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Show 1899.] NEW EXOITC ARANEIDEA. 529 some indistinct lines of the same colour on the sides, and some similar patches round the fore part of the ocular area. The whole surface is granulose or pock-marked, and pretty thickly covered with short, stout, pale, somewhat squamiform hairs disposed in pretty regular lines ; but there do not appear to be any of these hairs on the hinder slope. Eyes in two transverse concentrically curved rows, occupying the whole width of the caput. The central quadrangle is much broader than long, and its fore-side slightly shorter than the hinder one. Tbe interval between the central eyes of each row is much greater than that between them and the lateral eyes. The eyes of the lateral pairs are larger than the rest; the hind-centrals being the smallest. Falces rather short, powerful, slightly tapering or subconical, of a deep reddish-brown colour, covered with hairs similar to those on the cephalothorax. Legs short, not greatly differing in length, robust, 2-1-4-3. Spines almost entirely absent, one only beneath each of the tibiae of the 1st and 2nd pairs. Colour rather pale yellow-brown, the femora suffused with a deeper brown. Tarsi of the first and second pairs of a somewhat elongate-oval form, terminating in a thin claw-tuft, but without scopula; tarsi of the two posterior pairs rather more of a slightly tapering form. Tarsi and metatarsi of equal length. Palpi yellow-brown, short and strong; digital joint large, and of a somewhat flattened elongate-oval form. Maxillce and labium (much obscured by some foreign matter) apparently very similar to those of Boliscus Sim., and of a darkish yellow-brown colour. Sternum longer than broad, oval, hollow-truncate before or heart-shaped. Abdomen broader than long, nearly circular behind, a little flattened in front. Colour dull brownish, somewhat marked and marbled with whitish, especially on the anterior half ; an irregular blackish marking occupies each side of the fore-margin, with a short whitish rim between them ; and on the hinder part are some broken transverse brown lines or bars. The underside is pale brownish yellow with a diffused dark brown margin, and a large quadrate central patch of the same colour. Spinners short, compact, and enclosed or sunken within a marginal oval rim. Genital aperture small, but of characteristic form. Hab. Ceylon, received from Mr. Ernest E. Green, to w h o m I am also indebted for other valuable spiders now in course of examination. MoNcESES A T T E N U A T U S , sp. n. (Plate X X X . fig. 11.) Adult male, length very nearly 3 lines. Ce)>halothorax longer than broad, broadest at the caput just behind tbe eyes, narrowing a little and gradually to the hinder extremity, which is broad and a little rounded. Lateral marginal |