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Show 1899.] AND SPIDERS FROM TROPICAL WEST AFRICA. 875 between medians and laterals ; eyes of anterior line with superior edges on a level, the laterals nearly twice the diameter of the medians, at all events much larger; ocular quadrangle longer than wide, parallel-sided, the anterior eyes considerably larger than the posterior and closer together. Mandibles weakly geniculate basally ; inferior edge with 4 teeth behind, 2 in front. Legs 2, 1, 3 and 4 ; 2nd excelling 1st by length of its tarsus ; spine-armature as in T. occidentalis, but with anterior spine on all the patellae and a posterior on all the patellae but that of 4th leg. Vulva as in occidentalis, consisting of an anterior central depression followed by a pair of subcircular lobes separated in the middle line by a median groove (Plate LVIII. fig. '60d). d • Besembling 2 , but less vividly coloured and with longer legs; carapace equal to length of tibia of 3rd leg ; palpal organ as in figure (Plate LVIII. figs. 30 6-30 c); the tibia with a pair of strong sub-equal external spurs. Measurements in millimetres.- $ . Total length 18 ; length of carapace 8, of 2nd leg 36, 4th leg 28. d. Total length 16*5 ; length of carapace 8, of 2nd leg 42, of 4th leg 33. Loc. Benito Biver (67. L. Bates). This species and the foregoing may be at once distinguished as follows :- a. Larger, up to 30 m m . or over; anterior median eyes scarcely smaller than anterior laterals; sternum black ; coxae of 1st and 2nd legs deep blackish brown; femora with exception of the 1st, which has a black basal spot, yellowish red beneath b. Smaller, barely 20 m m . in length; anterior median eyes much smaller than anterior laterals ; sternum testaceous ; coxa, of 1st and 2nd legs infuscate only in front; femora of legs, especially of 1st and 2nd pairs, ashy black beneath Genus BEMMIUS Simon. BEMMIUS VULTUOSUS Simon. Remmius vultuosus, Simon, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1896, p. 484. Loc. Benito Biver (67. L.Bates). ? BEMMIUS VULPINUS Simon. Remmius vulpinus, Simon, Ann. Soc Ent. France, 1896, p. 485. Loc. Benito Biver (67. L. Bates). A single immature female doubtfully referred to this species. Genus SPARASSUS Latr. SPARASSUS BENITENSIS, sp. n. (Plate LVI. figs. 12, 12 a, & Plate LVIII. fig. 27.) 2. Colour of carapace a uniform ochre-yellow, clothed with occidentalis Sim. variata, sp. n. |