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Maxillae short, stout, apices inclined inwards. Laljium longer than broad, 

 somewhat coniform, apex truncated. Sternum large, nearly round, not im- 

 [)ressed, terminating alDruptly between fourth pair of coxae, where it is 

 distinctly truncated ; posterior co.xae wide a])art. Abdomen ovate, arched ; 

 posterior spiracle seated slightl_\- in front of spinnerets. Spinnerets elongate, 

 cylindrical, placed in a trans\'erse mw: lateral pairs only extending just 

 beyond the tip of abdomen ; apical segment of siiinnerets i, ii, v. and vi long, 

 hut shorter than the basal ; intermediate pair shortest "f the series, their 

 apical segment minute and dome-shajied. 



NANNONYMPHAEUS PUSILLUS sp. nov. (L.H.I.) 

 (PI. XXX, figs. 88-91.) 



:' Cephalothiirax, 1 mm. long, 0-6 mm. broad: abdomen, 1 '5 mm. long, 

 1 mm. broad. 



Ce])halothorax obo^ate, yellow, lateral margins nearly white, arched. 

 Pars cephalica elongate, raised, segmental groo\e distinct : ocular area broad ; 

 clypeus narrow. Pars thoracica broad, radial grooves distinct, marked later- 

 ally with sinoky-brown patches ; median stria distinct, marginal band narrow. 

 Eyes in two rows of four each, the fmnt row being slightly recurved, and the 

 rear strongly procurved : front row of eyes contiguous but not touching; 

 lateral pairs slightly ellijitical. touching; median eyes of rear row largest of 

 the series, and each se|)arated from its neighbdur hv a space C(|ual to that 

 of once its own diameter. Legs rather long, yellow, tapering, first and 

 second pairs strongest, each armed with a few weak spines. Relative lengths, 

 4, 1, 2, 3. Palpi similar in colour and armature to legs, tarsal segment some- 

 what ]iear-shape<l : bulb simple. Maxillae short, stout, arched, vellow, apices 

 inclined inwards. Labium dark yello\\ish-grey, arched, broader than long, 

 somewhat coniform ; apex slightly truncated. Sternum yellow, broad, arched, 

 nearly round, obtusely truncated between coxae, which latter are widely separ- 

 ated. Abdomen ovate, arched, not overhanging base of cephalothorax ; 

 superior surface }-ellow-grey. relieved by smoky-brown markings; sides and 

 inferior surface pale yellow; jiosterior spiracle prominent, procurved, smokv- 

 brown, seated immediately in front of spinnerets, the latter as described 

 above. 



Taken from Kentia jialms. Type, I. 11536. 



Family LYCOSIDAE. 



LYCOSA STRENUA sp. nov. (N.T.). 

 (I'l. XXX, figs. 02, '13.) 

 9 Cejjhalothorax, 7 ■'r nun. long, 5 5 mm. broad: abdomen, 10-6 mm. 

 long, 6 '5 mm. broad. 



