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VII. On the Characters of Matnta, ulih De- 

 scriptions of the Species, 



MATUTA. 



IViATtTTA, Daid., Fab}\, Lam., Lair., BosC, Leach. 

 Testa subrotundata, utrinquc spina elongata instructa. 

 Orbita postice bicrenata. 

 Oculi pedunculo baud crassiorcs : articulo secundo basi 



abrupte incrassato. 

 Mandibulce edentula3. 



Antciince interiore.s in foveolis transversis inter oculos et 

 clypeum reflectendte. 

 e.rteriojxs brevissimJE sub interioribus insertee. 

 Pedlpalpi e.rterni caule interno sensim acuminato articulo 



secundo intus excavato palpigcro : caule externo abbre- 



viato acuminato. 

 Pedum par anticum subcristatum didactylum ; paria 4 po- 



stica valde con)pressa natatoria ; tertium ct quartum 



ungue tenuiore instructa. 

 Abdomen 7-articulatum ; maris articulis 3, 4, 5, coalitis : 



FCEMlNiE articulis 4 et 5 latioribus. 

 Obs. Femora quatuor postica articulo secundo saltern 



subtus spinoso. Manus extus tuberculatae aut spinosee, 



Pedipalpi externi basi saltern granulati. 



The type of this genus is Matuta Victor of Fabricius ; 

 but as the characters which distinguish the species are very 

 obscure, and very accurate figures are necessary, it will not 

 be prudent to refer to any of those given by Ilerbst and 

 other authors. 



