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black, and covered with dark hairs ; legs, palpi and sternal surface reddish brown, the hairs 
greyish-black; abdomen covered with blackish grey hairs, speckled with yellow at the sides. 
Carapace longer than broad, its length a little exceeding the length of the tibia 
of the first leg; rather higher than in venatoria and broader in front, the width above the 
base of the mandibles greater than half the length, and a little excelling the length of the 
patella of the 224 Jeg. 
Legs 2, 1, 4, 3, the 1% and 4% nearly equal; shorter than in venatoria; the second 
leg less than four times the length of the carapace; spine-armature as in venatoria, but the 
spine on the posterior side of the four patellae is smaller and there is a distinet spine on 
the upper side of the 4 tibia; protarsus of 3:4 leg scopulate to the proximal pair of 
spines ; tarsus and distal end of protarsus of 4% also weakly scopulate. 
Vulva built on same plan as in the rest of the genus; the lateral striate selerites 
widely separated from each other by the median piece, the apex of which, however, does 
not project so far posteriorly as the apices of the lateral pieces. 
Measurements in millimetres. Total length 22, length of carapace 10.5, 
width 9.5, width at base of mandibles 5.8, length of abdomen 11.5, length of 1 * leg 38, 
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Locality. Baram River in Borneo (Kükenthal); Sarawak (C. Hose). 
The above description is taken from an adult 2 obtained at Sarawak by-Mr. C. Hose. 
The Baram specimen is a little smaller, but except for the absence of the superior spine on 
the 4% tibia, appears to be almost identical. 
This species might be expected to be identical with FH. odtusa Thorell (Ann. Mus. 
Genova, XXXI, p. 34, 1892) from Sarawak; but judging from Thorell’s description the 
differences between the two are many and important. Firstly the adult female of obtusa is 
only 14'/g mm in length; secondly, the first leg is only 3 times the length of the carapace, 
aud the patellae are without spines, the protarsus of the 3:4 leg is scopulate only at the 
apex and the tarsus and protarsus of the 4 leg are not scopulate; lastly, the colour seems 
to be different, there being no mention of the posterior yellow band on the carapace etc. 
Meteropoda kuekenthali sp. n. 
Pl. XXV, fig. 19. 
Colour. Carapace clothed with greyish-brown hairs; elypeus black; posterior sloped 
portion marked with a bright yellow transverse band emphasised above and below by a black stripe 
