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sclerites near innei- margin with 1-3 bristles in front of row, tergite-sternite 

 XI. each with two pairs of tactile hairs, tergite with inner pair considerably 

 shorter than outer ; galea ( 5 ) well-developed, branching from short base, 

 branches simple rather long ; palps (fig. 1) trochanter with upper protuberance 

 distinctly dorsal, lower protuberance alone projecting posteriorly, its proximo- 

 posterior corner moderately prominent but distinctly rounded, tibia strongly 

 convex in front, hand ( $ ) moderately broad obliquely high, anterior margin 

 of fingers with an isolated accessory tooth ; the palp is granulate, at least in 

 front, with small part of femur and great part of tibia and hand smooth ; lower 

 face of maxillae smooth ; coxae IV. ( 2 ) short and broad, inner margin longer 

 than posterior ; legs IV. tibia with tactile hair near extremity (shorter than 

 that of tarsus), tactile hair of tarsus about 5- removed from base. $ with 

 galea poorly developed, hand somewhat narrower with less oblique height, 

 coxae IV. differing little from ? . L. 1'7. 



Among vegetable refuse ; in cucumber-frames, manure-heaps, &c. ; widely distributed and 

 common in Britain ; probably also in Ireland, but not yet recorded ; seizes flies and often comes to 

 notice on their legs in autumn ; a mysterious animal of which males are seldom seen. 



(26, 33, 42, 49, 84-5.) 



C. Godfreyi sp. nov. 

 Palps and cephalothorax reddish-brown, abdominal tergites olive-horny; 

 glossy, with nearly simple bristles. Cephalothorax weakly granulate at 

 sides and over part of dorsum of thorax, dorsum of head non-granulate, 

 second groove scarcely perceptible or absent ; abdominal tergites non-granulate 

 reticulate, scar-spots indistinct, main scleiites near inner margin with 

 1 bristle in front of row, tergite-sternite XI. each with two pairs of tactile 

 hairs, tergite with inner pair not greatly shorter than outer ; galea (?) well- 

 developed, branching from short base, branches simple rather long; palps 

 (fig. 2) trochanter as in preceding species, tibia less strongly convex in front, 

 hand ( 2 ) with somewhat less oblique height, anterior margin of fingers with 

 an isolated accessory tooth ; the palp is granulate, at least in front, with small 

 part of femur and great part of tibia and hand smooth ; lower face of maxillae 

 smooth ; coxae IV. (?) short and broad, inner margin longer than posterior ; 

 legs IV. tibia with tactile haii' near extremity (as long or almost as long as 

 that of tarsus), tactile hair of tarsus further from base than in preceding 

 species : taking only dorsal margin about in middle. $ with galea poorly 

 developed, hand somewhat narrower with less oblique height (?), coxae IV. 

 difiering little from ? . L. 1'6. 



In manure-heaps: Petersham; Newport, Isle of Wight (E. A. Butler); among moss: Oban 

 (C. D. Soar); on flies' legs: South Norwood ' (H. Hill); Hatfield (F. G. Pitts) ; Rathmines, Co. 

 Dublin (N. E. Stephens). 



' Kecorded as 6'. nodosus (75, 87). 



