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festoon ; this line is of varying width, sometimes wide, and again con- 
stricted ; from its end, a dark line follows the lateral groove and the 
posterior end, forming the anterior margins of the festoons ; a median 
dark line extends from the centre festoon, anteriorly to near the arched 
line, swollen at its tip, hut does not join the arched line ; on each side 
from the margin, a short dark line extends anteriorly ; the festoons light 
coloured except the two extreme ones ; lines of separation, chestnut 
coloured ; dorsal porose areas present on posterior margin of the trans- 
verse arched band ; punctuations equal, very fine, indicated by dark colour 
on the clear background ; eyes flat, large, shining, surrounded by the dark 
spot on the margin. Ventral surface dirty sulphur yellow, sometimes with 
greenish or brownish tinge, glabrous ; anus near posterior third, dark 
coloured ; festoons dark chestnut, except the two extreme ones on each 
side, the inner of which has a dark spot on the median margin ; five dark 
spots anterior of the chestnut coloured festoons ; an elongate 
one opposite the median festoon ; one opposite second festoon 
from median, which is circular, and an elongate one opposite 
extreme dark coloured festoons ; stigmatic plates, triangular with 
rounded angles prolonged outward and backward ; porcelain white, 
with orifice and border chestnut coloured. Legs long and thick, 
all the articles chestnut coloured, but ringed with lighter colour ai 
their distal extremities, except the tarsi ; coxae I with a long blunt spine 
on the posterior margin, a similar spine on the posterior margin of 
coxae IV ; coxae II and III unarmed (. XII , h) ; tarsi short and 
suddenly attenuated on dorsal extremity ; tarsi II, III, and 
IV armed with two stout consecutive spurs ; caruncle reaching 
scarcely to middle of length of claws. Rostrum (XII, &) 2 mm. 
long, narrow, base wider than long, sides rounded of a dark brown colour ; 
digit of mandible strongly armed (XII, c) ; outer apophysis with one 
large curved tooth leaving a very tiny tooth on its cephalic edge. ; inner 
apophysis elongate, transverse bidentate ; hypostome spatulate ; tip 
bearing numerous denticles, then three longitudinal rows of teeth on each 
side of the anterior half, then four rows to middle of length, eight or nine 
teeth in each row, below these mere crenulations extending to base ; palpi 
valvate on inner side, with article II slightly curved, and almost three times 
as long as article III, which is as wide as long ; article IV small and 
conical, situated in a pit on the anterior ventral side of article III. 
Female. — Body oblong, sides parallel, posterior margin widely 
rounded ; 16 mm. long (not including rostrum), II mm. wide. Shield 
cordiform, wide in front, narrow behind, postero-lateral edges nearly 
straight, as wide or nearly as wide as long-; cervical grooves well marked, 
very deep anteriorly, reaching almost to the posterior margin ; no marginal 
grooves ; general colour dark chestnut brown ; central area between cervical 
grooves of. a light metallic bronze colour, darker anteriorly, two 
lighter spots in each lateral area, punctuations few and large, 
remainder of shield reticulated ; eyes shining, usually light 
coloured, but sometimes dark ; large punctuations anterior, and 
mostly outside the cervical grooves, in lateral areas. Dorsal 
surface (XII. a) dark brown, when not fully engorged, with a reddish 
tinge, especially anteriorly and around margins. When fully engorged, 
olive brown in colour, darker on edges and reddish on caudal end, lighter 
about shield and legs; dorsal porose areas present at anterior quarter of 
length, dark coloured and raised from surface in fully engorged female ; 
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