. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. On Sum,' Smith African Aviculariidae (). 123 GEN. ISCHNOTHELE, Ausserer. Eiitomothele, Simon, Ann. Soc. Ent, Er. 1889, pp. 235-6. ? ScMsmatothele, Karseh, Zeitsch. f. g. Nuturw. Hi, 1879, p. 544. M i/i/nJe guianaise (M. guianensis), Walckenaer, Hist. Nat. des Ins. Apt. 1837, vol. i, p. 231, from South America, appears from description to be an IscJtnothele. ISCHNOTHELE GRACILIS, n. sp. (Text-fig. 10). Specimen.— <£ (No. 8500) from East Africa, probably Mocambique (Dr. J. I). F. Gilchris
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. On Sum,' Smith African Aviculariidae (). 123 GEN. ISCHNOTHELE, Ausserer. Eiitomothele, Simon, Ann. Soc. Ent, Er. 1889, pp. 235-6. ? ScMsmatothele, Karseh, Zeitsch. f. g. Nuturw. Hi, 1879, p. 544. M i/i/nJe guianaise (M. guianensis), Walckenaer, Hist. Nat. des Ins. Apt. 1837, vol. i, p. 231, from South America, appears from description to be an IscJtnothele. ISCHNOTHELE GRACILIS, n. sp. (Text-fig. 10). Specimen.— <£ (No. 8500) from East Africa, probably Mocambique (Dr. J. I). F. Gilchrist). ('</r<tpcice.—Reddish-brown in centre and cephalic region, shading — j_ J_) ~ to a pale golden-brown ; margin slightly black-edged posteriorly : '-~. FIG. 10.—Ischnothcle gracilis, n. sp. Right hand pcdipalp, outer side. cephalic grooves moderately deep; fovea deep and transverse at bottom. Carapace ornamented with dark radiating lines and some- what sparse appressed yellow hairs. In length it equals the 4th meta- tarsus, the 1st metatarsus and tarsus, and 1st tibia and metatarsus ; its breadth equals its length, namely, 6~5 mm. Eyes.—Ocular tubercle quite 3 times as wide as long; front row of eyes procurved; medians large and round, nearly their own diameter apart; anterior laterals slightly less in area than medians, less than a median's diameter from them and from anterior margin of carapace. Posterior row practically straight along hind margins; median posteriors very small, subtriangular, oblique, hind margins touching laterals, which are elongate and equal to or greater than anterior laterals. Abdomen.—Dark brown with slight purplish tinge; narrow oblique. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Mu
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