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brown, punctuations large, not very numerous ; the dark spots limit, in. 
front a surface in the shape of a curve linear triangle, reddish yellow, which 
resembles a shield of a female, bordered by a dark colour, except on the- 
transverse margin of the rostral emargination ; from the angles of this- 
emargination start two short, narrow, interrupted, curved lines which limit 
behind a small, irregular, clear area ; eyes yellow marginal, in the dark 
coloured margin opposite coxae II ; eleven posterior festoons penultimate,, 
and the ones next the median dark coloured, the other seven light coloured, 
on all, or nearly all, of their extent ; near the margin in front and on each 
side two successive light coloured spots, which continue the series of the 
festoons ; the remainder of the shields show six light coloured spots, paired, 
symmetrical ; two small posterior, two large ones in front of these, two 
small ones, one on each side of the posterior extremities of the anterior 
shield-like spot ; these spots are" separated by brown lines as follows : — A 
median and two successive transverse lines, the anterior concave behind,, 
the posterior straight; the light spots are ’-sometimes of a more reddish 
yellow, the light coloured anterior spot is sometimes divided into two by a 
deep, transverse, irregular sinuous line, resulting from the extension and. 
the anastomosing of the two curved lines which mark off the areas of the- 
anterior angles ; sometimes a brown spot fusiform and median cuts this 
transverse line ; the two small anterior light spots of the posterior half join 
in front with the anterior shield-like spot, of which the} T seem to be- 
appendages ; and punctuations are deeper. Ventral surface brick red or 
reddish brown; sexual orifice opposite coxae II ; sexual grooves very 
close on account of the great size of the coxae, parallel at first, nearest 
together opposite coxae IV, then sharply diverging and ending near the 
anterior edge of the antepenultimate festoon ; anal disc brown, very pro- 
longed backward ; stigmatic plates large, whitish. Rostrum 1.1 mm. long, 
dorsal base wider than long, posterior margin concave ; mandibles [XT 7 /, p 
(5)] 1.75 min. long, digit with inner apophysis elongate transversely with 
two short points, outer apophysis with two teeth, one small, terminal, a little 
sub-ventral, the other very strong ; hypostome Jong, a little spatulate, 
denticles in front very small and numerous, behind them six longitudinal 
rows of teeth of about eleven teeth to each row, followed by four rows of 
squamiform teeth, the outer prolonged backward ; palpi a little longer than 
the hypostome, wide on their dorsal surface, narrow on the ventral ;■ 
article I short, ring-like ; article II longer than wide, dorsal surface of the 
same colour as the shield and prolonged behind on the first article ; article 
III shorter than article II, almost square ; both provided with hair on their 
margins and dorsal surface ; article IV small, embedded in a terminal 
excavation of article III. Legs strong, reddish brown, lighter on their 
dorsal surfaces ; coxae regularly increasing in size from first to fourth pair, 
which last are very large, very close to the median line ; all coxae sprinkled 
with whitish hairs ; coxae I divided into two strong teeth, the outer more 
slender than the inner ; coxae 1 1 and III with a strong tooth near the 
posterior external angle ; coxae IV with two teeth, the outer of which is 
stronger ; articles IV, V, and especially VI, of legs with strong teeth on 
their lower margins ; a light coloured spot on the dorsal side of the distal 
end of article II of leg I, the other articles, except the tarsi, of all the legs 
ringed with ferruginous red on their distal ends, and with thin whitish 
hairs ; tarsi relatively elongate, the false articulation very close to the* 
distal end of tarsi I, near the middle in the others ; a strong parallel spur,, 
caruncle short, reaching scarcely the third of the length of the claws. 
