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flaLjclIum of his specimen difleis coiisiclerablj in shape from 

 that of the real Cr.cyrus, however, and is much more like 

 the Hagellum of d'. tripoUtanus, sp. n. Although very closely 

 allied both to G. cyrus and O. tripolitanua, I think that 

 Hirula's species should be regarded as distinct, and 1 propose 

 the new specific name hiruJ<e for it. 



Genus Othoes, Hirst. 



This genus can be easily distinguished from Galeodes by 

 the much greater length of the terminal part of the claws of 

 the posterior legs. Moreover, the ventral surface of the tibia 

 and metatarsus of the palp is only furnished with fine hairs, 

 spines and strong bristles being entirely absent. Owing to 

 the similarity in the length of their appendages and of the 

 coloiation of the palp the species of this genus present a 

 considerable superficial resemblance to those of Galeodopsis 

 (subgen. of Galeodes), but they differ from them in a number 

 of very important structural characters. The stigmata of the 

 second and third abdominal segments are pectinate above 

 and the basal portion of the claws is hairy in Othoes, as in 

 all other Galeodidje. 



Othoes vittatus, sp. n. 



Colour. — Head- plate brown, with a yellowish central 

 streak; ocular tubercle black, but it has a pale narrow line 

 in the middle. Dorsal surface of thoracic segments and the 

 tergites of the abdomen deep brown ; the sides and ventral 

 surface of the abdomen yellow. Chelicera marked above with 

 three rather narrow brown stripes. Palp very similar in 

 coloration to that of 0. jloxoeri^ the tibia and metatarsus 

 being black and the tarsus also rather strongly infuscated. 

 Legs yellowish. 



The difference in structure between this new species and 

 O.foiceri is not very great. The following is a comparison 

 between them : — 



Armature of chelicera almost exactly as in O.floioeri, the 

 only difference being that a minute tooth is present between 

 the two distal teeth in the new species. 



Palp resembling that of 0. Jloiceri very closelj both in 

 stiucture and proportions. 



Legs. — Tarsi of legs o£ second pair armed with the same 

 number of spines as in O.Jloweri, and the tarsal armature of 

 the legs of the fourth pair is also exactly similar in these 

 two species. Tarsus of third leg with | 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 I 2 I 



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