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less speckled, at least on the sides and posteriorly, with pale yellowish, 

 so as to form the usual tree-pattern ; under surface of abdomen and 

 lower part of the sides pale yellowish and provided with a black spot 

 on each side posteriorly ; sternum and coxae reddish yellow or the 

 posterior coxae pale ochraceous. 



Carapace equal to or even considerably shorter than the fourth 

 metatarsus and tarsus and as long as the tibia, metatarsus, and 

 ]^ of the tarsus of first leg. Fovea always distinctly procurved. 

 Posterior lateral eyes equal to or smaller than the anterior laterals 

 and almost touching or a little remote from them ; posterior median 

 eyes mostly small, subrotund and distant about J their own diameter 

 from the laterals or almost touching them. 



Rastellum composed of stout setae, intermingled with fine ones. 



Labium with 0-2 apical teeth. Coxa of pedipalps with a narrow 

 strip of about 30-45 teeth at base. 



Leys. Tibia I subequal to or slightly longer than the metatarsus, 

 with 1-3 apical and 0-2 other outer spines or spiniforrn setae below 

 and 0-1 at inner upper edge. Metatarsus I unspined or with 1-3 

 spines near base below (sometimes with an apical one as well) ; 

 I and II densely and broadly scopulate to the base, III sparsely 

 scopulate beyond the middle, IV with a few scopular hairs (some- 

 times almost absent) at apex. Tarsi I and II with dense undivided 

 scopula, III with rather dense scopula, divided by a broad band of 

 setse, IV broadly setose below but scopulate on each side. Inferior 

 claw of anterior legs rather small, hidden amongst the distal hairs. 



Posterior spinners a little shorter or longer than the sternum but 

 not exceeding the sternum and labiuni together ; apical segment 

 about \ \ longer than the penultimate segment and a little shorter 

 than the basal segment. 



Total length 30 mm. ; length of carapace 10^-, width 8 ; length of 

 tibia of first leg 4f. 



Nests. According to Mr. Schreiner :|: the nests consist merely of 

 a deep web-lined hole, and are built in hard brack ground, which 

 cakes like a brick when dry. The holes are fairly straight and vary 

 like those of Hcrmachastes schrcimri n. sp., but are deeper. They 

 differ from those of the latter species, however, in never having a rim 

 of sticks, &c., round the opening, w y hich is flush with the surrounding 

 surface. 



* Mr. Schreiner has already published some of his observations on these nests in 

 the Popular Science Monthly, v. 62, p. 153, December, 1902. 



