of ilia Familij Phalaiigodldio. 75 



Palp slender, its coxa is armed above vvitii a rather loiio- 

 curved process. Trochanter ventrally witli a rather long- 

 process and a short tooth-like process. Femur armed below 

 with three spines, which are practically equal in length ; the 

 spine which is usually })resent in tiiis genus on the inner 

 side of the femur near the a])ical end is absent in this species, 

 liasal portion of spines of patelhij tibia, and tarsus very inucli 

 shorter than they are in P. pic(uh(s, Poc, P. taprobuuicus, 

 sp. n., &c., and tlie terminal part is generally very long and 

 slender. There are two spines on the inner side of the 

 ])atella, the one near the proximal end being much shorter 

 than the other; on the outer side there is a single long spine. 

 Three spines occur on the inner side of the tibia, but the one 

 which is placed nearest the proximal end is much shorter 

 than the other two ; this segment has two very long spines 

 on its outer side, and their bases are comparatively long for 

 this species, especially that of the proximal spine. Tarsus 

 not quite so strongly flattened ventrally as is usually the case 

 in the genus Podoctis; it has two fine spines or bristles and 

 three shorter bristles on its inner side, and there are two long- 

 fine spines or bristles on its outer side. On the upper surface 

 of the femur of the pal|) there are several granules, two pro- 

 cesses or granules, which are situated close to the proximal 

 end of the segment on its inner side, being more conspicuous 

 than the others. One or two inconspicuous granules are 

 sometimes also present on the upper surface of the patella 

 and tibia. 



Legs 2, 4:, 3, 1. First leg very short, the others rather 

 long. On the dorsal surface of the coxa of the fourth leg 

 there is a large u[)wardly directed process, resembling that 

 which is present in the same position in P. taprobanicus^ 

 sp. n., and the coxa of the second leg has a very similar 

 process, but it is much smaller. Ventral surface of tiochanter 

 of first leg furnished with 3-4 fairly large conical processes, 

 each of them bearing a fairly long seta. Femur of first leg- 

 with only two or three obsolete granules on its upper surface; 

 below it has a longitudinal series of three conical processes, 

 the first one of which is placed close to the proximal end of 

 the segment ; each of them bears a seta, and they are smaller 

 than the processes of the ventral surface of the troclianter. 

 Tarsal segments 6, 12-14, 5, 5. Claws of posterior legs 

 apparently without any teeth. 



Colour. — Trunk and appendages rather dark brown, but 

 the trochanter of the first leg and the pioximal end of its 

 femur are quite pale ; the lil^ia of the first leg has a pale 

 ring, and the femora, tibia?, and metatarsi of the other legs 



