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Abdomen long, narrow. Tergal chaetotaxy ofholotype 7: 11: 13: 12: 14: 17: 15: 15: 15: 13: 11 :2. Sternalchaetotaxy of holotype 9:(4)19(4):4)15(4):18:18:17:18:17:14:4:2; stemites 7-10 with 2 largersetae near middle of row.Chelicera about 0.55 as long as carapace; handwith 5 acuminate setae; flagellum of 5 denticulatesetae; no spinneret visible.Palp rather slender (Fig. 11); femur 4.25, tibia2.75-2.8, and chela (without pedicel) 3.1-3.2 timesas long as broad; hand (without pedicel 1.6 times aslong as deep; movable finger about 1.15 times aslong as hand. Surfaces smooth except few smallgranules on medial sides of femur, tibia and chelalhand. Trichobothria typical; t flattened or lanceolatetoward distal end. Fixed chelal fmger with 56-61and movable finger with 55-62 marginal teeth.Movable finger with sensillum distad oftrichobothrium sb; also with a low thickening of thedental margin as seen in C. welbourni, nearpenultimate tooth in holotype and 7th tooth inparatype female (this structure not apparent intritonymph paratype, but present in tritonymph fromH.T. Miers Cave).Legs rather slender; leg IV with entire femur 3.3and tibia 5.7-6.0 times as long as deep. A long~10Figs. 8-13.-8-10, Chitre/la we/bourni, new species: 8, right palp of holotype male, dorsal view; 9, left chela of allotype female,lateral view (darkened areoles are underneath); 10, most proximal teeth on movable finger of holotype male, showing lateral thickening(denticle?) of finger margin; II, Chilre/la major, new species, female: right palp, dorsal view; 12-13, Chilre/la e/liolli, new species,holotype male: 12, sternites 4-6; 13, right palp, dorsal view.136