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Show 224 REV. O. P. CAMBRIDGE O N [Mar. 4, longitudinally bisected by the third line ; the normal grooves and are well marked, and give the ordinary radiated appearance to the thorax. The eges are in tbe usual three rows; those (four in number) of tbe foremost row are minute and form a straight line very near to the insertion of the falces; those of the central pair of this row appeared to be rather smaller than the laterals ; and the interval between them is less than that between each and the lateral on its side : those of the middle row are largest of the eight; they form a line rather less in length than that formed by those of the foremost row, and are separated from each other by an interval about equal to half of the diameter of one of them : those of the hinder row are removed behind the middle row about the space of the diameter of one of the latter, and form a line rather longer than either of tbe others; with the eyes of the middle row they form a quadrangular figure whose sides and front are equal in length, but its hinder side about one third longer. Legs strong, moderately long, their relative length 4, 1, 2, 3 ; they are of a yellow-brown hue, but not of a uniform depth of colour; some portions, particularly the tibiae, tarsi, and metatarsi of those of the first and second pairs, are much the darkest and red-tinged, some of the joints also showing faint indications of darker brown annulations : they are furnished with hairs and spines, those of the latter beneath the tibiae and metatarsi of the two foremost pairs being most numerous, longest, and strongest. The palpi are moderately long and strong, and of a dark reddish yellow-brown colour. The falces are long, strong, and massive, prominent near their base in front; their colour is deep red-brown, approaching to black, and they are furnished pretty thickly with hairs and bristles. The maxillee and labium are of normal form, similar to the falces in colour, though pale yellowish at their extremities, and furnished, especially at those points, with hairs and bristles. Sternum oval, yellow, and clothed with a few longish bristly hairs. Abdomen oval, projecting a little over the base of the cephalothorax, and clothed pretty thickly with hairs; its colour is pale yellow-brown, marked with black-brown, showing a pattern nearly resembling that of Lycosa agretyca (Bl.) ; the normal elongate marking on the fore half of the upperside is large and bold, of a dark yellow-brown colour, edged with blackish ; its hinder extremity is obtuse and sends forth a short line from each corner, as well as one from each side nearly halfway towards its fore extremity ; and the sides are marked by oblique dark black-brown broken lines; the underside is of a uniform pale yellowish hue. The spinners are short, those of the inferior pair being the strongest. Two adult females and numerous youug examples were contained in Mr. Melliss's St.-Helena collection. |
