Mello-Leitao.— A new solth-american solfugid 



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thau the dorsal. The flagellum of the male is long, ta- 

 perin^ aud reaches the top of the dorsal finger of chelice- 

 rae. Metatarsus of palpi with uumerous long aud short 

 setae intermingled aboye and beneath. First legs Avithout 

 claws. Tarsi of legs I to III only oue-jointed; tarsi IV two- 

 jointed: all tarsi with long paired spines beneath Avhich 

 project out laterally. Metatarsus of legs II and III Avith 

 a series of three long slender spines above in dorso-caudal 

 position and two lateral (Fig. 24, c). TarsusIY six or more 



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Fig. 24. — Gaucha fasciata: «, Finíjer.s of chelae showing the teeth. 

 /*, Animal in dorsal viewx2. — í", Terminal joint of leg III. 



times as long as thick and distal joint of fémur IV more 



malleoli 



than five times longer than high. Píate sf ectal 



abdominal seg 



almost two times as wide as high. Last 



ment semi-circular, the anus 

 slit. 



Genotype: 



a symmetrical vertical 



Gaucha fasciata, sp. nov. 



cf — 15 mm. 



Chelicerae and cephalic lobes oí cephalothorax 



brown concolor. 



The free thoracic segments as the ab- 



