New Genera and Species of South African Solpugidse. 5 



The species is very closely allied to B. crepidulifera, Pure. (Ann. 

 S. A. Mus., v. 2, p. 214, 1901), but differs in the dentition of the 

 chelicerae. 



$ $ (Types). Colour pale ochraceous, the distal and proximal part 

 of the legs and the under side of the body very pale yellowish, the 

 head-plate and the abdominal tergites faintly tinged with brown in 

 places, the anterior margin of head-plate finely blackened. 



Head-plate with medium-sized and longish spines at the sides and 

 in front (longer than those in crepidulifera}, and in addition with a 

 number of minute brown spinules scattered over the surface. 



ChelicercB. Dorsal finger strong ; its upper edge straight (except 

 dis tally, where it curves downwards), without differentiated distal 

 bristle ; its ventral edge with an inner, very blunt, laminate tooth 

 and a smaller, more conical, outer tooth next to one another near 

 the apex, and followed by 2 strong pointed teeth, the distal one of 

 the 2 latter having its posterior side longer than that of the proximal 

 one ; then follow 2 smaller teeth and the teeth of the double series. 

 Ventral finger with the usual small tooth between 2 large ones in the 

 middle, but in addition with another tooth about midway between 

 the large distal tooth and the apex of the finger. Flagellum very 

 like that of crepidulifera, but with the stalk longer and the expanded 

 portion more ovate. 



FIG. 3. Blossia litoralis, n. sp., right chelicera of $ from outer side (the base 

 of the flagellum shining through the translucent jaw). 



Abdomen as in crepidulifcra. 



Pedipalps with the dorsal cylindrical bristles on the tibia as long 

 as those on the metatarsus (as in crepidulifera, karrooica, &c.) ; tibia 

 with strong spines below ; metatarsus with 3 stout spines below, 

 the proximal one longest and about twice as long as the inferior 

 cylindrical bristles. 



