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Abdomen. — Termitial segment of spinnerets by far the 

 longest. 



Legs. — Patellse and tibiai of first and fourth legs almost 

 equal in length. Patella and tibia of second leg equal to the 

 metatarsus of the fourth leg. Metatarsi of anterior legs 

 scopulate for more than half their length ; metatarsus of first 

 leg armed below with a large spine and also with a small 

 aj)ical spine. Tibia of first leg armed ventrally and laterally 

 with 7-9 spines, three of which are apical. Metatarsi of 

 third and fourth apically scopulate. Tibias and metatarsi of 

 third and fourth legs armed ventrally and laterally with a 

 number of spines. Tarsi of palp and legs furnished dorsally 

 with a number of clavate hairs. 



Palp. — Spine of palpal organ long and twisted (fig. 5). 



Mandible with stridulatory organ as described above 



(fig- 2). 



Measurements in mm. — Total length of body 15*5 ; lengtii 

 of carapace 7'75, of first leg (from base of femur) 2Q, of fourth 

 leg 29, of patella and tibia of first leg 9*5, of patella and 

 tibia of fourth leg 9 ; of patella, tibia, and tarsus of palp 7' 75. 



Locality/. — A single adult male from the River Ja, in the 

 Cameroons, collected by Mr. G. L. Bates. 



Remarks. — A mutilated and immature specimen from the 

 same locality, wluch seems to belong to an allied species, 

 possesses a well-marked rastellum. The teeth are twelve in 

 number and form a border to the inner edge of the mandible. 

 In the type of Enplirictus spinosus they are represented by a 

 number of spiniform setse. 



XLIX. — Descriptions of new Species of New-Zealand 

 Coleoptera. By Major T. Begun, F.E.S. 



[Continued from p. 352.] 



Group Feronidae. 

 Trichosternus ccjelocephalus, sp. n. 



Robust, suboblong, moderately convex, nitid, blackisli green, 

 margins metallic green ; legs rufo-piceous ; the labrum, an- 

 tennge, and palpi pitchy red, these last more rufescent, with 

 their tips still paler. 



Head moderately large, not as broad as thorax, its sides 

 and occiput appearing quite convex, owing to the ^Yhole 



