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The figures of the nest (Plate II. fig. 2, e, f, g) were drawn by 
Lieut. Pink, of the Queen’s Regiment. 
Genus MocerinGera, Cambr. 
MoGGRIDGEA ABRAHAMI, sp. n. (Plate IL. fig. 3.) 
Adult female. Length 6% to 7 lines; length of cephalothorax 24 
to 3 lines; breadth slightly over 13 to slightly over 2 lines. 
Cephalothoraz oval, slightly truncate at its hinder extremity, more 
broadly truncated at its anterior margin. Thoracic indentation 
rather nearer the posterior than the anterior margin, well marked 
and deep, semicircular, the convexity of the curve directed forwards, 
and its posterior margin rather gibbous. Caput well defined, but not 
elevated. The height of the clypeus equals half that of the facial 
space. The colour of the cephalothorax is dull yellowish brown. 
The eyes (looked at from above and very slightly behind) form two 
slightly curved transverse rows, the convexity of the curve directed 
forwards; looked at from above and in front the anterior row 
might be said to be straight. The fore central pair are separated 
from each other by an eye’s interval; the laterals of the same row 
are largest of the eight, oval, oblique, and each is separated from 
the central eye on its side by rather more than the length of its 
longest diameter. The posterior row is shorter than the anterior, 
_ its lateral eyes are each removed from the fore lateral eye next to it 
by an eye’s diameter (in one example rather less than a diameter) ; 
the hind centrals are each very near, but not quite contiguous, to the 
hind lateral on its side, and the two (hind lateral and central) are 
placed strongly obliquely and almost in a straight line with the fore- 
central on their side. 
The /egs are short, strong, 4, 1, 2, 3, though there is but very 
slight difference between 1, 2, and 3. They are of a yellowish hue, 
the femora and tibiz (as also the tarsi and metatarsi of the first and 
second pairs) more or less suffused with blackish brown. The ¢ibie, 
tarsi, and metatarsi of the first two pairs are armed on each side with 
a row of strong spines of different lengths. The superior pair of 
tarsal claws are furnished beneath with one or two small denticula- 
tions. 
The palpi are similar to the legs in colour and armature. 
The falces are powerful, but not remarkable in form or strength, 
and are similar in colour to the cephalothorax. 
The mawille are subcylindric, with only a slight, obtuse, promi- 
neut point at their inner extremity; their surface on the inner side is 
furnished with some small, deep red-brown, spinous denticulations. 
The Jabium is short, rather broader than long, its apex rounded 
and a little narrower than the base. The surface near the apex is 
furnished with denticulations similar to those on the maxillee. 
The sternum (with the maxillee and labium) is of the same colour 
as the legs, and of an equilateral subtriangular form. 
The abdomen is large, short-oval, very convex above, clothed with 
fine hairs, and of a dark purplish chocolate-brown hue; on the sides 
