1899.] AVD SPIDERS FKOM TROPICAL WEST ATRICA. 839 



SCOURA EUMIGATA, SJ). 11. 



2 . Colour. Carapace and upperskls ot" mandible clothed with 

 bright, almost mustard-yellow or greyish-j^eliow hairs ; upperside 

 of femora and patellae of palpi and anterior legs olive-yellow; tibiae 

 with a basal gi-eyish-white patch and two short median lines ; 

 protarsi and tarsi with median black patch ; setae on the limbs 

 greyish ; the upperside of the fringes bordering the leg-segments 

 greyish brown ; upperside of abdomen greyish brown, with sym- 

 metrically disposed darker patches and bars ; the entire underside 

 of leys and palpi, excepting the scopulce, of abdomen, coxce, and 

 sternum deep sooti/-hlacJc ; circumoral hairs crimson. 



Thoracic fovea deep and subcircular ; carapace distinctly shorter 

 than patella and tibia of 1st leg, and stouter by one third of the 

 protarsus than the tibia and protarsus of this limb ; less also than 

 patella and tibia and than tarsus and protarsus of 4th. 



Legs 4, 1, 2, 3 in length ; patella and tibia of 4th a little greater 

 than of 1st, 4th leg about three times as long as the carapace : 

 segments of legs thickly fringed. 



Measurements in millimetres ( 2 type). — Total length 44 ; length 

 of carapace 21, width IS ; length of 1st leg 60 (patella + tibia 23), 

 2nd leg 58 (patella -|- tibia 22), 3rd leg 53 (patella + tibia 9), 

 4th leg 64 (patella -1- tibia 23-5, pi'otarsus 16). 



Loc. Benito Eiver (G^. L. Bates). 



The distinguishing characters of the females of the known species 

 of the senus iScodra mav be re-stated as follows : — 



a. Carapace longer than patella -|- tibia of Ist leg and as 



longas tibia -(- protarsus of this limb hrach^jpoda Poc. 



b. Carapace shorter than patella -f- tibia of 1st leg and 



shorter than the protarsus and tarsus of this limb by 

 one third of the pi-otarsus. 

 «'. 4th leg longer than 1st and about three times as long 

 as the carapace ; patella 4- tibia of fourlh a little 

 longer than those of 1st ; tibiw of legs sooty black below fumigata sp. n. 

 6'. 4th leg shorter than 1st and much less ti]an three 

 times as long as carapace ; patella + tibia of 4th njuch 

 less than those of 1st ; tibiie not sooty black below. 

 a-. Lower and irjner surface of femora of palp and of 

 first pair of legs greyish or yellowish brown ; sette 



yellowish brown griseipea Poc. 



b'^. Lower side of femora of all the legs and inner surface 

 of femora of palp and 1st and 2nd legs sooty black : 

 bristles on legs foxy red calceata. 



Genus Heteuoscodka, nov. 



This new genus and Scodra, its nearest ally, may be diagnosed 

 as follows : — 



a. Fourth leg thinner than first ; the tibia of 4th thinner 



than patella and femur, the height and width of the 



tibia about one quarter the length Scodra Becker. 



h. Fourth leg thicker and strongei- than 1st ; the tibia thick, 



its heignt a little exceading the height of the patella, 



equal to that of the femur, and about one half the 



lejigth of the tibia Hderoscodra, nor. 



