ANT-LIKE SPIDERS FROM MALAYA. 



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thorax. Front very slightly recurved, slightly stepped£back to 

 eyes 2. Side walls very slightly convex and tapering outwards 

 towards eyes 4, Back wall strongly procurved at groove, which 

 is strongly constricted above and much less so below. Thorax 

 curved rather strongly outwards from groove to slightly in front 

 of centre and then inwards to rear, which is cut nearly square. 

 Rim dark. 



Caput somewhat convex and higher behind than before. Slopes 

 at moderate angle behind, with groove low and < half height of 

 caput and broad. Thorax rises to about 3 and then falls convexo- 

 concavely to turned-up but not abrupt rim, which is dark and 

 traceable round to caput. A slight white wedge at thoracic 

 groove. The general shape is well rounded at angles. 



Colour light mahogany, with black eye-frame broken in front 

 of 4 and with lower boundary not so well defined as usual. 



Text-figure 9. 



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Myrmarachne albicrurata, sp. n., £ . M. lateralis, sp. n., $ . 



a. Sternum &c. of M. albicrurata. b. Do. of M. lateralis, 

 c. Epigyne of M. lateralis. 



Eyes. — 1st row straight, intervals 1.1 and 1.2 slight and 

 about equal. Eye square broader than long, parallel sides. 

 3 midway between 2 and 4. 4 > 2. 4.4 distinctly > 4-rim. 



Fakes. — Length = § caput, nearly parallel with inner edge, 

 very slightly convex, length — 2| breadth. Side view strongly 

 convex or rather angular at nearly |, base almost horizontal. 

 Groove marked, both outer and inner scopulse lighter and thinner 

 than usual. Upper teeth 8 or 9, slightly irregular in size and 

 spacing ; lower 8 or 9 closer, especially away from root of unguis. 



