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bowed in side view, and, seen from above, appears very slightly bent outwards 
at a point near to the base : on the outer side is a spine at the apex, and a few 
bristles or stiff setae along the length of the segment: on the inner side is a 
series of bristles, but no spines except one at the apex. Tarsus I thinly scopu- 
late and without spines. Patella III with five or six short spines on the anterior 
side superiorly, including those on the distal edge, but with none dorsally 
except for a short weak one near the distal edge. Patella IV with five short 
spines on the basal portion of the segment. Coxa III with a few stiff setae on 
the post-ventral border, but these setae do not form a conspicuous tract. 
Pedipalp. Tibia about twice as long as deep, the excavation armed with a 
continuous strip of short spines: tarsus with one or two weak spines at the 
apex superiorly. 
Chelicerae. There is a main row of seven teeth and near the base of the 
series on its inner side is a single large tooth. 
Colour. Carapace and appendages yellowish brown: abdomen superiorly 
slightly infuscated. 
Measurements. Total length io (approx.), length of carapace 3-5, breadth 
of carapace 2-75, length of tibia of first leg 3, of metatarsus of first leg 3-25, 
of first leg 16*5, of second leg 13-75. of third leg 11-5, of fourth leg 15-5. 
Female. 
Four female examples from the same source present the following charac- 
ters: coxa III w r ith a thin and inconspicuous strip including a few stiffish 
setae on its post- ventral border : two pairs of sternal sigilla, the first pair being 
slightly removed from the margin : dentition essentially similar to that of the 
male, the main row comprising four large distal teeth, two small teeth and two 
minute proximal teeth, internal to which is situated a single large tooth : length 
of ocular area very slightly less than one-third of the distance between the 
anterior margin of the carapace and the centre of the fovea : frontal eyes about 
§— 1 diameter apart, situated on a common tubercle which is deeply grooved 
above, the frontal quadrangle being about as broad behind as in front: 
posterior median eyes decidedly nearer to the laterals than to each other: a 
line tangential to the anterior median and posterior lateral eyes in front is very 
markedly recurved, and the hind margins of the posterior row are in a pro- 
curved line: anteriorly, paMla IV is spined in the basal half: anterior margin 
of carapace fairly well marked off from the lateral margin and mesially it may 
project forwards considerably: the pair of long setae behind the ocular area 
is situated a little further from the middle of the fovea than from the anterior 
margin of the anterior median eyes: general colouration olive brown. Total 
length about 15-5, length of carapace 6, breadth of carapace 4-7, distance 
from centre of fovea to anterior margin of carapace 3-75, distance from centre 
of fovea to hind margin of posterior median eyes 2-55. 
The female of A. spiricola is very similar thereto, but the ocular area is 
still shorter, and the line joining the anterior margins of the anterior median 
and posterior lateral eyes is practically straight. A full sized specimen has the 
following measurements: length of carapace 6-2, distance from centre of fovea 
to anterior margin of carapace 3-9, distance from centre of fovea to hind margin 
of posterior median eyes 2-85. 
