Uii a neiv Species of ihe Genus AIi'j»as. I !).> 



frontonasal broader thin loii^, forming a broad .suture witli 

 the rostral and with the frontal ; priefrontals small ; four 

 supraoculars ; seven supraeiliaries ; frontoparietals distinct, 

 much lari^er than the interparietal, behind which the parietals 

 form a suture; a pair of nuchals ; third and fourth uppi-r 

 labials under the eye. Ear-opening small, with six inter- 

 locking pointed lobules within the meatus, three pointing 

 downwards and three pointing upwards. 22 subequal smootli 

 scales round the body. A pair of feebly enlarged prajanals. 

 Fore limb, stretched forwards, reaching the ear; hind limb 

 half as long as the distance between axilla and groin. Digits 

 short; 12 smooth lamelhe uu ler the fourth toe. Tail rather 

 thick, once and two thirds the length of head and body. 

 Brown above, yellowish beneath ; sides dotted with black. 



inillim. 



Total leu.'th 167 



Head 11 



Width of head 7 



Body 4y 



Fore limb lU 



Hind limb 16 



Tail 107 



A single specimen from the foot of Mount Kenia. Pre- 

 sented to the British Museum by Lord Delamere. 



XXII, — On a new Species of the Genus Alepas (A. Lankesteri), 

 jroin the Collection of the British Museum. By A. 

 Gruvel, Charg^ de Cours a la I'aculte des Sciences de 

 Bordeaux. 



[Plate VIII.] 



DiAONOSiB. — Capitulum swollen laterally, covered with a 

 thick transparent cuticle, without plates. Oritice slightly 

 tubular and jjrojecting. No crests on the median dorsal 

 line, but a slight continuous ridge extending from the orifice 

 to the peduncle. 



'i he peduncle is nearly as long as the capitulum, without 

 visible ornamentation, with the exception ot irregular trans- 

 verse folds. 



Mandibles with four teeth. Inner branch of the 5th and 

 6th jKiirs of cirri atrophied and unequal. 



Distribution. — West Indies, Mona Channel, 814 fathoms. 

 Collected by Captain Cole. British Museum Collectio:i. 



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