758 MR. K. I. pococK ojf ETHIOPIA^• SPIDERS. [June 1 5, 



of 3rd 32 (4th absent) ; patella and tibia of 1st 14, tibia and 

 protarsus 15. 



J. Totallength 28; length of carapace 14, width 13; length 

 of 1st leg 49, of 2nd 45, of 3rd 39, of 4th 52 ; patella and tibia of 

 ■ Ist 17, of 4th IS ; protarsus and tarsus of 4th 19. 



Loc. Asaba, on the river Xiger (Dr. Crosse). Two males and 

 a female. Also a male of apparently the same form from Cape 

 Pa] mas (Alvcai MiUson). 



The female specimen, judging from its size as compared with 

 the male and with the adult females of calceata and gri^eipes, is not 

 full-sized. But the shortness of its legs cannot be ascribed to 

 immaturity, seeing that much smaller examples of calceata have 

 the appendages relatively as long as the adult. 



The following key will serve to differentiate the females of the 

 three known species of the genus. 



a. Carapace longer than the patella and tibia of the Ist 

 leg, and as long as the tibia and protarsus of this 



litnb, &c brachypoda, sp. n. 



h. Carapace considerably shorter than the patella and 



tibia of the 1st leg, and shorter by at least one- third 



of the protarsus than the tibia and protarsus of the 



1st. 



o^. Lower and inner surfaces of femora of palp and of 



the first pair of limbs greyish or yellowish brown ; 



long hairs yellowish brown griseipes, sp. n. 



b^. Lower surface of all the femora and inner surface 

 of those of the palp and first two pairs of legs 

 velvety black ; long hair on limbs foxy red calceata (Fabr.). 



The males of the two species known to me may be recognized 

 by the following table : — 



a. Protarsus of 1st leg with basal curvature and inferior 



scopular tuft ; spine of palpal organ straight ; patella 

 and tibia of 4th leg shorter than of 1st leg ; 4th pro- 

 tarsus as long as carapace. &c griseipes. 



b. Protarsus of 1st leg without basal curvature and with- 



out inferior scopular tuft; spine of palpal organ 

 more curved, its apex more suddenly attenuate; 

 patella and tibia of 4th longer than of 1st, 4th pro- 

 tarsus shorter than carapace brachypoda. 



Genus MoifocETfTROPrrs, nov. 



Carapace oval, longer than wide : fovea shallow, transverse, 

 wider than ocular tubercle ; tubercle small, subcircular ; eyes of 

 anterior row somewhat strongly procurved, of posterior row 

 recurved ; clypeus very narrow. 



Matulibles without external scopula; a single row of teeth 

 below ; the posterior portion of the lower surface weakly granular. 



Labium a little wider than long ; its border granular like the 

 inner angle of the maxilla. 



Sternum oval, longer than Avide ; the posterior sigilla distinctly 

 removed from the margin. 



