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The figures of the nest (Plate 11. fig. 2, e, /, g) were drawn by 

 Lieut. Pink, of the Queen's Eegiment. 



Genus Moggridgea, Cambr. 



MOGGRIDGEA ABRAHAMI, Sp. U. (Plate II. fig. 3.) 



Adult female. Length 6| to 7 lines ; length of cepbalothorax 2 J 

 to 3 lines ; breadth slightly over \k to slightly over 2 lines. 



Cephalothorax 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 legs 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 tibiae (as also the tarsi and metatarsi of the first an(f 

 second pairs) more or less suffused with blackish brown. The tibice, 

 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. 



Thefalces are powerful, but not remarkable in form or strength, 

 and are similar in colour to the cephalothorax. 



The maxillce are subcylindric, with only a slight, obtuse, promi- 

 nent point at their inner extremity ; their surface on the inner side is 

 furnished with some small, deep red-brown, spinous denticulations. 



The labium 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 maxillae. 



The sternum (with the maxillae 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 



