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wliite apical band wliicli Tliorell states to be present in that 

 species. 



JSote. — The specimens on which the description of this new 

 species is based probably are immature, and I think that 

 S. gaJeatiis, Thor., is also described from an immature speci- 

 men ; botii seem to be quite distinct species, however. 



Systenocentrus confucianus, sp. n. 



Dorsal surface of body very finely granular; in addition 

 to the very minute grannies, several indistinct transverse 

 rows of obsolete but rather larger granules are also present, 

 and on the abdominal part of the dorsal surface one of these 

 rows is usnaliy ph-xced in a line with eacli of the laige central 

 spines ; the middle of the front of the ceplialothoracic area is 

 rather high, and is furnished witli a group of conical tubercles 

 (very similar to those which are present in the same position 

 in some of the species of the genus Egtenus). Ocular tubercle 

 low ; although obsolete, the median groove can still be 

 distinguished, but it is very shallow and indistinct ; on either 

 side of it a few very minute granules are present. Close to 

 the posterior margin of the dorsal surface and in a line with 

 the five large spines a conical granule is present. 



Palp resembling that of S.japoniciis, sp. n., rather closely 

 in structure, but the patella without any process. 



Legs. — Several distinct denticles are present at tlie apex 

 of the upper surface of the femora and patella, and a denticle 

 is present on either side at the apex of thetibi^; femora 

 sparsely furnished with obsolete granules and short hairs, 

 and the distal segments with numerous fine short hairs. 



[No mention is made in this description of the armature of 

 the basal segments of the limbs.] 



Total length 6 mm. 



Colour. — Body black; proximal segments of the leo-s 

 (including the femora and patellae) blackish, their tibise 

 brownish ; metatarsi and tarsi paler brown. Chelicera 

 blackish. Palp with all the segments dark except the tarsus, 

 which is rather light brown, but slightly darkened at the tip. 



Material. — A single dry specimen from Taipaishan, Shensi 

 Province, China; presented by the lion. Walter Rothschild. 



Genus SlTALCES. 



In S. akiyamce, sp. n., and S. indicus, sp. n., the palp is 

 armed with fairly strong spines of the usual Epedanid type, 

 and Dr. W. Sorensen's figures of S. tgpus, W. 8., S. horridus, 

 W. S., and S, nwrda.1', W. S., show that the spines borne by 



