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others external to these, transversely elongated, and nearer the 
spinnerets; from the base, two slender black lines extend back¬ 
ward to about the middle of the dorsum, where they unite and 
merge into a series of small black chevrons, which extend near¬ 
ly to the spinnerets. 
The venter is light brown. 
?. total length, 6.8 mm. Width of abdomen, 2 . 2 . 
Length of cephalothorax, 3 . mm. 
Width “ “ 2. “ 
Height “ “ p5« 
. In general appearance the 9 resembles the S , but the color 
s decidedly lighter, particularly that of the cephalothorax arid 
the anterior pairs of legs. The labium is relatively a little 
onger, and the relative length of the legs is 4, 1, 2, 3. Femoral 
spines are found on the four pairs, and very weak spines in 
cirdes at the extremities of the metatarsi of the third and fourth. 
Habitat. Madagascar. 
Ergane madagascariensis sp. nov. 
5' TotaUength, 6.5 mm. Width of abdomen, 1 . 8 . 
Length of cephalothorax. 2 m m 
Width 
Legs. 
1 . 
2 . 
3. 
4. 
u 
CC 
2 . “ 
u 
a 
1.9 “ 
Fem. 
Pat. 
Tib. 
2.2 
1.3 
1.9 
1.7 
.8 
1 . 
1.9 
.8 
1.1 
1.7 
.6 
.9 
Me tat. 
1. 
1. 
1.2 
1 . 
Tar. 
.8 
.7 
.9 
.7 
Total 
7.2 
5.2 
5.9 
4.9 
neai 
parallel sides Ti , ,. ’ onger ^an wide, with ne 
°7 pi ? moM u “" * ° f 
tical sides. The thoracic part isThttle ^ ^ -Tr' 
rounded .ides, end fall, abruptI J 
pression between the cephalic ami Z ® 18 & 8 S 
black, or very dark browm ° Parts ' The cok 
