P<ECILOTHRIA. 189 



e . Ground-colour of anterior legs sul- 

 phur-yellow ; femora of 3rd and 

 4th bluish grey. 



a 1 . Anterior femora without distinct 

 basal black patch beneath ; the 

 distal black stripe nearly as wide 



as the yellow basal area P. striata, p. 191. 



W. Anterior femora with distinct 

 basal black patch; distal black 

 stripe much narrower than yel- 

 low basal area. 



a*. Black bands on femora very 

 narrow, often absent on femur 



of 4th leg P.fasciata, p. 192. 



6 8 . Black bauds on femora broad, 

 very broad on femur of 3rd and 

 4th legs P. ornata, p. 192. 



174. Pcecilotheria rufilata, Pocock, Jour. Bom. N. H. Soc. xii, p. 746, 

 1899. 



tf . Colour a tolerably uniform greyish red above, only obscurely 

 mottled; lo\ver side of abdomen, sternum, coxae, and trochanters 

 velvety black ; femur of palp metallic black, with paler distal end ; 

 patella and tibia yellowish grey, furnished with long red bristles 

 beneath; 1st and 2nd legs with femora and tibiae black with 

 metallic reflections below, but ornamented at the base in front 

 with a large yellow patch, patellae yellowish brown ; 3rd and 4th 

 legs a tolerably uniform yellowish brown, clothed like the anterior 

 legs with long greyish or reddish bristles. 1st and 4th legs sub- 

 equal in length and about four times the length of the carapace. 

 Spine of palpal organ very strongly carinate. 



5 . 1st leg much longer than 4th and a little more than three 

 times as long as carapace, which slightly exceeds the patella and 

 tibia of the 4th. 



Measurements in mm. . Total length 60, carapace 30, 1st 

 leg 92, 4th leg 81. 



rf . Total length 32, carapace 17, 1st leg 70, 4th 70. 



Loc. Trivandrum in Travancore (Ferguson). 



175. Pcecilotheria metallica, Pocock, A. M. N. H. (7) iii.p. 93, pi. vii, 

 fig. 3, 1899. 



2 . Colour of upper side of body much as in P. subfusca (p. 190), 

 but the central pale area on the carapace broader, pale band on 

 abdomen less clearly defined ; upper side of legs and palpi not 

 transversely banded ; under side of limbs entirely dark brown, with 

 metallic blue reflections on the anterior pair, and an orange-yellow 

 spot on the base of the tibiae of the legs. 1st and 4th legs about 

 twice and a fourth as long as carapace, which is a little longer 

 than patella and tibia of 2nd and of 4th legs. 



Measurements in mm. Total length 52, carapace 23'5, 1st leg 65, 

 2nd 59, 3rd 52, 4th 64. 



Loc. S. India : Gooty (Carter). 



