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are each marked near llie distal end with a pale ring, but tlie 

 ring of the femur of the second may be indistinct or absent ; 

 the extreme distal end of the metatarsi and the entire length 

 of the tarsi of all the legs exce])t the second pair are pale. 



Measurements in mm. — Lengtii of trunk of largest specimen 

 4*25, of scutum 3'5. (A smaller specimen lias the scutum 

 2-75 mm. long and the fourth leg l.o'O mm. in length.) 



Material. — Four examples collected by Prof. Arthur 

 VVilley in New Britain (now known as Neu-Pommern) in 

 the year 1897. I think that one of these specimens is an 

 adult male. 



Genus Baramia, nov. 

 The shape of the femur of the palp is the distinguishing 

 feature of this new genus, which otherwise closely resembles 

 Vodoctis, Thor., in structure. 



Baramia vorax, sp. n. (PK I. figs. Q^Q a, & h.) 

 Dorsal surface convex. Scutum about as long as the tibia 

 of the third leg, considerably shorter than the tibia of tlie 

 fourth and slightly less than half the length of that of the 

 second. Transverse grooves five in number. There are 

 seven conspicuous thorns on the surface (not including the 

 three which are present on the ocular tubercle). The first 

 pair of thorns is situated in the middle of the second abdo- 

 minal area, and they are of considerable length. Those of 

 the second pair are a little longer than those of the first, and 

 they are placed in the middle of the fourth abdominal area of 

 the scutum. There are three thorns on the fifth abdominal 

 area, a long one being present in the middle and a compara- 

 tively short one on each side of it. A number of granules, 

 each of which is furnished with a tiny hair, are also present 

 on the surface of the scutum. On each side, near the ante- 

 rior margin, there is a series of about six granules, the two 

 outer ones being the largest ; tliis series is joined to the 

 ocuhir tubercle by a little arch-like structure, on the summit 

 of whicli there is a little granule. The remaining granules of 

 the cephalothoracic part are not distributed in a very regular 

 manner, but those on the abdominal part of the scutum, 

 although not numerous, are arranged in transverse series; 

 tlie series on the last abdominal area is composed of more 

 numerous granules than the others, however. There is also 

 a longitudinal series of granules on each side of the scutum. 

 The ocular tubercle presents much resemblance to that of the 

 species of Podoctis. It is situated quite close to the anterior 



