1S90.] AND SPIDERS fUO.M TROPICAL AVESX Al'IliCA. 830 



SCODRA rUMIGATA, Sp. 11. 



2 . Colour. Carapace and upperside of mandible clothed with 

 bright, almost mustard-yellow or greyish-yellow hairs ; upperside 

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

 with a basal greyish-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 legs and palpi, excepting the scopulce, of ahdomen, coxce, an:l 

 sternum deep sootif-hlack ; 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 ( $ type). — Total length 44 ; length 

 of carapace 21, width 18 ; length of 1st leg 60 (patella -f- tibia 23), 

 2nd leg 58 (patella -|- tibia 22), 3rd leg 53 (patella 4- tibia 9), 

 4th leg 64 (patella -|- tibia 23-5, protarsus 16). 



Loc. Benito River (G. L. Bates). 



The distinguishing characters of the females of the known species 

 of the genus iScodra may be re-stated as follows : — 



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



longas tibia -|- piMjtarsus of this limb hrachypoda Poc. 



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

 shorter than the protarsus and tarsus of this limb by 

 one third of the protarsus. 

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

 as the carapace ; patella + tibia of four I h a little 

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

 Z)'. 4tli leg shorter than 1st and much less than three 

 times as long as carapace ; patella + tibia of 4tl] much 

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

 d-. Lower and iriner surface of femora of palp and of 

 first pair of legs greyish or yellowish brown ; setic 



yellowish brown griscipcs Poc. 



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

 of femora of palp and Ist and 2nd legs sooty black ; 

 bristles on legs foxy red calceata. 



Genus Heteroscodea, 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 stronge:- than 1st ; the tibia thick, 



its height a little exce^>ding the height of the jjatella, 



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



length of the tibia Hdcroscodra, nov. 



