by John Hewitt. 9 



Dentition. Inner surface of upper jaw superiorly with a small 

 denticle above the first tooth. Terminal fang of moderate length. 

 Two small teeth between the second and fifth which are large. 

 Feather bristles well developed on the inner surface. Terminal fang 

 of lower jaw strong, the distance from its tip to the tip of the first 

 tooth being scarcely 1J times the distance between the first and third 

 teeth. Lower jaw strong, with good development of bristles on its 

 inner surface but most of these are not feathered. Upper surface of 

 chelicerse with bristles and very slender spines. 



Measuremertts. Length of flagellum 66 mm.; breadth of head-plate 

 75 mm ; length of patella of palp 10 mm. ; of tibia and tarsus of 

 palp 10 mm. ; of patella of fourth leg 9 5 mm. 



Text-fig. 3. 



SOLPUGA CHADWICKI, Sp. nOV. 



A — Left chelicera with flagellum, seen from mesial side. 

 B — Shaft of flag-elium, seen from above. 



Colour. Appendages dull brown, the distal segments of the legs 

 quite pale, the proximal segments slightly inf uscated. Head-plate and 

 chelicerse pale, owing to the abundance of short pale yellowish setae 

 scattered over the surfaces, as well as long bristles. Abdominal 

 tergites, except sometimes the first, are black ; sides of abdomen with 

 pale yellow hairs, becoming more golden near the tergites. 



The female has two small intermediate teeth in the upper jaw. It 

 is darker than the male, the cbelicerse, head-plate and appendages 

 being a dark olive-brown ; abdominal tergites black, sides of abdomen 

 with golden hairs. Distal segments of legs (tibiae and tarsi), especially 

 of I-III, devoid of dark pigment, 



