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femora than in the hind pair ; patella one abont one-third 
of tibia, both no wider than the slender part of femora, 
except in the front pair where the apex of tibia is broad- 
ened where it overhangs the base of tarsus ; each joint 
with two long hairs in usual plan ; trochanter of hind legs 
long and but slightly swollen, that of third legs much 
swollen and short, the femora with a short stalk before 
the swollen part, thence equally slender to the tarsi which 
are a little more swollen on basal part. The ventral 
apertures are on apical half of venter and united, the 
genital a little the longer; there is a dark transverse line 
in front of the genital opening, and from each end a faint 
line curves out to the margin, on each side, opposite the 
genital opening, is a curved dark mark ; the hind borders 
of second and third coxae almost reach the middle. 
Length of body .5 mm., of hind leg .9 mm. 
Several specimens from Duke University at Durham, 
North Carolina, 1 Sept., 14 Oct., 25 Nov., 10, 24 Febr., 
and 21 April (Pearse). Type M.C.Z. Arachn. 3012. 
This species is separated from Ewing’s Damceus mag- 
nisetosus, by the very much longer front tibia and the 
longer hind femur; magnisetosus moreover has a nearly 
circular venter, the legs are broader, the granulations 
coarser, the tarsi more slender at base. 
Gymnodamaeus minor sp. new. 
Figs. 28, 39 
The color is yellowish; about two-thirds the size of 
G. pearsei ; the body is a little more slender, and the legs 
are not quite so long. The cephalothorax is similar but 
the hair at each side of tip of head is more clavate, the 
seta is similar, the tip long, fusiform, and scabrous. The 
first legs are not quite as long as the body, the femora 
bulbous close to base, before middle faintly sinuous, 
patella nearly as long as bulb of femur, the tibia becom- 
ing broader to the swollen tip, the tarsus attached as in 
G. pearsei , the tarsus is proportionally more swollen 
than in pearsei, hairs similar, but the one at tip of tibia 
apparently not as long as in pearsei. The fourth legs 
about equal to length of body; the femora are bulbous 
