of til e Family Phalangodidpe. 75 



Palp slender, its coxa is armed above with a rather h)ug 

 curved process. Trochanter ventrally witli a rather long- 

 process and a sliort tooth-like process. Femur armed below 

 with three spines, which are practically equal in lengtii ; the 

 spine whicli is usually present in this genus on tiie inner 

 side of tiie femur near the apical end is absent in this species. 

 Basal portion of spines of patella, tibia, and tarsus very much 

 shorter than they are in P. pictulus, Poc, P. taprohaniciis, 

 sp. n., &c., and tlie terminal part is generally very long and 

 slender. There are two spines on the inner side of the 

 patella, the one near the proximal end being much shorter 

 than the other; on the outer side there is a single long spine. 

 Three spines occur on the inner side of the tibia, but the one 

 which is placed nearest the proximal end is much shorter 

 than the other two ; this segment has two very long spines 

 on its outer side, and their bases are comparatively long for 

 this species, especially that of the proximal spine. Tarsus 

 not quite so strongly flattened ventrally as is usually the case 

 in the genus Podociis; it has two fine spines or bristles and 

 three shorter bristles on its inner side, and there are two long 

 fine spines or bristles on its outer side. On the upper surface 

 of the femur of the palp there are several granules, two pro- 

 cesses or granules, which are situated close to the proximal 

 end of the segment on its inner side, being more conspicuous 

 than the others. One or two inconspicuous granules are 

 sometimes also present on the upper surface of the patella 

 and tibia. 



Legs 2, 4, 3, 1. First leg very short, the others rather 

 long. On the dorsal surface of the coxa of the fourth leg- 

 there is a large upwardly directed process, resembling that 

 which is present in the same position in P. taprobanicusj 

 sp. n., and the coxa of the second leg has a very similar 

 process, but it is much smaller. Ventral surface of trochanter 

 of first leg furnished with 3-4 fairly large conical processes, 

 each of them bearing a fairly long seta. Femur of first leg 

 with only two or three obsolete granules on its upper surface; 

 below it has a longitudinal series of three conical processes, 

 the first one of which is placed close to the proximal end of 

 the segment ; each of them bears a seta, and they are smaller 

 than the processes of the ventral surface of the trochanter. 

 Tarsal segments 6, 12-14, 5, 5. Claws of posterior legs 

 apparently without any teeth. 



Colour. — Trunk and appendages rather dark brown, but 

 the trochanter of the first leg and the proximal end of its 

 femur are quite pale ; the tibia of the first leg has a pale 

 ring, and the femora, tibia?, and metatarsi of the other legs 



