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the middle, sides geiitl}- sloping, pubescent, smoky-yellow ; each side relieved 

 by three moderately large and prominent black spots not one of which is 

 absolutely round ; each side has also at its lower angle a strongly defined 

 black band ; marginal band vcllow. Legs long, vellow, tapering, pubescent, 

 armed with short, fine, lilack spines. Relati\-e lengths, 1, 2, 4, 3. Palpi 

 concolorous, long, tine, similar in clothing and armature to legs, genital 

 bulb nearly r()und. complic;ited and provided with a long spiral style. Fakes 

 long, not strong, ta])ering, arched, }-ell(iw, inner angle of each reliex'ed by three 

 nearly contiguous black spots, and the outer angles with one, a])ices di\-ergent ; 

 fang short, well curved, j-ellovv at base, thence wine red. Maxillae yellow 

 and having a short, dark, median band running from the base and terminating 

 near the apex. Labium pubescent, dark j-ellowish-grey. Sternum elongate, 

 angular, truncated in front, acuminate posteriorly, slightly arched, nearly 

 black, with a yellow elongate liand running dou'n the centre : this band is 

 iKilest in front where it is motleratel}- l)roafl. and from whence it narrows ofif 

 until the centre is reached, and from which point it suddenly broadens out again, 

 finally narrowing off once more towards posterior extremity, where it becomes 

 much darker. Abdomen cylindrical, gently tajjcring towards posterior 

 extremity, slightly overhanging base of cephalothorax, arched : sujierior 

 surface yellow, ornamented with an elonsate leaf-like design, the outer angles 

 of which are black and slightly broken in parts; running down to the centre 

 there is an unex-en and tapering yellowish-grey design ; sides concolorous 

 with black pencillings and sj)ots : inferior surface yellow, with a long, broad, 

 median S(ioty-black patch, the (inter angles of which are waxed; this patch, 

 which has a smoky-yellow longituclinal median bar, terminates shortly in 

 front of the cribelhmi. 



Not one of the female examples is more than half-grown, but all agree 

 in colour and ornamentation with the male. ^Mr. Lea supplies the following 

 note with one of the specimens: "Taken on tree trunk at night. When the 

 light was thrown on it, it remained motionless, standing high on its legs and 

 looking more like a cast skin than a lix'ing spider. On attempting to catch 

 it it dropped and assumed a most remarkable attitude on a piece of grass." 

 Type, L 11508. 



MENNEUS TRINODOSUS sp. nov. (L.TLI.) 

 ( ri. xxviii, fig^. .\ 4. ) 

 9 Cephalotliorax. 4 1 mm. lung, 2-6 mm. broad: .abdomen, 5 -S mm. 

 lone, 4 mm. broad. 



