Sl'8 • MR. H. R. HOGG ON SPIDERS 



intervals about the eye-space. The thoracic part is nearly black- 

 brown to the sides of the posterior margin. On the clypeus are 

 long white upstanding bristles. 



The mandibles are dark red-brown, with a paler patch at the 

 lower inner margin of the falx. The fangs red-brown. The lip 

 and maxilljB dark brown, yellow-brown at the margin with 

 yellowish-brown fringes. The sternum is j^ellow-brown. The 

 coxae bright yellow. Legs and palpi as described for Z. syrinx. 



The abdomen on the upper side is dark greyish-brown, covered 

 round the sides and base thickly, in the central area more 

 sparsely, with peai'ly-white squamules and upstanding brown 

 noi-mal hairs. On the under side it is much more thickly covered 

 with short, upstanding, white bristly hair ; the spinnerets are 

 the same ; the epigyne dark yellow. 



Arrangement of spines on the legs ; — 



I. Femur : 1 1 1 above and 111 small at anterior end. 

 Patella : 1 on inner side and long bristle. 

 Tibia : 3 pairs underneath. 



Metatarsus : 2 pairs very long and stout on under side. 

 II. Femur : 1 1 above and 1 1 1 at anterior end on inner side, 

 1 r on outer. 

 Patella : 1 and bristle. 



Tibia.: 1 at side. 2 fine pairs underneath. 

 Metatarsus : 2 pairs much more powerful. 



III. Femur: 1 1 and 1 1 1. 

 Patella: 1. 



Tibia : 1 on inner side and pair at anterior end. 

 Metatarsus : 2 pairs and bunch at anterior end. 



IV. Femur : 1 on outer side, 1 in middle, 1 at anterior end. 

 Patella: 1 on inner side and bristle at anterior end. 

 Tibia : 1 1 on inner side and pair at anterior end. 

 Metatai'sus : 1 1 on inner side and thick bunch at anterior 



end. 

 Palp : 1 1 on femur above. 



The measurements (in millimetres) are as follows : — 

 Long. Broad. 

 Cephalothorax... 4i j 3| in front. 



Abdomen 5 3 



Mandibles 2 



Pat. Metat. 



Coxa. Tr. & fern. & tib. & tars. 



Legs 1. U 4 3i 3 = 12 



2. \\ 3 3' 2i = 9| 



3. Ij 5 4 45 = 14| 



4. 11 4 3 4' = 121 

 Palpi 1 \h \\ 11 = 5 



