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tlian patella + tibia of first or fourth leg, shorter than pro- 

 tarsus + tarsus of fourth. 



Legs with inferior apical protarsal spines; no spines on 

 tibise; patella + tibia of first and fourth subequal, patellae- 

 tibia of third subequal, their sum about equal to the protarsus 

 of this appendage; protarsus of third as long as protarsus + 

 tarsus of second ; protarsus of fourth almost as long as 

 patella + tibia of this limb, tarsus of fourth a little more than 

 one third the length of the protarsus ; tarsi of third and 

 fourth distally tapering. 



Measurements in millimetres. — Total length 32 ; length of 

 carapace 13, palp 19, first leg 29, second 26, third 28, fourth 35. 



Loc. Efulen, in the Gamaroons {G. L. Bates). 



Family Atypidae. 

 Genus Calommata, Luc. 

 Calommata Simoni, sp. n.* 



? . — Colour. Carapace clear testaceous, with darker stains 

 on the cephalic region ; mandibles pale ochre-yellow, darker 

 externally ; labium pale or infuscate ; legs pale testaceous, 

 with the distal segment sometimes lightly infuscate; abdo- 

 men dull greyish brown or dirty testaceous. 



Carapace as in the typical species C. fulmpes from the 

 Sunda Islands. 



Mandible also as in that species, except that the teeth on 

 the lower side form a single row curving inwards at the 

 distal end of the series. 



Labium and sternum as in C. fulvipes. 



Palpi as in the latter, except that the convex elevation at 

 the base of the upperside of the tibia is higher; maxillary 

 process longer and much more strongly curved in its distal 

 portion. 



Legs of first and second pairs as in C. fulvipes ; third and 

 fourth pairs also as in that species, but much more thickly 

 spinous. 



Abdomen as in C. fulvipes. 



Measurements in millimetres. — Total length (large speci- 

 men) 26 ; length of carapace 10, width 7 ; length of basal 

 segment of mandible 6'5, of fang 8, of palpus 11, first leg 14, 

 second 13, third 14, fourth 15. 



Loc. Efulen, in the Gamaroons ((r. L. Bates). 



« I have great pleasure in dedicatiuo- this species to Mons. E. Simon, 

 as a slight tribute to the industry, ability, and unvarying courtesy to 

 others, with which he has pursued the study of arachnology. 



