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which it is rounded. Back wall slopes straight down to narrow 

 groove, height = \ caput. Thorax slopes slightly up to \ and 

 then convexly and concavely to end where is rim, which can be 

 traced round to caput. 



Colour mahogany, darkest on caput. Black eye-frame widely 

 broken between 3 and 4. Faint light-haired wedges at sides of 

 groove. 



Eyes. — 1st row slightly procurved by summits. 2=-| 1. 1.1 

 an appreciable gap, 1 . 2 slightly wider. Eye square markedly, 

 wider than long and very slightly, wider at 4 . 4 than 2.2. 2.3 

 distinctly < 3 . 4, 3 below upper tangent to 2 . 4, 4 > 2 and lighter 

 in colour, projects over edges. 4-rim < 4 . 4. 



Text-figure 8. 



Myrmarachne ramosa, sp. n., $. 

 a. Profile, b. Sternum &c. c. Right palpus from below. 



Falces. — Longer than caput < prosoma. Length = 3 width. 

 Inner edge straight with black ridge, outer convex with black 

 ridge. End hollowed, with outer angle sharp, inner chamfered. 

 On side view much deepest just beyond base, decreases consider- 

 ably to apex, upper edge being straight and lower slightly hollow. 

 Unguis long and tip reaching beyond end of maxillse, flat S curve, 

 with short branch or knob at ^. Groove non-existent and upper 

 and lower teeth liable to be mixed up. Upper teeth 9, of which 

 that nearest to unguis is strongest, the next 5 are spread over the 

 paturon with gap in centre largest, last teeth closer, smaller, and 

 overlapping maxillae. Lower teeth about 10, small, spread over 



