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Palpi yellow-brown, suffused with a darker hue ; short ; 

 the radial joint stronger and longer than the cubital, and 

 expanding at its fore extremity ; a long, straight, slender 

 tapering spine at the fore extremity on the upper side of the 

 cubital, and another not quite so long near the fore extremity 

 on the upper side of the radial joint. These spines are 

 straight or slightly curved. The digital joint is of moderate 

 size, and the palpal organs are well developed and rather 

 complicated ; the precise form and position of the processes 

 can only be understood from the figure 13. 



The falces are long, strong, slightly divergent at their 

 extremity but not projecting, and are of a dark black-brown 

 colour. The maxillce, labium, and sternum are normal, and 

 similar in colour to the falces. 



The Abdomen is oblong-oval ; black ; thinly furnished with 

 short, fine hairs ; and apparently without markings, or if any, 

 only slight traces of a longitudinal pale whitish broken line 

 or stripe on each side. 



This fine species, which I believe to be undescribed, was sent 

 to me in a collection of spiders from near Lichfield, by Mr. 

 Lancelot Carr in 1911. 



? Maro persimilis, sp.n. 



Adult female, length 1 18th of an inch (2-3 line). 



Cephalothorax considerably longer than broad, rounded at 

 its fore extremity ; its profile slightly convex at the caput, 

 with a slight dip to the thoracic junction, and the hinder slope 

 is long, moderately steep, and with a slight dip at its upper 

 end ; the clypeus is equal in height to half that of the facial 

 space. Colour dull brownish yellow ; the normal grooves and 

 indentations are marked by dusky yellow-brown converging 

 lines ; marginal line brown. 



Eyes of moderate size ; on black spots in two transverse 

 rows forming a semi-circle, whose convexity is directed 

 forwards- ; the very slight convexity of the hinder row is 



