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setae below ; protarsus with many strong spines, tarsus with a few 

 apical spines ; 4th leg with tibia scarcely spined, protarsus with a 

 few setiEorm spines ; tarsus also only armed beneath with setiform 

 spines. 



Measurements in millimetres. — Total length 15 ; carapace 6 ; 1st 

 leg 12, 4th leg 16. 



Hah. China ; Da Lan San, 60 miles uphill from Ningpo (P. W. 

 Bassett-Smitli, Surgeon R.N.). 



This species apparently falls into section D of the species of 

 the genus as divided by Simon. It is remarkable for its low 

 head, strongly procurved anterior line of eyes, and strongly spined 

 legs. 



The genus Nemesia has hitherto not been obtained outside the 

 limits of the Mediterranean Eegion. Its occurrence in China, 

 therefore, is peculiarly interesting. 



Eamily Diplueid^. 

 Genus Maokothele Ausserer. 



Maoeothelb palpatoe, sp. n. (Plate XXI. fig. 4.) 



$ . Uniformly coloured like M. fuliginea. Eyes not very 

 different from those of M. fuliginea. Carapace a little longer than 

 patella and tibia of 1st leg, equal to those of 4th and to protarsus 

 and half the tarsus of the 4th. Palp with tarsus about as long as 

 the patella and tibia, lightly expanded at the base, armed with 3 

 external, 1 inferior distal, and 3 or more internal and distal spines. 

 Legs 4, 1, 2 and 3 in length : 1st with 3 inferior apical tibial spines, 

 4 — 4 — 3 inferior protarsal and about 7 — 7 lateral tarsal spines ; 

 2nd leg spined much like the 1st ; 3rd and 4th with tibiae, protarsi, 

 and tarsi more numerously and less regularly spined, and also with 

 few spines on the patellae. 



S . Smaller than $ . Carapace jet-black, as long as patella and 

 tibia of 1st leg. Tibia of 1st leg armed beneath with 3 long spines 

 in addition to an apical pair ; tibia of 2nd leg armed with 5 long 

 spines below ; protarsus of 2nd lightly bowed at base and only 

 armed with about 4 inferior spines, protarsus of 1st armed with 

 three rows of long sti'ong spines. Palp with tibia armed above 

 with a band of about 12 short spines, this segment long, lightly 

 convex above, swollen below at the base ; tarsus short, truncate, 

 about one-fourth as long as the tibia ; palpal organ enormously 

 long, about as long as the patella and tibia of the palp and as the 

 width of the carapace, the spine broad at the base, gradually 

 narrowing and very fine and filiform at the apex, with a lightly 

 sinuous curvature. 



Measurements in millimetres. — $ . Total length 18 ; carapace 8 ; 

 1st leg 21, 2nd leg 20, 3rd leg 20, 4th leg 25. S {type). Total 

 length 12 ; carapace 6 ; 1st leg 16, 2nd leg 16, 3rd leg 15, 4th 

 leg 20. 



Loc. China : Hong Kong (J. C. Bowring) ; Da Lan San, 60 miles 

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