On. some new African Spiders, 315 



XLVI. — Some neio African Spiders. 

 By R, L PococK. 



Fam. AviculariidaB. 



Genus ScODRA, Becker. 



Scodra Batesii, sp. n. 



(J . — Colour of the upper and underside of ceplialotliorax 

 and abdomen and of underside of legs and palpi like that of 

 6". brachypoda and griseipes, there being a large blackish 

 patch at the distal end of the femur, two, divided by the con- 

 verging white stripes, on the patella, a single undivided median 

 stripe on the proximal half of the tibia, one on the protarsus 

 and on the tarsus, all these spots being of equal intensity, 

 whereas in S. brachypoda and griseipes the protarsal and 

 tarsal spots are much deeper than the others. 



Carapace slightly longer than femur of first, slightly 

 shorter than that of fourth leg, as long us patella + f the tibia of 

 the palp, also as tibia + tarsus of palp ; slightly longer than 

 tibia, slightly shorter than protarsus of fourth leg ; as long as 

 tibia + ^ patella or as protarsus +2 tarsus of first. 



Legs 4, 1, 2, 3, fourth exceeding first by more tlian the 

 length of its tarsus, the fourth four times as long as the cara- 

 pace, the first less than tiiree and a half times as long ; 

 protarsus of first witli its upper surface level, as in S. hrachy- 

 poda^ not depressed in its basal half, as in 8. griseipes, but 

 furnished below at its proximal end with a tuft of long silky 

 hairs, as in S. griseipes^ arising from a basal rounded tuber- 

 cular excrescence, somewliat as in S. griseipes, except that in 

 the latter the inferior excrescence or swelling corresponds to 

 the superior depression. 



Palpus long, slightly surpassing the tibia of the first leg 

 and exceeding twice the length of the carapace by its tarsus ; 

 palpal spine lightly concavo-convex, as in S. brachypoda, but 

 a little stouter, blunter, and separated from the bulb at the 

 base posteriorly by a distinct notch, much like that of 

 ;S^. griseipes. 



Measurements in millimetres. — Total length 31 ; cara- 

 pace 14; palpus 31; first leg 49, second 48, third 44, 

 fourth 5(3 (all from base of femur) ; patella + tibia of first 

 17*5, of fourth 20; protarsus + tarsus of first 18, of fourth 22. 



Loc. Efalen, 150U-1800 feet alt., 70 miles from the Congo 

 coast {G. L. Bates). 



The males of 8. calceata and S. fumigata are unknown to 



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