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much lower than caput, and then with convex and concave 

 slope to hind rim, which is weak but can be traced well towards 

 caput. 



Colour mahogany, slightly darkest on caput, which has black 

 eye-frame sub-broken in front of eye 4 and terminating just 

 below the line of eyes 2-4. Slight indication of grey-haired 

 cephalic wedge. 



Clypeus very low. 



Eyes. — 1st row straight or very slightly recurved by summits. 



1 . 1 subcontact, 1 . 2 considerably > 1 . 1, 2=11 and behind it. 



2 . 3 very slightly < 3 . 4. Eye square much broader than long 

 and 2 . 2 distinctly > 4 . 4 > 4-rim. 4 projects over edge of 

 prosoma but not at all prominently, and the prosoma is not 

 convex over it on either view. 



Falces — Length < J caput = 2 breadth. Edges parallel, trun- 

 cation somewhat short and square. Groove marked. Unguis 

 light, with regular curve and regular diminution from base to 

 apex, not very strong, length = \ paturon. Upper teeth 5 to 

 angle, not quite in contact, with 1 or 2 dots wider spaced below. 

 Lower teeth 6, as strong as upper, close, largest in centre, but no 

 great difference in size. 



Maxillce. — Length = c x = falx. Narrow at base, outer edge 

 curving strongly and concavely outwards beyond labium to bold 

 rounded corner. End square, truncation shortish, steep with 

 strong light scopula, longest at apex. Inner edge slopes outwards 

 from truncation, being strongly hollowed in front of and at side 

 of labium. Dark serrula from about middle of outer edge to 

 angle. Colour light. 



Labium. — Length > | maxilla, parallel sides, cut off square 

 at end, a little darker than maxilla except at end. A slight dark 

 scopula at truncation. 



Palpi. — Spring from near base of maxilla. Trochanter length 

 = | maxilla. Femur < | caput, flattened, breadth in centre 

 = ^- length. Patella narrow at base, broad at end. Tibia 

 = 1| patella, at base = width patella, at apex very much wider. 

 Tarsus = 2 tibia. The tibio-tarsus plate a little > femur, with 

 inner fringe rather short. Colour = labium, with hairy parts 

 of tibio-tarsus browny green. 



Legs. — 4 .1.3.2, with marked steps between each. 

 1st. c white, length < 2 breadth, very slightly tapering. 



tr white, cylindrical, length = breadth < least width of c, 

 faint. 



f light yellow, lightest at apex, dark-lined on outer side, 



length > 2(c + tr), clubbed at base, 

 p = ^ ti, light, thin dark line each side, 1 spine pair below, 

 ti = f, coloured as p, 5 spine pairs evenly spaced and about 



equal strength. 



m light, dark -lined on side, 2 spine pairs in basal half, at 



least as strong as ti spines, last reaching well on to ta. 

 ta = 4 ti, light, m -f ta = § (p + ti). 

 Proc. Zool. Soc— 1917, No. XXI. 21 



