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spite of the differences, it seems best to consider it arepresentative of T. infernalis.Tartarocreagris intennedia, new speciesFigs. 28-29Type-data.-Holotype male (WM7453.01002)and paratype male from Airman's <strong>Cave</strong>, TravisCounty, Texas, 3 September 1989 (1. Reddell andM. Reyes); mounted on slides (FSCA).Diagnosis.-A moderately large species of thegenus (palpal chela 2.1- 2.2 mm long), with ratherslender appendages (chela LIB = 3.7-3.8), and withvery poorly developed eyes.Description of male (female unknown).-Palpslight brown, carapace tan, other parts lighter. Carapacelonger than broad; with a small epistome, triangularor rounded; 4 barely discernible eye spots;24-26 setae, 4 at anterior and 6-7 at posterior margin.Coxal area typical; palpal coxa with 3 or 4 apicalsetae.Abdomen long ovate. Tergal chaetotaxy of holotype8: 12: 12: 13: 13: 13: 14: 12: 12: 11 :T2T:3; paratypesimilar but with 10 setae on 1st tergite and 2 onanal operculum. Sternal chaetotaxy of holotype25: [4-5]:(6)8/12(6):(6)11(5): 14:2/14:2/15:2/15: 14:14:TlT2TIT:2; paratype much the same. Internalgenitalia much like those of T. texana (cf. Fig. 4).Chelicera 0.6 as long as carapace; hand with 7setae; galea bifurcated near tip; flagellum of 8 pinnatesetae.Palp rather slender (Fig. 28); femur about 1.3and chela (including pedicel) 2.15-2.2 times as longas carapace. Trochanter 2.15-2.3, femur 4.25-4.35,tibia 3.15-3.2, and chela (including pedicel) 3.7-3.8times as long as broad; hand (including pedicel)1.6-1.65 times as long as deep; movable finger1.08-1.13 times as long as hand with pedicel. Trochanter,femur and chelal hand lightly granulate.Trichobothria as shown in Fig. 29. Fixed fingerwith 59-60 and movable finger with 68-70 marginalteeth, only the distal 12-14 with cusps.Legs rather slender; leg IV with entire femur4.25-4.35 and tibia 6.8- 7.2 times as long as deep.Tibia and each tarsus with a tactile seta. Subterminaltarsal setae spinous in distal third.Measurements (mm).-Figures given first <strong>for</strong>holotype, followed in parentheses by those <strong>for</strong>paratype. Body length 3.23 (3.51). Carapace length1.01 (0.96). Chelicera length 0.615 (0.615). Palpaltrochanter 0.64 (0.61) by 0.295 (0.265); femur 1.29(1.26) by 0.295 (0.295); tibia 1.18 (1.13) by 0.37oo29oFigs. 28-29.-Tarrarocreagris intennedia, new species, holotype male: 28, right palp, dorsal view; 29, left chela, lateral view(darkened areoles are underneath).152

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