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about equalling their thickness ; the posterior sjjinners are long 

 and slender, longer than the carapace, the second and third 

 segments about equal and longer than the first ; the third segment 

 not flexible. 



The labium and basal part of maxillce are spinulose ; the sternum 

 oval with posterior sigilla submarginal. 



In the possession of ungual tufl-s this genus appears to be 

 peculiar in the family Dipliiridse. For the rest it falls into the 

 Diplureas in having the tarsi and protarsi scopulate, the tai'si 

 unspined, and the anterior spinners close together, and into the 

 Macrothelese in having the claws armed with a single series of 

 teeth. 



Hetebothele spijs'ipes, sp. n. (Plate XLI. fig. 6.) 



(f . Colour (specimen mostly rubbed). Carapace and limbs 

 chestnut-brown, ocular tubercle and mandibles blackish ; clothed 

 with yellowish-brown hairs. 



Carapace about as long as the patella and tibia of the 3rd leg, 

 less than protarsus of 4th. 



Eijes of anterior line very slightly procurved, the medians 

 considerably larger than the laterals, the space between the 

 medians rather greater than their radius, that between the medians 

 and laterals rather less than the radius of the medians ; 

 posterior laterals smaller than anterior laterals, space between 

 them about equal to short diameter of posterior laterals ; median 

 laterals considerably smaller than posterior laterals, the space 

 between them about equal to half the space between the anterior 

 and posterior medians. 



Mandible armed below with 10 teeth, granular behind. 



Legs 4, 1, 2, 3, long and slender ; segments all normal ; patella 

 and tibia of 1st and 4th about equal, protarsus of 4th equal to 

 protarsus and half the tarsus of the 1st ; tibia and protarsus of 1st 

 less than tarsus and protarsus of 4th ; femora with spiniform setas 

 above, armed near the tip on the inner side with 1 spine, also 1 

 outer spine on the femur of the 3rd ; patella of 3rd with an 

 anterior and a posterior spine ; tibia of 1st with 4 inferior spines 

 (2 apical) and 1 anterior spine ; tibia of 2nd with an extra anterior 

 spine ; tibia of 3rd and 4th with about 9 spines ; protarsi also 

 strongly spined. 



Pcdp projecting past the patella of the 1st leg ; its tibia about 

 one-third longer than its patella, sometimes armed with an inferior 

 spine ; tarsus short, bilobate and weakly scopulate ; the spine of 

 the palpal organ slightly curved, stout basally, slender apically, 

 but a little incrassate just before the tip, which though fine is 

 truncate and very slightly bifid. 



Measurements in millimetres. Total length 16 ; length of cara- 

 pace 7, width 5-8 ; length of palp 10-5, of 1st leg 24, of 2nd 21, 

 of 3rd 20, of 4th 26*5 ; posterior spinner 8. 



Log. Ugogo, German East Africa {Emin Pasha). A single male 

 example. 



