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procurved, the side-eyes being larger than the middle. The front 

 and rear side-eyes are distinctly separated. The thoracic fovea is 

 straight. 



Type, C. metadata, n. sp. 



Chenistonia maculata, n. sp. (Text-tig. 35.) 



Cephalothorax and mandibles rich red-brown. Palpi and legs 

 somewhat paler, with fine down-lying yellow hair and brown 

 upstanding bristles. Coxae, sternum, lip, and maxilla; deep orange, 

 with upstanding brown bristly hair. 



Abdomen, above, black ground with transverse rows of medium- 

 sized yellow spots, rather thick short yellow hair ; on the under- 



Text-ite. 35. 



Chenistonia maculata. a. Tibial and metatarsal joints of first pair 

 of legs of male. b. End of palp. c. Eyes. 



side, a yellow chitinous shield in front, behind it black and yellow 

 mottlings with brown hair. Spinnerets yellowish with yellow hair. 



lbe cephalothorax is oblong, only slightly narrower in front 

 and rear ; thoracic fovea straight ; cephalic part not much higher 

 than the thoracic. 



Front row of eyes slightly procurved, median pair their diameter 

 apart ; laterals 11 diameter of former, i diameter distant. Rear 



