of the Genus Vtejovis. 395 



developed and granular, with a few large granules above 

 and below, smooth on its upper and posterior surfaces ; hand 

 entirely smooth, without crests, punctured, hand-back about 

 three quarters the length of the movable digit, which has 7 

 teeth on the inner row. 



Legs with trochanteres and femora finely granular exter- 

 nally ; patellse weakly granular also. 



Sterna quite smooth, punctured. 



Pectines with 16-17 teeth. 



Measurements of type. — Total length 45 millim. ; length of 

 carapace 5*5, tail 25. 



(J. — Smaller than female; more coarsely granular; lower 

 side of fourth caudal segment more distinctly granular poste- 

 riorly, and the sides of the fourth and fifth caudal segments 

 finely granular. 



Hand subcostate above, but not granular. 



Pectines lai'ger, with 17-18 teeth. 



Measurements in millimetres. — Total length 36 ; length of 

 carapace 4'5, tail 23. 



Log. Amula in Guerrero, Mexico (//. H. Smith). 



VcBJovis nigropictus^ sp. n. 



Colour much as in variegatus^ the tergites marked with 

 four black bands, one on each side close to the middle line 

 and one close up to the margin, leaving a wide yellow space 

 between ; tail mostly pale, the keels of the lower surface 

 nigro-lineate ; legs and palpi pale. 



Lower surface of fifth caudal segment more coarsely and 

 less closely granular than in variegatus. 



Pectinal teeth 17-18. 



hoc. Jalisco, Mexico [Schumann). 



Vcejovis hilineatuSj sp. n. 



Colour a uniform yellowish red ; carapace variegated ; 

 terga with a large black patch on each side of the middle 

 line, forming a pair of black stripes. 



Closely allied to V. variegatus in having the inferior caudal 

 keels absent and infero-lateral scarcely visible and entirely 

 smooth ; the hand smooth, punctured, without crests j 

 brachium also scarcely crested. 



Pectinal teeth 15. 



Measurements in millimetres. — Total length 25 ; length of 

 carapace 4, tail 15. 



Loc. San Diego, Texas [Wm. Taylor). 



