140 Mr. S. Hirst on some 



of the fourth leg, but these setae are much more slender 

 than the coxal spurs. 



Length of body •24 mm. ; its width '375 mm. 



IJab. Several specimens found under ventral scales of a 

 gecko [Hemidactylus gleadowi) from Upper Sind. 



Geckobia papuana, sp. n. 



$ . — Body much wider than long. Dorsum furnished with 

 numerous hairs. At the anterior end there are two groups, 

 each consisting of six stout plumose hairs, which are not very 

 long. Behind them there are numerous very short, pointed, 

 plumose hairs. Hairs at sides and hinder end of body of 

 moderate length, slender, and not distinctly plumose. Hairs 

 of posterior tuft long. Eyes present, but very minute and 

 inconspicuous. Hairs on venter numerous. Anteriorly 

 there is a number of very short plumose hairs or spinules. 

 The rest of the lower surface is densely furnished with 

 hairs, which are shaped rather like long narrow spear-heads, 

 being flattened dorso-ventrally and having the point long 

 and narrow. Last pair of legs greatly swollen, the anterior 

 pairs comparatively slender. CoxcC armed with stout spurs, 

 which are curved and plumose ; two spurs are present on 

 the second coxa, two on the third, and three on the fourth. 

 There is also a spur on the trochanter and femur of the 

 fourth leg, that on the femur being placed on a large 

 protuberance. 



Length of body "34 mm. ; its width '5 mm. 



Hab. Specimens found under ventral scales of a gecko 

 {Gymnodactylus loidsiadensis) from German New Guinea. 



Geckobia malayana^ sp. n. 



? . — Closely allied to G. papuana, sp. n. Body much 

 wider than long. Dorsum furnished with numerous hairs. 

 Two groups, each consisting of five rather stout plumose 

 hairs, which are not long, are situated at the anterior end of 

 the body, and they are followed posteriorly at a short interval 

 by a pair of similar hairs. Numerous very short plumose 

 hairs, which are pointed, are present in the middle area 

 of the dorsal surface. Hairs at sides and joosterior end 

 long, slender, and apparently not plumose. There is a 

 minute but distinct eye on the outer side of the group 

 of stout plumose hairs. Hairs of the posterior tuft very 

 long and slender. Venter with numerous hairs. Imme- 

 diately behind the coxae there is a band of very short 



