. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. HG Mr. A. S. Hirst on new IJeteroseodra crasyi/>es, sp. n. ? ,— Colour. Legs marked with dark spots, which are distributed much as in //. macidafa. CeplialoOiorax longer tlian wide, of much less length than patella and tibia of fourth leg, and exceeding patella and tibia of first leg in length. Sternum a little longer than broad ; posterior sigilla situated in the posterior third of the sternum and at but little distance from the lateral margins. Legs. Tibia and patella of
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. HG Mr. A. S. Hirst on new IJeteroseodra crasyi/>es, sp. n. ? ,— Colour. Legs marked with dark spots, which are distributed much as in //. macidafa. CeplialoOiorax longer tlian wide, of much less length than patella and tibia of fourth leg, and exceeding patella and tibia of first leg in length. Sternum a little longer than broad ; posterior sigilla situated in the posterior third of the sternum and at but little distance from the lateral margins. Legs. Tibia and patella of first leg much shorter than the corresponding segments of the fourth. Fourth leg long- haired and very stout, the femur being much swollen and the patella and tibia of considerable thickness. Metatarsus of fourth leg a little longer than tibia (tig. 3). Fig. 'i. Fourth leg of Heteroscodra crassipes from above. Measuretnents in mm. Length of ccphalothorax 21, of first leg GO, of second leg 57, of third leg 57, of fourth leg 77, of patella and tibia of first leg 20, of patella and tibia of fourth leg 25 ; total length of body 50 ; width of ccphalothorax 18'25, of femur of fourth leg 7*75, of tibia o£ fourth leg 5-5. Hah, An adult female from Efulen, Camaroons, and another from the forest 25 miles inland to the east of Kribi, Camaroons. These specimens were collected by Mr. G. L. Bates. Remarl's. This spider differs from //. maciilata, the only other species of the genus, in the much greater thickness of the fourth pur of legs and in the great dilatation of their femora. Cladomelea ornata, sp. n. $.— Colour pale yellow; tarsi and distal portions of metatarsi of legs fuscous, the metatarsi of the legs of the anterior pairs being marked in the middle of their length with an additional daik patch ; patellae and tibije of legs. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of
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