752 . MB. F, o, PiOKAED OAMBEiDQE ON [June 16, 



,a row of eight stout conical teeth on inner margin. Ploor of groove 

 studded towards base with minute cusps. 



Sternum longer than broad, finely granulate and sparsely 

 tubercnkte, with a longitudinal, central, smootli channel. Poste- 

 rior margin fringed with stiff, separate, black hairs. Sigilla i., 

 ii., iii., iv. well marked ; iii. and iv. submargiual. Labial impres- 

 sions very deep. 



Labium longer than broad, narrower towards apex, armed with 

 five or six cusps ; its base much depressed. 



Oo.ra of pedipalp longer than broad, slightly produced and 

 obtusely rounded at inner apical angle, the latter being studded 

 with minute cusps. Pedipalp dark pitch-brown. 



Legs dark pitch-brown ; i. and ii. the darkest. Femora blotched 

 beneath and also slightly above with black ; patella suffused with 

 black at apex ; tibiffi and protarsi with a dark annulus at apex and 

 towards or at base. TJpperside and apex of coxa, femur, tibia, 

 and, slightly so, the tarsus enriched with scattered golden hairs. 

 Tarsus of pedipalp, tarsus and two-thirds of protarsi i. and ii. 

 densely seopvdate ; of iii. and iv. not scopulate. Femora of 

 pedipalp and legs without spines. Tibiae i. and ii. with '6 — 3 

 setiform hairs beneath ; iii. and iv. with 3 — 3 spines and a single 

 spine. Protarsua iii., alone, with spines above. Protarsus of 

 pedipalp armed beneath with numerous spines ; protarsi of leg i. 

 with 5 spines ; of ii. with two series of 3 — 3 spines, besides 

 isolated ones ; of iii. and iv. v\ ith numerous spines. Tarsi of 

 pedipalp with two spines, of legs without any spines. Tarsus i. 

 with 3 claws ; superiors armed with a double series of 6 — 6 

 denticles beneath. Tarsus ii. with 3 claws ; superiors with a 

 double series of 6 — 6 denticles. Tarsus iii. with 3 claws ; 

 superiors with a single row of 3 denticles. Tarsus iv. with 3 

 claws ; superiors with single row of 6 denticles. 



Spinners four ; posterior pair shorter than abdomen, appearing 

 four- jointed from above, on account of pseudo-joint ; basal joint 

 longest, central shortest, terminal longer than the latter. 

 Anterior pair half the length of basal joint of posterior pair; 

 twice their diameter apart. 



Comparative measurements in millimetres. — $ . Carap. 8 long., 

 6 lat. Abd. 9 long., 6 lat. Cephl. area 5 long. Stern. 4-25 

 long., 3-5 lat. Coxa of pedipalp 3 long., 2 lat. Pedes, long, 

 i. 2.3— ii. 21— iii. 19— iv. 23. Art), i. long..4— 1 •5—5—3— 35 

 — 3'5— 2. ■ Artl. iv. long. 2-5- 1-25- 5— 2-5— 4-25— 4— 2. 

 Postr. mam. 5 long. Artl. 1-75 — 1 — 1-5. Antr. mam. 1 apart. 

 Mandib. 4 long. 



Immature 2 • — Similar in character and coloration to the adult, 

 but pale yellow-brown on carapace, sternum, and mandibles. 

 Legs orange, ornamented with black annuli and blotches. 

 Femora with a submedian and an apical interrupted annulus. 

 Base and apex of patella, tibia and protarsus of all four pairs 

 ornamented with entire, or interrupted, annuli. Central blotch 



