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The raised eye-space twice as long as broad and half its breadth 

 from the edge of the carapace. The front row of eyes is procurved. 

 Laterals 2k times the diameter of the median, the latter one dia- 

 meter apart, and the same distance from the lowest point of the 

 side-eyes. The side-eyes of rear row are smaller than front laterals, 

 | their diameter away. Bear median 1^ diameter of front median, 

 their apex is close up to the side-eyes. 



The mandibles set rather divergently, are the length of the front 

 patella?, and are furnished with long stout bristles on the lower 

 half. Falx-teeth about 8 of irregular size on inner margin, 

 with a few small in an intermediate row at lower end of falx- 

 sheath. 



The sternum, a broad oval, and the coxa? are covered with long 

 stout upstanding bristles each springing from a raised round radical. 

 The anterior sigillae are very large and situated in a broad shallow 



Text-fig. 38. 



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Stenygrocercus broomi. a. Eyes. b. Profile. 



depression behind the lip, which is widest at base, slightly wider 

 than long and narrowing to a straight front edge. This is alto- 

 gether without spines, as are also the maxilla?, which are square with 

 a small rounded protuberance at front inner corner. 



The metatarsi and tarsi are all bespined, the latter rather weakly ; 

 two small pairs underneath only on the front two pairs. 6 or 7 

 pectinations in a single row cross the superior tarsal claws. 5 or 6 

 short teeth on the female palp-claw. 



The abdomen is oval, rounded at the sides. It has a little 

 light-coloured down-lying hair and long spinous bristles with 



The anterior mammilla) are well developed, more than four times 

 their width apart. The superior pair are about as long as the 

 cephalothorax, the last joint tapering, the others cylindrical. 



Two females were sent to the British Museum by Dr. Broom 

 from Hill Grove, \.S.\V\ 



