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Show 212 MR. R. I, POCOCK ON NEW [Mar. 5, Rastellum composed of about 5 strong teeth. Maxillce unarmed. Palpi and legs bristly, the bristles on the upperside of the trochanters and coxae spiniform. Palpi about one and a half times as long as the carapace, the femur strongly spined at the apex especially above ; the rest of the segments unspined ; the tibia more than twice as long as the patella, fusiform, narrowed apically ; tarsus short and truncate, some of the bristles on its upperside short and clavate ; bulb of palpal organ large, deeply cleft, the spine relatively short, slender, lightly curved, blunt-pointed. Legs 4, 1, 2, 3; 1st with femur above and at apex, patella externally, internally, and especially below, tibia externally aud internally at the apex strongly spined; protarsus and tarsus practically unspined (protarsus of right leg nearly straight, with one basal and one apical spine, of left leg bowed and unspined); 2nd leg spined like the 1st, except that there are more spines on the protarsus and the anterior side of the tibia is spined throughout its length, and the posterior side most strongly spined at its base; 3rd leg strongly spined, especially on patella and tibia; 4th leg much more weakly spined than 3rd : tarsi of legs practically unspined, two or three spines only being on the tarsus of the 4th. Claivs of legs with 4-5 teeth. Abdomen bristly above. Measurements in millimetres.-Total length 12 ; carapace 7; palpus 10 ; 1st leg 20,4th leg 23; patella and tibia of 1st and 4th about 8. Hab. Great Loo-Choo (P. A. Hoist). Genus NEMESIA Aud. N E M E S I A SINENSIS, sp. n. 5 . Colour: carapace deep brown, scantily haired; legs yellowish brown; abdomen imperfect, but apparently testaceous and pigmented above much as in N. ccementaria. Carapace with cephalic region but little elevated ; ocular area more than twice as wide as long ; eyes of anterior line not very unequal in area, the laterals not exceeding the medians, strongly procurved, the anterior edge of the medians on a level with the posterior edge of the laterals. Rastellum consisting of about 12 strong teeth overhanging the base of the fang and extending up the inner edge of the mandible. Maxillce armed with a single row of 6 cusps. Palp: tibia armed with 11 spines, 8 or 7 of which are arranged in pairs on its lower side, tarsus armed with 1 external and 1 internal spine (the latter sometimes absent) and two rows of spines near the middle line of the distal half ; scopu-late at sides. 1st leg: tibia with 4 external spines beneath and 1 apical internal, also 2 on the inner side, protarsus with 3 external, 2 internal beneath, and 1 on inner side, tarsus spined at apex beneath, both tarsi and protarsi scarcely scopulate in the middle; 2nd leg: tibia armed with 4 inferior external spines, 1 inferior apical and 2 - 3 internal, protarsus with 3 inferior external, 2 - 1 inferior internal, and 2 internal; tarsus spined at apex beneath; 3rd leg : tibia armed with 2 spines in front and 3 spiniform |