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separated by an interval of less than the diameter of one of the centrals. Those of the middle 

 row are rather larger than the fore-centrals, and form a line nearly equal in length to the inter- 

 vals between the lateral eyes of the anterior row, and are separated by more than a diameter's 

 interval. Each of them is also equally distant from the fore-lateral and hind-lateral eyes on 

 its side, the interval between these two last being equal to that between the two fore-lateral 

 eyes. The height of the clypeus is just equal to half that of the facial space. 



The legs are long and slender, but do not differ very greatly in length. Their relative 

 length is 4, 2, 1, 3, and they are furnished with hairs and spines. 



The palpi are short ; the digital joint large, and, not being yet fully developed, tumid ; 

 its length is equal to that of the humerus, its fore extremity being considerably drawn out. 

 The radial joint is rather longer than the cubital, and has a not very large, sharp-pointed, 

 tapering apophysis at its fore extremity on the outer side. This apophysis, as well as some 

 strong bristles on the upper side of the joint, were plainly visible beneath the cuticle, the 

 moulting of which would have brought the example to the adult state, in which the palpal 

 organs would be fully developed. 



The maxillce, labium, and sternum are of normal form ; the two first of a more yellow- 

 brown than the sternum. 



The falces are moderately long but not particularly strong, straight but slightly diver- 

 gent, perpendicular, and a little roundly prominent in profile at their base. 



The abdomen is of an elongate-oval form, tapering pretty gradually from the fore to the 

 hinder extremity. It is of a dull yellowish whitey-brown colour ; the sides are marked with 

 a few scattered, indistinct, brown spots, and a broad, darkish yellow-brown, tapering band 

 runs along the middle of the upper side from end to end, and is edged with a marginal border 

 of white hairs ; the edges of this band towards the narrowest (or hinder) extremity are slightly 

 sinuous ; the band itself has the appearance of a continuation of that on the cephalothorax. 

 The under side of the abdomen has a broad, median, longitudinal, slightly tapering, whitish 

 band reaching from the spiracular plates to the spinners. These are short, but those of the 

 superior pair are rather longer, though less strong, than those of the inferior pair. 



The example above described being immature, the abdomen is very much larger than it 

 would be in the adult state, in which it is probable that the total length of the spider would not 

 exceed 4| lines. 



This spider is very nearly allied to one ^not yet described) of a larger size, but almost 

 exactly similar in colours and markings, though of quite a distinct species, received from 

 Ceylon and also from Bombay. 



Hob. Murree to Sind Valley, between July 14th and August 6th, 1873. 



99. OCYALE DENTIFASCIATA, Sp. n. 



Adult female : length rather more than 4^ lines. 



The spider is nearly allied to the foregoing species ; it is, however, not only smaller 

 (which may not be a constant character), but the abdominal band is very deeply dentated 

 on its margins, and has a series of brownish-yellow, somewhat angular markings along its 

 middle. The sides of the abdomen are irregularly, but extensively, covered with almost 

 confluent brown markings, leaving, however, next to the upper side, a tolerably distinct 



