1968] 
C bickering — Genus Scaphiella 
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8b. Embolus not arising as given above (simla, weberi) 9 
9a. ALE fairly well separated from one another (Fig. 42) ; palpal 
femur only moderately inflated S. simla , p. 
9b. ALE slightly separated from one another (Fig. 48) ; palpal 
femur considerably inflated S. weberi , p. 
No satisfactory key for the separation of the females in this genus 
has been devised. 
Scaphiella agocena sp. nov. 
Figures 1-2 
Holotype. The female holotype is from Curacao, Nederlands An- 
tilles, 3 km north of Savonet, December 28, 1962. Collected by Dr. 
H. W. Levi. The male is unknown and there are no paratypes. The 
name of the species is an arbitrary combination of letters. 
Description. Total length 1.58 mm, exclusive of the somewhat 
porrect chelicerae; including the bases of the chelicerae total length 
is 1.66 mm. Carapace .57 mm long; .41 mm wide opposite second 
coxae where it is widest; .14 mm tall; nearly level along median re- 
gion to beginning of posterior declivity the first half of which is 
very steep and with lower half only moderately so; with several 
stiff bristles along median region the most prominent of which are 
at top of declivity; with a fine granulation on the surface of the lower 
part of the declivity; remainder of surface generally smooth and 
shining. Eyes : six in a compact group ; posterior row gently pro- 
curved and occupying about two thirds of width of carapace at that 
level; ratio of eyes ALE : PME : PLE = 5 : 4.5 : 4; ALE 
separated by slightly less than 1/5 of their long axis; separated from 
PME by nearly half their long axis; narrowly separated from PLE; 
PME contiguous to one another by fully one fourth of their circum- 
ference and contiguous to PLE at one point (Fig. 1). Height of 
clypeus nearly equal to half the long axis of ALE. Chelicerae: 
slightly porrect; nearly parallel; without special modifications. Max- 
illae and lip apparently typical of the genus. Sternum: moderately 
raised; longer than wide in ratio of about 18 : 13; with three pairs 
of lateral grooves but with the corresponding lobes poorly indicated ; 
procurved sternal suture barely indicated ; posterior end squarely 
truncated between bases of fourth coxae which are separated by 
nearly 1.5 times their width; third coxae globose, others somewhat 
elongated. Legs: 4123 in order of length; tibial index of first leg 9, 
of fourth leg 8; no true spines seen on legs or palps; palpal tarsus 
with a tuft of broadened hairs, so often seen in species in this family, 
on prolateral side of cymbium; trichobothria observed on tibiae and 
