38 Annals of the South African Museum. 



LYCOSA LATIVITTATA, n. sp. 



Types. % 5 $ and 6 3 $ (No. 9427) from Hanover. 



? ? . Carapace with 2 well-marked, broad, dark brown or blackish 

 bands and narrow, blackish, lateral border, the submarginal yellow 

 stripes very distinct and not obscured by the hair-covering ; the 

 median yellow band also well marked, its cephalic portion with a pair 

 of small dark dots and marked off from the narrower thoracic portion 

 by a slight angular constriction, the thoracic portion rather broad, con- 

 stricted just behind the median stria, then widened again posteriorly. 

 Posterior median eyes smallish, at least their own diameter apart ; 

 the anterior row of eyes slightly procurved, at least as wide or, if 

 anything, slightly wider than the second row, the eyes subequal. 

 Abdomen above and at the sides blackish grey to nearly black, with 

 some scattered black dots ; the upper surface with a sharply denned, 

 very broad, median, yellow band, which is widest in front and 

 extends right up to hind end, becoming only slightly narrower 

 posteriorly ; the band bordered on each side by a row of black 

 spots, with a larger black mark on each side at anterior end ; under 

 surface, and generally also the lower part of the sides, pale yellowish, 

 the under surface with a median dark stripe, which is dilated on the 

 epigastric area and pointed at the posterior end, also with a pair of 

 dark lateral stripes or rows of spots. Vulva much broader than long, 

 divided by 2 angular grooves into a median bar and 2 lateral pieces, 

 the median bar incurved and dilated behind. Legs pale yellowish 

 or ochraceous, provided (also on under side) with rather numerous, 

 long, erect, fine, black bristles ; the femora mottled with infuscate 

 marks but not distinctly banded ; legs I and II scopulate on the tarsi 

 and metatarsi but not on the tibiae, III and IV scopulate on the 

 sides of the tarsi only ; basal spines of metatarsus I not quite reach- 

 ing the mesial spines. Chelicera with some pallid hairs in front, the 

 3 inferior teeth subequal. Sternum black, with or without median 

 yellow line. Coxce pale yellowish or ochraceous, sometimes with 

 infuscate markings below. 



$ $ . As in J , except that in legs I and II the metatarsi are not 

 scopulate and have longer spines below, the long, fine, erect black 

 bristles especially numerous on under side of second leg. 



Measurements. $ 3 5f-6f mm., ? ? 8f-9f mm. in length. 



A small species, found under stones, &c. 



LYCOSA AKBUSCULA, n. sp. 



Types. II 3 3 and 22 ?? from Hanover (No. 9429 ; September, 

 October). 



