ANT LIKE SPIDERS FROM MALAYA. 283 



Amyci^ea E. Sim., 1885. 

 5 . AMYCiiBA forticeps O. P. Cambridge, 1873. (Text-fig. 2.) 



Amycla forticeps O. P. Cambr. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 122. 



Amycicea forticeps Thorcll, Spid. Burm. p. 282. 



Prosoma. — (a) From above truncated but slightly recurved 

 in front, the same but slightly procurved behind, sides slightly 

 convex, widest a little behind centre. 



(b) Nearly as high as long, very convex, very steep in front to 

 eye 2, then slightly and convexly rising to highest point over 

 eye 4, then with a more gradual and very slightly convex slope 

 to hind end. 



(c) In front sides convex, subparallel, front edge slightly pro- 

 curved. Clypeus = eye-space. 



Colour reddish yellow, with a few black hairs on front edge and 

 between eyes. Very faint traces of fovea immediately behind 

 eyes and stria? therefrom. 



Text-figure 2. 



c 



Amycicea forticeps 0. P. Camb., 9 . 

 a. Profile, b. Prosoma from in front, c. Sternum &c. 



Eyes.-*- First row straight and subequally spaced, 1 . 1 being 

 possibly very slightly < 1 . 2. 2 large on bluish tubercle =4x1. 

 '2nd row strongly recurved so that 3 . 3 is well in front of 4 . 4. 



Quadrilateral 1.3.3.1 is very much wider behind than before. 



3 considerably < 1 . 



Quadrilateral 2.2.4.4 slightly wider than long, a rectangle. 



4 large on blue tubercles but slightly < 2. 



Falces not longer than clypeus, slightly stouter at base than 

 apex, which is cut square. On side view rather more tapering. 

 Unguis small. A weak scopula below unguis, and inner sides of 

 falces with short, dark, stiff hairs in a regular row, longest at 

 unguis. 



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