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Carapace as long as the metatarsus and f of the tarsus of fourth 

 leg and as the tibia and metatarsus of first leg, but much longer than 

 the metatarsus and tarsus. Anterior row of eyes strongly procurved, 

 the anterior margins of the median eyes (viewed from above) in 

 a line with the centres of the large lateral eyes ; posterior row 

 slightly recurved, the median eyes subtriangular, longitudinal, smaller 

 than the anterior medians and posterior laterals ; the latter eyes 

 elongate, as long as or longer than the anterior medians but much 

 smaller than the anterior laterals and distant from these about -f 

 of their own length. 



Labium muticous. Coxce of pedipalps with a large, numerously 

 toothed area at base. 



Posterior spinners short, much shorter than the sternum and 

 about as long as the genital segment on under side of abdomen, the 

 distal segment a little longer than the penultimate one (seen from 

 below), these 2 segments together subequal to the stout basal 

 segment; anterior spinners short, only about their own diameter 

 apart. 



Rastellum composed mostly of rather stout setiform spines. 

 Pedipalps much as in H. lanata Pure. (Trans. S. A. Phil. Soc., 

 v. 11, p. 374) ; the process of the palpal organ reaching nearly or 

 quite to the base of the tibia. 



Legs much as in lanata, but some of the spines absent. Meta- 

 tarsus I with 0-2 straight spines along middle of inner surface. 

 Tibia I very robust, slightly longer than the metatarsus, furnished 

 with 0-1 internal spine below and only 1-2 nearer the upper edge, 

 the outer surface without any superior spines. Metatarsus I scopu- 

 late in the distal two-thirds, II scopulate to the base, these scopulae 

 entire ; III with thin scopula in distal third ; IV with a few 

 scopular hairs distally. 



Total length 144 mm. ; length of carapace 6 ; length of metatarsus 

 of first leg 3. 



2. HEEMACHA EVANESCENS n. sp. 



Specimens. Over 40 females and young (types ; No. 11833, &c.), 

 from Hanover ; also 14 from Vlagkop, 5-6 miles north of Hanover 

 1 from Eierfontein, 8-9 miles west of Hanover, and 9 from Poortjes- 

 fontein, 5-6 miles north of Hanover (the latter collected by Mr. T. 

 Neser). 



5 5 (Adult). Colour of legs and carapace reddish yellow to 

 greenish yellow, the carapace covered with fine yellow or olivaceous 

 hairs ; abdomen black above and on upper part of the sides, more or 



