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The palpi are short and moderately strong, similar to the legs in colour, and furnished 

 with hairs and some long bristles. The radial and cubital joints are short, but, as nearly as 

 possible, of equal length and strength. The former terminates at its fore-extremity, on the 

 outer side, with a small, tapering, sharp-pointed, curved, reddish-brown, corneous-looking 

 apophysis. The digital joint is elongate-oval, rather stouter than the radial, but not quite 

 so long as this and the cubital together. The palpal organs are simple, and not very promi- 

 nent, with a curved, red-brown, tapering, sharp-pointed spine directed forwards at their 

 fore-extremity near the inner side ; and about the middle of their fore- extremity is another 

 spine, much smaller, and of a somewhat crooked form. 



Tliefalces are strong and of moderate length; their direction is a little forwards ; and 

 they are of a deep rich red-brown colour, clothed in front with long, strong, spinous bristles. 



The maxillcB are curved, and inclined towards the labium, and their width, across the 

 middle, is much increased by a development of that part, resembling a large semi-circular lobe 

 which gives them a somewhat sub-triangular form. They are also strongly bent, or impressed 

 transversely, across the middle, and their colour (excepting at the extremities, which are pale 

 yellowish) is like that of the falces. 



The labium is oblong-oval, rounded at the apex, which is of a pale-yellowish hue ; the 

 colour of the rest being like that of the maxillae. 



The sternum is of a slightly heart-shaped, oval form, of a reddish yellow-brown colour, 

 impressed between the insertions of the legs, and clothed with hairs. 



The abdomen is of an oblong-oval form, rounded behind, rather truncated before, and 

 moderately convex above. It is of a straw-yellow colour ; the normal oblong, longitudinal 

 marking on the fore-half of the upper side is generally obsolete ; now and then it is slightly 

 traceable, and a small patch at its fore-extremity is of a yellow-brown hue. The whole abdo- 

 men, above and below, is clothed with greyish sandy pubescence, mixed thinly on the upper 

 side, chiefly, with long, nearly erect, tapering, strongish, black-brown bristles. The spinners 

 are very unequal in size, those of the inferior pair being much the longest and strongest. 



The female resembles the male in colour and in all other general characters, but differs 

 in size (being 5 to 6 lines in length), and in having rather longer legs. The genital aperture 

 is small, of characteristic form, and edged with red-brown. 



This fine and very distinct species, which I have dedicated to its discoverer, the late Dr. 

 Stoliczka, was found in the following localities. 



Eab. Between Yangihissar and Sirikol, March 1874; from Yarkand to Bursi, May 

 28th to June 17th, 1874; also at Yangihissar, April 1874; and Kashghar, December 1873. 



14. GNAPHOSA PLUMALIS. 



Gnapkosa plumalis, Cambr., P. Z. S. 1872, p. 225, pi. xv, fig. 3. 



Hab. An immature female, which I have no doubt is of this species, was found on the 

 route from Yarkand to Bursi, May 28th to June 17th, 1874. 



15. GNAPHOSA MCERENS, sp. n., PI. II, Fig. 13, <? . 



Adult female : length 3 to 3 J lines. 



The whole of the fore part of this spider is of a dull yellow -brown colour ; the falces, 



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