 mm.; leg. I > 47, leg. II = 80,leg. Ili = 45, leg. IV > 50 mm. 

 The second joint of the antennae 1,5 mm. The body 7 mm. long, 

 4,5 mm. broad and 7 mm. high, measured from top of the column. 



Variation. — The other specimen, examined, differs in some re- 

 spects. The column is comparatively shorter and thicker, though in 

 a very slight degree ; it is less widened out towards the top and its 

 tubercles are smaller. The granulation of the scutum is better mar- 

 ked. The colour of the body is somewhat darker. The number of 

 the teeth, which are placed along inner margin of the tarsus of the 

 palp fewer, namely only 15 (fìg. 2. p. 12). 



Material. — I have examined two males from Mt. Penrissen (Sa- 

 rawak). 



Kemarks. — This species seems to be very nearly related to M. 

 columnaris Thor. (2. p. 722); the main differences are found in the 

 granulation, colouring and covering of the cephalothorax. 



