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IV: trochanter 1.20 (1.10); femur 3.54 (3.96); patella1.80 (1.84); tibia 3.44 (3.62); basitarsus 2.24(2.34); tarsus 1.48 (1.56); total 13.70 (14.42).Habitat.-The specimens of A. pate; were collectedin the California Chamber, a large moistbreakdown-floored room about 300 m below the entrance.Cueva de la L1orona has a surveyed length of3,136 m and a depth of 432 m (Pate et aI., 1987).Agastoschizomus sp. cf. patei new speciesNew species of schizomid: T. Sprouse, 1985:38;Sprouse and Sprouse, 1985:79.Material examined.-MEXICO: Tamaulipas:S6tano de San Marcos, La Reforma, 800 m elev.,14-16 Oct. 1984 (P. Sprouse), 1 immature (TMM);Cueva del Tecolote, Los San Pedro, 1,450 m elev.,22-28 Nov. 1986 (T. Treacy Sprouse), 1 immature(TMM); 15-17 March 1989 (P. Sprouse), 1 immature(TMM); 20 March 1989 (D. Pate), 2 immatures(TMM).Comments.-The immature specimens fromthese two caves generally agree with A. patei, but inthe absence of adults we feel it premature to assignthem to that species. The specimen from S6tano deSan Marcos was collected at the back of thecave (Sprouse and Sprouse, 1985). This species issympatric with Protoschizomus sprousei in Cuevadel Tecolote. Two specimens from Cueva del Tecolotewere collected in the Russian Dancer Boreholenear the limit of exploration in the cave.Agastoschizomus sp.Agastoschizomus sp.: Rowland and Reddell,103Figs. 101-104.-AgaslOschizomus paId, female: 101, pedipalp, lateral aspect; 102, flagellum, lateral aspect; 103, spennathecae;104, detail ofspennathecallobe. Scale lines = 0.25 mm for Figs. 101-102,0.01 mm for Fig. 103,0.01 mm for Fig. 104.71