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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATURAL [March, 1885. 
r Ihe relative length of the legs is 4, 3, 1, 2; the first and second 
pairs are the stoutest. There are femoral, tibial and metatarsal 
spines on the four pairs, those on the metatarsi of the fourth 
extending to the base; the patellae of the third and fourth pairs 
are also spined. In color the legs are yellowish-brown, tipped 
with black. 
The abdomen is covered with fine golden down, and has four 
transverse white bands, curved forward. These bands have their 
edges outlined with brown. The first three are long and extend 
on to the sides; the fourth, near the spinnerets, is short. 
The venter is light brown, with two fine, dark, longitudinal 
lines. 
Habitat. Madagascar. 
From the collection of Mr. Nicolas Pike, of Brooklyn, New 
uainahuin 
1 Fig. 1. Simonelea Americana, face and falces; la, dorsal view 
eyes; lb, palpus; lc, profile. 
2. Gaxesa workman!!, profile; 2a, palpus; 2b, epigynam; 1 
face and falces; -2d, dorsal view of male. 
/ 0MALATTUS iotolajub, epigynam; 3a, palpus of male. 
' blT 0 E w. UTUS ’ P PUS; 4a ’ maXill£e > falc es, and horns, fro 
5. Astia ornata, palpus of male- la - 
epigynum. ’ ’ 8ternum of male; 5 
6. Ehgane mal»agascariensis, palpus. 
PHILiEUS VINSONII, Dfllnim' 7*i fo 1 
o T » Peipus, /a, falces and maxilla- 
8. Joins semj-ater, palpus. maxinm. 
9 - Bavia altso-i.in-kata, palpus. 
10. Phyale tamatavi, epigynum. 
1 We are indebted to Mr Rnrir*iro, rr 
For the other drawings to Mr. Fred Heath ^ ^ ^" the drawiugs of % ures 1 aud 
