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are considerably or only slightly darker than the other hairs and 

 setae.* Their number appears to be rather variable. 



Pedipalps infuscated in the same manner as in leipoldti, excepting 

 the femur, which has a dorsal longitudinal stripe as well as the 

 under side and the distal portion of the segment infuscated, the 

 sides also faintly infuscated in the middle portion. Shape of meta- 

 tarsus and tarsus as in leipoldti, but the spine-armature of the meta- 

 tarsus, tibia and femur very much stronger and similar to that in 

 kolbei, Pure. (Ann. S. A. Mus., v. 1, p. 391). 



Legs with the proximal and distal segments pale yellow ; the 

 femora infuscated, especially in fourth leg, on the anterior surface, 

 the distal part of the posterior surface and to a lesser extent above ; 

 the tibiae infuscated, excepting below ; metatarsus I infuscated 

 (excepting below), II and III slightly or scarcely at all infuscated at 

 the base on each side, IV infuscated in the basal half on each side. 

 Metatarsi II and III spined as in leipoldti. 



$ $ . Head-plate with the long setae very strong and stout ; the 

 spiniform setae and spines on the upper and anterior surfaces of the 

 ocular tubercle very strong. 



CJielicerce bristling with long, strong, spiniform setae above and 

 with short ones on the outer side. Upper fimjer (pi. L, fig. 11) 

 very straight distally, becoming gradually pointed towards the apex ; 

 terminal fang compressed laterally, concave on the inner side and 

 only slightly curving outwards ; the dorsal edge (seen from the 

 side) slightly convex in the basal part, but lightly inclined and 

 quite straight in the distal half ; the ventral edge evenly concave, 

 excepting at the terminal fang, where it is straight; distal tooth saw- 

 edge-like, very low and remote from the apex, second and fourth 

 tooth strong, long and directed forwards, third (intermediate) tooth 

 small, the fourth tooth followed by an outer and an inner row of 3-4 

 teeth each. Lower finger normal, with 2 long hooked teeth and a 

 small intermediate one. Flagellum a thin-walled, transparent, 

 colourless, laterally compressed, elongate pear - shaped, hollow 

 capsule, rounded in front and drawn out posteriorly into a grooved 

 blunt point ; the opening occupies the whole lower half of the inner 

 surface ; the outer side with a brownish rib along the middle and 

 rotatably attached at about -J- of its length from the anterior end to 

 the inner surface of the upper finger on a level with the fourth 



* The inferior row of spines and ridges in the third and fourth segments were 

 first noticed by Pocock in Z>. bernardi, Poc., from Hex Elver Valley, Cape Colony, 

 but they are also present in D. leipoldti, Pure. 



