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is gradually raised beyond the stalk, is 2'5 as long as wide, I'l as long as tibia, and 1-6 

 lower than tarsus is long. The legs are, as a whole, moderately long and slender. 



Colour. — Cephalothorax and palps different shades of reddish brown ; the tergal 

 sclerites light brown. 



Measurements. — Cephalothorax O'ToG (0"667) ; abdomen S'OO (1'518) mm. 



Palps: trochanter 0-345 (0-240) ; femur 0-655 (0-253); tibia 0-667 (0-299); hand 

 0-598 (0-365), depth 0-345 ; finger 0-460 mm. 



Leg I. : femur 0-441 (0-152), trochantin 0-114 (0-160); tibia 0-327 (0-099); tarsus 

 0-312 (0-067) mm. 



Leg IV.: femur 0-570 (0-228); tibia 0-505 (0-122); tarsus 0-372 (0-079) mm. 



Variation. — This species is probably identical with a much smaller mutilated female 

 collected by Reinhardt in Lagoa Santa (Brazil), the main differences being size, 

 smaller number of " spots " on the fingers, and longer and more slender legs, having 

 the femur IV. 2-7 instead of 2-5 as long as deep and 1-8 for 1-6 lower than tarsus. 

 The number of " spots " anteriorly is 2 in the immovable and none in the movable 

 finger, and posteriorly 3 and 1 respectively {cf. figs. 9 d-e). 



Material. — A single female from Contiroguita collected by Mr. Hygom. 



Remarks. — I was at first inclined to refer this species to Ch. exilimanus Balz. (lo. 

 pp. 426-427, tav. xiv. figs. 11-11 h), the description of which is not very exhaustive, 

 but, on fuller consideration, I think the differences too important to be explained. 

 Ch. exilimanus Balz. differs from the above-described species in the smaller number of 

 hairs in front of the row on the abdominal tergites, in the femur of the palps, which is 

 provided with a prominent basal "apophysis" anteriorly, and in the hand, which is 

 only 1-1 broader than tibia and about 1-7 as long as finger. 



This species, of which I am sorry not to have had any male at my disposal, is, on 

 account of the structure of the articulation between the trochantin and the distal 

 femoral part of the first pair of legs, naturally referred to the Ch. subntber Sim. 

 group. From the other species it may easily be distinguished by the large number of 

 hairs in front of the row on the abdominal tergites, by the comparatively robust 

 femur, and by the narrow hand, which is distinctly longer than the finger. 



12. Chelifek exilimanus Balz. 



1890. Balzan, (lo) pp. 426-427, tav. xiv. figs. 11-11 b. 



1891. Balzan, (ii) p. 549. 



The abdominal tergites have not more than six slightly clavate hairs in front of the 

 row. The femur, which has a basal apophysis anteriorly, is 2-7 as long as wide ; the 

 tibia is 2"5 as long as wide and as long as the hand., which is only 1*1 as wide as this 

 joint and 1*7 as long as the finger. — Paraguay, 



On account of the structure of the flagellum and galea I refer this species without 

 hesitation to the Ch. subruber Sim. group. 



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