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visible sculpturing, posterior half distinctly elevated with a hump 

 in profile and narrower than anterior portion ; thoracic constriction 

 about as wide as long, finely rugulose; legs dark reddish brown, 

 anterior coxae and trochanters moderately lengthened, latter with 

 stalk shorter than club ; chela with median arm, extending back be- 

 yond fourth joint to third, slightly curved and provided with three 

 to four small lamellae, which are replaced by hairs on rest of arm, 

 claw curved, somewhat shorter than median arm. Propodeum an- 

 teriorly on dorsum with same type of sculpturing as on head, with 

 distinct transverse carinae, in profile strongly humped, posteriorly 

 sloping gradually to petiole. Abdomen smooth, polished, black. 



Type locality. — Brownsville, Tex. 



Described from two specimens collected at Brownsville, Tex., May 



1, 1904, by H. S. Barber. 



Type. — Cat. No. 40199, U.S.N.M. Paratype in writer's collection. 



DICONDYLUS LONGICHELATUS, new species 



Figs. 16 and 2 



Female. — ^Length 3.5 mm. General color black, except as noted 

 below. Head almost twice as wide as long (11:6) ; vertex reddish 

 brown in color, with microscopic areolation, minutely rugulose 

 around ocelli; carina from median ocellus to betweeen bases of an- 

 tennae; head produced behind the eyes, sides convergent; face, 

 clypeus and mouth parts testaceous, teeth of mandibles dark amber 

 colored; antennae of medium length, fusco-testaceous, the scape, 

 ninth and tenth joints being lighter than the rest (fig. 16) . Pronotum 

 ferruginous on sides, in dorsal view black with central ferruginous 

 area, with impressed transverse sulture which divides it into a shorter 

 and wider anterior part and a narrower humped and longer posterior 

 division, with scattered erect hairs, shining, smooth with miscroscopic 

 indistinct punctation; thoracic constriction black, somewhat longer 

 than wide (7:5), with indistinct longitudinal rugulosity; legs ferru- 

 ginous, stalk of hind femora of same length as club, anterior meta- 

 tarsus five times as long as thick, second and third joints of anterior 

 tarsi not much longer than thick, much shorter than metatarsus, 

 fourth anterior tarsal joint same length as latter ; chela as in Figure 



2. Propodeum black with scattered white erect hairs; anteriorly 

 on dorsum with finely areolate surface sculpture, this becoming less 

 distinct on the raised central portion or disk, posteriorly with fine 

 transverse striations, which extend down the sides. Abdomen 

 polished, brownish black, with scattered white erect hairs. 



Type locality. — Bonito Province, Pernambuco, Brazil. 

 Described from one specimen. 

 Type.—C2^t. No. 40184, U.S.N.M. 



