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Eyemound removed from the anterior margin of the carapace. 3. 
Seutal Segmentation elearly defined by transverse grooves. 
Pedipalp weakly spined; distal region of femur swollen. 
Lomanella Pocock. 
- Seutal segmentation not defined by transverse grooves. 
Pedipalp strongly spined; femur normal. Neonuncia Roewer. 
4, Eyemound removed from the anterior margin of the cara- 
pace. Scutal areas faintly defined by transverse grooves; 
areas I-V each with a median pair of spines. Paranuncia Roewer. 
—  Eyemound rising from the anterior margin of the carapace. 
Seutal areas not defined by transverse grooves but closely 
covered with granules. Conoculus n. gen. 
Eyemound rising from the anterior margin of the carapace. 
Eyemound removed from the anterior margin of the carapace. 
Spines present on scutum. 
Spines absent from scutum; seutal areas clearly defined by 
transverse grooves. Median spine on eyemound directed 
anteriorly. Perthacantha Roewer. 
7. Areas II and III each with a median pair of spines. Median 
spine of eyemound directed forward. Anterior margin 
of carapace smooth. Monocanthobunus Roewer. 
- Only area III with a median pair of spines. Median spine 
of eyemound erect. Anterior margin of carapace armed 
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Loo 
with strong spines. Heteronuncia Roewer. 
8. Seutal areas defined by transverse grooves and spined. oF 
= Scutal areas not defined by transverse grooves and smooth. 
Parattahia Roewer. 
9. Seutal spines limited to area III. 10. 
—  Seutal areas I-IV each with a median pair of spines; those 
of area III largest. Jenolanicus Roewer. 
10. Tarsus I with five segments. Equitius Simon. 
= Tarsus I with six to seven segments. Monoxyomma Pocock. 
11. Tarsus II with five segments. Callihamus Roewer. 
—  'Tarsus II with six or more segments. Calliuncus Roewer. 
Genus NUNCIELLA Roewer, 1928 
Nunciella tuberculata n.sp. 
Figs, 25-32 
Male. 8 
Colour. Mainly dark-brown; black reticulations extend from 
the anterior margin of the carapace to behind the eyemound. 
A median black band extends from immediately behind the 
eyemound back to the posterior margin of the abdomen, broad 
anteriorly but narrowing posteriorly. Coxae to tibiae of legs, 
chelicerae and pedipalps reticulate. 
Body. Eyemound set almost half its length from the anterior 
margin of the carapace, low and smoothly rounded, A pair of 
small sub-marginal spines are placed in line with, and anterior to, 
the lateral margins of the eyemound, while the anterior margin 
of the carapace is armed with a small median spine and a curved 
