new Brazilian Gonylepticlae. 333 



Subfam. Gontlibptinjb. 



Genus Paciiyliijuxus, Roewer, 1913. 



Pachylibimus gomcsianus, sp. n. 



S . — 12 mm. 



Anterior margin of the cephalotliorax almost smooth, 

 only with a small median tooth. (.*epl»alothorax granular. 

 Eye-turret closer to anterior margin than to first 

 transverse groove, with a very high median sharp spine. 

 Abdominal scutum with four transverse grooves, i.-ii. 

 united by a median longitudinal groove. Marginal fields 

 with a marginal row of tubercles and two rows of smaller 

 granules, more unevenly disposed. Field i. with small 

 granules unevenly scattered; ii. with two rows of granules 

 a little larger than those of i. ; i. and ii. unarmed, 

 without spines or median tul)ercles ; iii. with two median 

 blunt low tubercles and small granules unevenly scattered ; 

 iv, and free dorsal segments i.-iii. with a tranverse row of 

 granules, the medians a little larger and more apart thau 

 the others. Coxa iv. with a big apical spur, curved backwards 

 and downwards and with a basal branch ; trochanter with a 

 large spur curved upwards and forwards, crossing the coxal 

 spur. Femur almost right with a basal upper spur, another 

 median and three outer apical. Femur of the pedipalps 

 with an apical inner spine and two basal under spines. 

 Tarsus i. with six joints ; ii., iii., and iv. with more thau 

 six. All the body black, concolour. 



Hab. Ouro Preto. Coll. Dr. Carlos de Magalhajs Gomes. 



Type in my own collection. 



Genus Progonyleptoides, nov. 



Eye-turret much closer to anterior margin than to first 

 transverse groove of the dorsal scutum, very low and with- 

 out tubercles or spines. Dorsal scutum with four trans- 

 verse grooves, i. and ii. united by a median longitudinal 

 groove. Cephalothorax narrow ; lateral margins of ab- 

 dominal scutum evenly rounded as far as transverse 

 groove iii., and forming a right angle with the hinder 

 margin. Fields i. to iv. and free dorsal segments i. to iii. 

 unarmed, without spines or median tubercles. Coxie i.-iii. 

 weak and parallel ; coxa iv. twice longer and stouter thau 

 the others together. Chelicerte normal and equal in both 

 sexes. Pcdipalps shorter than the body ; femur w'ith 

 spines at the underside, but without apical spine at the 

 inner side. Legs short and stout ; femur iv. curved, with 



