94 Annals of the SoutJi African Museum. 



PAROMOSTOLA ABERNETHYI n. sp. 



Type. I ? or juv. (No. 12704) from the Kentani District, Cape 

 Colony, collected by Mr. H. P. Abernethy, and presented by the 

 Eev. P. C. Kolbe. 



Carapace as long as the tibia and f of the metatarsus of fourth leg 

 and subequal to the tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus of first leg; colour 

 pale yellowish, the thoracic portion and the lateral borders and 

 median band of the cephalic portion lightly infuscated. Ocular area, 

 considerably more than twice as wide as long. 



Abdomen and spinners as in Homostola zebrina Pure. 



Legs pale yellowish. Tarsi I and II scopulate to base. Meta- 

 tarsus I scopulate in distal half ; II with a few scopular hairs 

 distally ; I and II with 1-2 inner and 3 outer stout spines below. 

 Tibia I and II with 2-3 long, slender outer spines below (none at 

 apex). Patella III with an anterior row of 3 strong spines. Claws 

 with 2-3 longish teeth at the base, those of the anterior legs also 

 with 2-3 minute teeth at the middle, which are apparently absent in 

 the outer claw of the posterior leg. 



Labi am with 9 teeth in 3 rows. Coxa, of pcdipalps with many 

 teeth at the base 



Total length 13^- mm. 



GEN. HEEMACHASTES Poc. 

 1. HERMACHASTES TRICALCARATUS n. sp. 



Ti/iws.l ad. 3 3 (No. 11724) from Steenbergs Cove, 1 ad. 3 

 (No. 11996) from Stompneus, and 3 ad. $ $ (No. 11723) from Sol- 

 daten Post, all at St. Helena Bay, Malmesbury Division, collected by 

 Mr. J. E. C. Goold in May, 1902. 



3 3 . Colour pale ochraceous ; carapace with faint greenish or 

 fuscous patches radiating inwards from the margins, the cephalic 

 portion ochraceous, with a dark stripe along middle and one at each 

 lateral margin ; abdomen with the median black or blackish brown 

 stripe abbreviated posteriorly and widened anteriorly into a large 

 patch and flanked on each side by a row of short, obliquely trans- 

 verse, similarly coloured stripes, which do not unite with the median 

 stripe ; under surface of abdomen with a dark spot a little in front of 

 the larger spinners, the sides with a larger spot just above these 

 sninners but otherwise without spots or stripes ; distal part of first 

 leg reddish. 



with 0-4 minute teeth in front. Coxa of pedipalps gene- 



