Rainbow — Akachnida 253 



concolorous with foregijing, cordate, slightly arched, apex terminating 

 obtusel}' lietween fourth pair of coxae. iVbdomen elongate, slightly over- 

 hanging base of cephalothorax, arched, truncate in front, pubescent, superior 

 surface }-ellow, (irnaniented with numerous small red spots; inferior surface 

 pale yellow, 



9 Cephalothorax, 2-2 mm. long, 2 mm. liroad : al)flonien, 4 -.S mm. long, 



2 2 mm. broad. 



Except in point of size and sexual modifications the male and female are 

 in general appearance almost exactly alike. Epigynum a faintly discernible, 

 pale yellow, almost flat, bilol.)ed ]ilaque. with an ellijjtical depression between 

 the lobes. Type, I. 11530. 



STEPHANOPSIS FISSIFRONS sp. nov. (L.H 1.) 

 (PI. xxix, figs. 67, 68.) 



9 Cephalothorax, 3 v mm. long, 3 mm. broad; abdomen, 4-5 mm. long, 



3 "8 mm, broad. 



Cephalothorax obovate. moderately arched, pubescent, tawny-yellow, 

 darker down the middle and lateralh- near posterior angle. Pars cephalica 

 narrow, ascending, arched, cleft, and rounded at summit ; ocular area broader 

 than long; cl}peus broad, deep, impressed. Pars thoracica arched, radial 

 grooves present, but not distinct. Eyes arranged in two recurved rows of 

 four each, and surrounding cephalic jjrojection ; anterior median eyes minute; 

 anterior lateral eyes largest of the entire series. Legs strong, concolorous 

 with cephalothorax, pilose; legs i and ii rugose; leg i much the strongest; 

 tibiae and meta-tarsi i and ii armed with powerful spines ; femur i tuberculate, 

 and armed on underside with two short, strong spines ; tibiae i and ii have 

 each, on their upper angle, a small median tubercle. Relative lengths, 1, 2, 

 4, 3. Palpi short, strong, sli.ghtly rugose, concolorous with legs, pilose an<l 

 spined. Fakes concolorous with cephalothorax. Maxillae and labium also 

 concolorous. Sternum o\al, imjiressed lateralh", tawn_\--vellow, hairy. 

 Abdomen pilose, overhanging base of cephalothorax, anterior angle excavated, 

 wavy, truncated, narrower than thoracic segment ; surface impressed, rugose, 

 becoming gradually wider to near posterior extremity, where it is dilated and 

 ]>roduced into two lateral sub-acute points, tawny-}ellow with dark brown 

 markings; ])osterior angle declivous, transverseh- wrinkled; sides slightly 

 rouncU'd, concolorous, wrinkled longitudinalK' ainl nbli<|ueh', rugnse; inferidr 

 surface c<:incolorous alsn, flecked with dark brown spiits, and having, in 

 addition, immediately below the rima epigasteris a broad, transverse, dark 



