100 Mr. R. I. Pocock on 



fieiy-red bristles on upperside of abdomen ; coxte, sternum, 

 and lower side of abdomen black. 



Carapace about as wide as long, as long as patella and 

 tibia of fourth leg, a little shorter than those of second, and 

 barely exceeding protarsus and tarsus of first ; fovea deep, 

 a little recurved ; ocular tubercle high, nearly round. 



Eyes small, those of anterior line procurved, subequal and 

 subequally spaced, medians about two diameters apart, pos- 

 terior lateral eyes larger than the rest. 



Legs 4 and 1, 2, 3 ; patella and tibia of first almost as long 

 as protarsus and tarsus of first; protarsal scopula of first 

 covering more than half the segment, of tliird about half, of 

 fourth nearly one third of the segment ; legs weakly spined, 

 except the protarsi of third and fourth, one spine at the base 

 of the protarsus on the first and second ; tibiae almost un- 

 spined. Protarsus of first leg lightly bowed. Upper tibial spur 

 of first leg rounded at apex, with one or two spines lying along 

 its underside ; lower spur strong, directed vertically down- 

 wards, then curving forwards at the tip, which is armed 

 above with a short spine, there is also a spine on its outer 

 side. 



Palpal organ piriform, the spine attenuate, pointed, with 

 slight spiral curvature and strong external crest. 



Sir ididating- organ consisting of very many simple incras- 

 sate but apical !y attenuate bristles, those on the coxa of the 

 first leg being situated below the suture. 



Measurements in miUinietres. — Total length b^ ; cara- 

 pace 31 ; first leg 94, second leg 87, third leg 76, fourth leg 

 95; patella and tibia of first 36, of fourth 31 ; protarsus of 

 fourth 25. 



Loc. Brazil (Mornag). A single adult male. 



C'ltharoscelus alticeps^ sp. n. 



^. — Colour. A blackish-grey clotliing of short hairs 

 covering the body and limbs ; the margin of the carapace, the 

 abdomen, and limbs covered in addition with reddish-grey 

 setee ; pale lines conspicuous on the patella, but not so notice- 

 able on the other segments. 



Carapace noticeably longer than wide, its length a shade 

 less than that of the fourth protarsus, the width considerably 

 less than the patella and tibia of the third leg, and less than 

 the distance between the posterior border of the carapace and 

 the ocular tubercle; fovea deep and wide, grooves strong. 



Head very high and convex, rather wide in front ; tubercle 

 low, distinctly wider than long. Eyes of the anterior row 



