588 WEST AFRICAN INSECTA AND ARACHNIDA RILEY. 



2. Cydrela brunnea, iiov. spec. Femalo. Fij^s. 2it-<l. 



Cephalutlionix long. .").."> iiiillinicters; broad, in the middlo, 4.3; abdomen long, 6.5 

 inillinieters. 



Leg I. Femur, 3.8; patella and tibia, 4.2; metatarsu.s, 2..''); tarsus, 2; total, 12.5 

 niillinu'ters. 



I.fg II. Fcmnr, 3.4; patella and tibia 3.7; metatarsus, 2.2; tarsu.s, l.fi; total, 10.9 

 niillimeters. 



Leg III. Femur, 3.3; patella and til)ia, 3. (>; metatarsus 2.7; tarsus, 1.3; total, 10.9 

 millimeters. 



Leg IV. Femur, 3.8; patellaand tibia, 4.5; mt^tatarsus, 3.5; tarsus, 2.8; total, 14.6 

 millimeters. 



Palpi femur, 3.1 long, 1.5 thiek; patella and tibia, long 2.8, thick 1.3; Tarsus, 

 long 1.5. 



Cepliax, troplii, sternum and legs shining dark reddish brown, the tibia', meta- 

 tarsi and tarsi a little lighter; abdomen * brown, with some spot-s, all parts sparsely 

 covered with yellowish hairs. 



Oephalothorax oval, p. cephal. impressed at the sides, attenuated and globulate in 

 front; high, declining moderately from the center to the front and the back, but 

 steeply sloping transversely; median fossa short and very distinct, clypeus high 

 and somewhat projecting. 



The two anterior eyes contiguous, a little smaller than tho.se of the middle row, 

 which are the largest of all and separated from each other by a space which hardly 

 equals their diameter; the smaller posterior ME are the same distance apart from 

 the eyes of the second row as these are from the eyes of the tirst row ; they are sep- 

 arated from each other by their diameter; the two lateral eyes of the third row stand 

 farther back than the median eyes, and form a recurved line; clypeus higher than 

 the space between the eyes of the tirst and the second rows. 



Mandibles stout, attenuating toward the tip and directed slightly backward. 

 Maxilla' subtriangular, much broader than high, surrounding the labium and nearly 

 meeting each other in front of the latter, drawn out externally for the insertion of 

 the jialpi. Labium obhmg ovate and nearly twice as high as it is broad. Sternum 

 sinuate in front, posteriorly, slightly pointed, with swellings opposite the coxie, 

 not higher than broad, and Hat. Palpi nearly three times as stout as the legs; 

 femoral joint clavate at apex, tibial joint at the inner side with a row of short 

 blunt spines; tarsus terminating into a long strong tooth and armed at the sides 

 with double rows of similar spines. 



Legs slender, hairy, all joints but the femora with numerous short spines on the 

 superior surface and longer ones beneath, which are particularly numerous at the 

 distal ends of tibia- and metatarsi. — Congo. 



3. Cydrela maculata, nov. spec. Female. Fig. 3<j-6. 



Cephalothorax long, 4 millimeters; broad in the middle, 2.2; abdomen long, 4 — 

 broad, 3. 



Leg I. Femur, 2; patellaand tibia. 3; metatarsus, 1.6; total, 7.8 millimeters. 



Leg II. Femur, 1.6; patella and tibia, 2; metatarsus, 1.3; total, 5.7 millimeters. 



Leg III. Femur, 1.8; patella and tibia, 2; metatarsus, 1.5; total, 6.3 millimeters. 



Leg IV. Femur, 2.4; patella and tibia, 2.4; metatarsus, 2; total, 8 millimeters. 



Cephalothorax, mouth parts, sternum, palpi, and legs dark brown ; coxa^ lighter 

 colored, alidomen brownish with two round yellowish spots closely together at the 

 base of the dorsum, and two or three short, transverse, recurved lines of the same 

 color above the spinnerets; at the under side the basal regi<m and the spinnerets 

 are light brown. 



* Tlje :il)(loiiieii is so iniuh sliriveleil tliat it is iiiiiiossibli' to dt'tenuiue its form or color. 



