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absent), 1 (sometimes 2) outer mesial, and 1 (sometimes 0) outer 

 basal spines below, the latter sometimes replaced by setiforrn spines 

 in II ; III with an apical pair and 0-2 other spines below ; IV with 

 0-2 spines along the upper inner edge. Tibice III and IV with 1-2 

 apical spines or spiniform setae, III also with an antero-dorsal band 

 of spines, a postero-dorsal row of 2-4 spines, 1-3 dorsal spines, and 

 2 distal posterior spines ; IV unspined at the upper inner edge. 

 Claws of anterior legs with 4-7 teeth in each row ; inner claw of 

 posterior legs w r ith 0-2 basal and 2 mesial (axial) teeth, the outer 

 claw with 1-2 mesial (axial) and 0-1 basal teeth. The legs other- 

 wise as in C. lateralis, Pure. (Trans. S. A. Phil. Soc., v. 11, p. 357). 



Coxes of pedipalps with 1-5 rather strong, black teeth at the 

 anterior basal margin. 



Posterior sternal sag ilia moderately lai'ge, oval, their distance 

 apart equal to their distance from the lateral margin of sternum 

 opposite the third leg, and slightly less than or slightly exceeding 

 their own length. 



Posterior spinners with the apical segment only a little longer 

 than the penultimate segment (seen from below r ). 



Measurements. Total length 19 ; length of carapace 6J, width 4f . 



Nests. Mr. Schreiner sent me the iipper portion of the web- 

 tubing with doors attached of a couple of the nests. According to 

 Mr. Schreiner the hole descends to a depth of about 25 cm., and 

 is well lined with web, especially in the upper part, while the door 

 is a flexible limp flap, being merely a continuation of the web-tubing. 

 The upper surface of the door lies flush with the surrounding surface 

 of the ground, and it is quite undiscoverable, unless a crack is left 

 open. Its edge apparently slightly overlaps the edge of the tube. 

 In one case a double entrance was observed. 



In the specimens sent to me the door appeared to be about 9 mm. 

 in diameter and subcircular in outline, the hinge occupying, however, 

 quite half the circumference. The under side of the door, like the 

 interior of the tube, is white and smooth, but the upper side is rough 

 and covered with adhering particles of fine sand. 



FAMILY THEKAPHOSID^E. 



HAKPACTIBA BAVIANA, n. sp. 

 (PL L, fig. 9.) 



Types. 2 $ $ from Hanover and 5 ? ? from Hanover and the 

 farms Poortjesfontein and Krapfontein (Nos. 9562, 9959, 9960, 



