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festoon ; tins line is ol varying widtli^ .-oiiictinii's wiilc, hiid again con- 

 stricted ; from its end, a darlv iiue toliows tiie iaterai groove and the 

 jjosterior end, forming tlie anterior margins of tlie festoons ; a median 

 darlv line extends from tire centre festoon, anteriorly to near the arched 

 line, swollen at its tip, but does not join the arched line ; on each side 

 from the margin, a short dark line extends anteriorly ; the fc-toons light 

 coloured except tlie two extreme ones ; lines of separation, chestnut 

 coloured ; dorsal porose areas present on posterior margin of the trans- 

 verse arched l)and ; punctuations equal, very hne, indicated hy dark colour 

 on the clear background ; eyes liat, large, shining, surrounded by the dark 

 spot on the jnargiiL ]'('iilra/ surface dirty sulphur yellow, sometimes with 

 greenish or browiiisJi tinge, glabrous ; anus near posterior third, dark 

 coloured ; festoons dark chestnut, except the two extreme ones on each 

 side, the inner of which has a dark spot on the median margin ; five dark 

 spots anterior of the chestnut coloured festoons ; an elongate 

 one opposite the median festoon ; one opposite second festoon 

 f rom ' median, which is circular, and an elongate one opposite 

 extreme dark coloured festoons ; stigmatic plates, triangular with 

 rounded angles prolonged outward and l)ack\vard ; ])orcelain white, 

 with orifice and border chestnut coloured. Ja'(JS long and thick, 

 all the articles chestnut coloured, but ringed with lighter colour at 

 their distal extremities, except the tarsi ; coxae 1 witli a long l)luiit spine 

 on the posterior margin, a similar spine on the posterior margin of 

 coxae lA^ ; coxae J I and III unarmed {XI f. It); tarsi short and 

 suddenly atteiuiated on dorsal extremity ; tarsi II, III, and 

 IV armed with two stout consecutive spurs ; caruncle reaching 

 scarcely to middle of length of claws. Enslniiu (XI T, h) 2 mm. 

 long, narrow, base wider than long, sides rounded of a dark brown colour ; 

 digit of mandible strongly armed {XII, c) ; outer apophysis with one 

 large curved tooth leaving a very tiny tooth on its cephalic edge ; inner 

 apophysis elongate, transverse bidentate ; hypostonie spatulate ; tip 

 bearing numerous denticles, then three longitudinal rows of teeth on each 

 side of the anterior half, then four rows to middle of length, eight or nine 

 teeth in each row, below these mere crenulations extending to base ; palpi 

 valvate on inner side, with article II slightly curved, and almost three times 

 as long as article III, which is as wide as long ; article IV small and 

 conical, situated in a ])it on the anterior ventral side of article III. 



Female. — Bodn oblong, sides parallel, })Osterior margin widely 

 rounded ; 16 mm. long (not including rostrum). Id mm. wide. Shield 

 cordiform, wide in front, narrow behind, postero-lateral edges nearly 

 straight, as wide or nearly as wide as long ; cervical grooves well marked, 

 very deep anteriorly, reaching almost to the ])osterior margin ; no marginal 

 grooves ; general colour dark chestnut brown ; central area l)etween cervical 

 grooves of a light metallic In'onze colour, darker anteriorly, two 

 lighter spots in each lateral area, ])unctuations few and large,, 

 remainder of shield reticulated : eyes shining, usually light 

 coloured, but sometimes dark; large ])unctuatio]is anterior, and 

 mostly outside the cervical grooves, in lateral areas. Dorsal 

 surface (XII, a) dark l)rown, when not fully engorged, with a reddish 

 tinge, especially anteriorly and around margins. Wlien fully engorged, 

 olive brown in colour, darker on edges and reddish on c:iudal end, lighter 

 about shield and legs ; dorsal porose areas present at anterior quarter of 

 length, dark coloured and raised from surface in fullv engorged female ; 

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