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C bickering — Genus Scaphiella 
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surface of both palpal tarsi. Abdomen: relatively long and narrow; 
1. 14 mm long; 0.53 mm wide; 0.66 mm tall; compressed laterally; 
area of genital aperture, tracheal spiracles, and openings of book- 
lungs as shown in Figure 33; dorsal and ventral scuta as usual in 
males of the genus. Color in alcohol : in general as described by 
Gertsch (1941) and Chickering (1951) but the abdominal color is 
considerably altered by the presence of numerous, irregular, subchiti- 
nous, dark spots which are quite variable. 
Female paratype. Total length 2.1 1 mm. Carapace about 0.79 
mm long; 0.64 mm wide opposite second coxae where it is widest; 
0.28 mm tall ; otherwise essentially as in holotype. Eyes : in general 
as in holotype; ratio of eyes ALE : PME : PLE = 8:7: 7 - 5 - 
Maxillae: strongly convergent; relatively robust; less highly modi- 
fied than in male (Fig. 34). Chelicerae and lip apparently typical 
of females of the genus. Sternum: nearly as wide between second 
coxae as long; convex; not extended between fourth coxae which 
are separated by nearly 1.5 times their width. Legs: 4123 in order 
of length as usual ; tibial index of first and fourth legs 10. Palp 
without a terminal claw. Trichobothria observed on tibiae, meta- 
tarsi and on palpal tibiae but exact number and placement not deter- 
mined. Abdomen: essentially as in male except for the absence of 
the dorsal scutum and the characters of the epigynal area (Fig. 35). 
Color in alcohol : also essentially as in holotype except for the ex- 
posed dorsal region of the abdomen which is whitish with darker 
reticulations. 
Records. The described female paratype was taken with the male 
holotype. The species appears to be common in Jamaica, W. I. I 
have it in my collection from numerous localities in St. Andrew 
Parish where it seems to be abundant. More than one hundred 
specimens of both sexes were taken with the holotype on Nov. 14, 
1957- I also have it from St. Ann, Runaway Bay, June 23, 1954; 
from three different localities in St. Catherine Parish; Kingston 
Parish, Palisadoes Area, Nov. 1, 1957 and July 21, 1958 (M. W. 
Sanderson) ; St. Thomas^ Morant Bay, October 29, 1957. Two 
males and a female were collected on Curacao, Nederl. Antilles, Wil- 
lemstad, Dec. 24, 1962 and at Piscadera. Baai, Dec. 18-30, 1962 
(Dr. H. W. and Lorna Levi). 
Scaphiella septella sp. nov. 
Figures 36-41 
Holotype. The male holotype is from Virgin Gorda, British 
