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central ;\iiil marginal band of ^rey j)ul)escence, the former 

 constricted behind capnt, attennate behind central stria, ex- 

 tcndin<; iVoni oeidar area to posterior niaririn. Sliuul lers of 

 posterior portion of carapace with triaM;;iilar ilark blotch on 

 each side. Sternnni, let^s, and mandibles dark inaho:^any- 

 brown. Lefi;s clothetl with j^rey pubescence. Abdomen grey, 

 with shoulders, two tine dorsal basal lines, and double series 

 of 3-4 spots sooty brown. V(;nlral surface sooty i)laclc, 

 with two short central pale 'lines immediately behind the 

 geidfal foramen, and two long pale lines, closer to the margins 

 of the black area, extending from the genital foramen to the 

 s])iiniers. 



Femora anil tibia; of iii. and iv. with scarcely any indi- 

 cation of dusky annulations. Tibia3 i. and ii., iii. and iv. 

 uniforndy grey, with conspicuous white bands. 



$ . — Colour. Tiie same as tiiat of tlie male, except tliat the 

 central band on carapace consists of rufous-grey pubescLMice. 



d. — btructure. Carapace distinctly gibbous bcliiu I and 

 abrui)tly inclined to posterior )nargin. Sternum lunger than 

 broad. Labial plate more than lialf tlie length (if maxilla, 

 longer than broad. JMaxilke attenuate at base, outer margin' 

 nearly straight or concave ; apex broail, rounded on outside, 

 obliquely truncate on iinier side. Fang-groove with 4 and 3 

 denticles on inferior and superior margin respectively. Legs 

 iv. longer than legs i. Carapace longer than patella + tibia 

 iii. l*at. + tib. i. = iv. E(jes. Second row straight ; straight; 

 line touching posterior margins of laterals ))as3es through 

 centre of centrals. Ocular quadrangle broader than long, 

 narrower in front; anteriors much (|) smaller; j^osteriors 

 less than I diameter apart ; anteriors less than 1 diameter 

 apart. Anteriur laterals oval, nearly one diameter from 

 posterior centrals (in female quite one diameter). Posterior 

 laterals scarcely larger than anterior centrals. Clypeus less 

 than one diameter of anterior centrals. 



Lcijs. Femora i., ii., iii., iv. with 10-11 spines above. 

 Patelke i., ii., iii., iv. with one spine on each side. Tibia) i. 

 and ii. witli 5 pairs of spines beneath (including apical 

 pair) ; 1 — 1 lateral, basal, spines on each side ; 1 — I — 1 tlorsal 

 spines. Protarsi i. and ii. with 3 pairs of spines beneath, 

 1 — 1 lateral basal spines on each side. Tibiie iii. and iv. 

 with 3 pairs of spines beneath, 1 — 1 lateral, on each side, 

 and 1 — 1 — 1 dorsal spines. Protarsus iii. with 3 pair spines 

 beneath, 1 — I — 1 lateral, 1 — 1 dorsal spines; iv. with nume- 

 rous spines irregularly arranged. Tarsi and protarsi i. and ii. 

 slightly scopulate, iii. and iv. not scopulate. Tarsal 

 claws 2. 



