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male pedipalp; claw about 0.6 dorsal length ofbasitarsus-tarsus. Leg I, including coxa, 3.94 nunlong; basitarsal-tarsal proportions: 9:3:3:3:3:3: 12.Femur IV about 3.4 times as long as deep.Variation: Tergite VIII in one specimen possessedthree anterior and six posterior setae, whereasanother specimen possessed five anterior and sevenposterior setae. Rowland (l973a) stated that theholotype female possessed five pairs of dorsalpropeltidial setae; one of these pairs is doubtless thatat the base of the anterior process, but are-examination of the holotype and other specimensstudied by Rowland reveals only three pairs ofdorsal propeltidial setae. He also stated that theanterior sternum possessed 11 setae. We could findonly ten on all specimens studied, including theholotype. Finally, we have been unable to verify thesetation of the abdominal tergites. The holotype hasapparently cleared somewhat since collected and it ispossible that we have missed some broken setae.Measurements (mm).-Male (female holotype):Pedipalp: trochanter 0.10 (0.10); femur 0.64 (0.48);patella 0.58 (0.42); tibia 0.54 (0.40); basitarsustarsus0.28 (0.22); total 2.14 (1.62). Leg I:trochanter 0.32 (0.28); femur 0.94 (0.82); patella1.02 (0.88); tibia 0.94 (0.78); basitarsus 0.3430 31 32 33ym4dm4dm3dl3• dl2dII dm2 dIIyrn2dmlyl2ym4'o 0ym3yrnl34 35f\.d14dm40 dl3dl2dm3dm2·36 37dm4dl4vl2viI •dm3 0 dl3 dI2. vm4·vi!. vm3. drn2 . vm3'vm4dll vm2 dml vmIdmlvmIdIlvrn2Figs. 30-37.-Selation on flagella of male protoschizomids: Protoschizomus purificacion: 30, dorsal aspect; 31, ventral aspect.Agastoschizomus lucifer: 32, dorsal aspect; 33, ventral aspect. A. huitzmolotitlensis: 34, dorsal aspect; 35, ventral aspect. Agastoschizomuspatei: 36, dorsal aspect; 37, ventral aspect.50