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adanal plates with straight anterior border, the convex external and 

 concave internal borders uniting in a point behind ; all the plates bear 

 shallow medium punctations. Spiracles large, oval, orientated lengthways 

 to body. Capitulum dark, short (05 mm. I.) ; dorsal base pentagonal, 

 as broad as long, lateral borders slightly diverging in front, posterior 

 border straight, no cornua; auriculae pointed, with median point arising 

 from ventral ridge (tricuspid appearance) ; digit 135 /a I. (see Fig. 233). 

 Hypostome short, broad, with six transverse rows of 6-8 rounded teeth 

 and a large basal tooth on each side equal in length to the others 

 collectively. Palps short, broad dorsally ; article 2 broader than long, 

 barely as long as 3. Legs maroon-brown, pair 4 very long, the last two 

 articles extending beyond the posterior border of the body. Coxae with 

 trenchant posterior border; coxa I triangular, with very small spur 

 postero-internally ; II and III subquadrangular, likewise with small spur 

 as on I ; IV longer than broad, with small postero-external spur. Tarsi 

 long, tapering abruptly (see Fig. 233) ; pad almost as long as claws. 



Fig. 233. I. schillingsi <f : venter, left digit in ventral aspect, tarsus 4. 

 (Neumann, 1910, Fig. 10.) 



Female (Fig. 234) : Body relatively short, narrowed in front, much 

 dilated toward the middle of its length in front of the spiracles, rounded 

 posteriorly ; L. 43 mm., W. 35 mm., yellowish white. Scutum reddish 

 brown, much longer than broad (T5 x 11 mm.), broadest toward the 



