122 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Closely allied to the foregoing, especially to var. (c). 



2 $ . Carapace as long as the tibia and metatarsus of first leg 

 and as the metatarsus and -^ of the tarsus of fourth leg ; thoracic 

 portion of median band with the dilated portion smaller than in 

 var. (c) of bimaculata n. sp., and in one specimen narrower than 

 the cephalic portion, in which the black dots are obsolete ; lateral 

 edges blackened ; hairs, even those on the paler bands, mostly 

 black. Anterior row of eyes slightly narrower than the second 

 row, the lower margins in a straight or only very slightly pro- 

 curved line, the median eyes considerably larger than the laterals 

 and less than their own diameter from the posterior median eyes ; 

 the latter a little more than -J their own diameter apart. 



ChelicercB with yellowish hairs in front, the 3 teeth on inferior 

 margin equal or the proximal one smaller. 



Abdomen with the pattern on the dorsal surface similar to that in 

 bimaculata n. sp., except that the fulvous marks are much smaller, 

 each pair occupying only about -| of the width of the abdomen ; 

 sides thickly spotted with black ; under surface very pale, with or 

 without a pair of dark longitudinal lines and spots converging 

 posteriorly from each side of the vulva. Vulva (pi. viii., fig. 14) 

 very like that of promontorii Poc., about as long as broad, the 

 median bar strongly dilated and emarginate in the middle anteriorly, 

 narrow posteriorly, the transverse bar only a little wider than the 

 anterior dilation and rounded at each end ; the somewhat horseshoe- 

 shaped border of the plate with a large dark oval mark near each end 

 posteriorly. 



Legs coloured as in bimaculata n. sp., but the posterior tibiae not 

 darkened at apex below ; tibias of anterior legs without scopula ; 

 metatarsus of fourth leg wdth the scopula practically absent. 



Sternum and coxce pale yellowish. 



Total length 12^ mm. 



6. LYCOSA O'NEILI n. sp. 



Specimens. (a) 2 ? ? (No. 8382) and 1 3 (No. 5254) found at 

 Dunbrody, on the Sundays Eiver, Uitenhage Division, by the Eev. 

 J. A. O'Neil. 



Closely allied to L. promontorii Poc., having the head low and 

 broad in front, the width of the head across the posterior row of eyes 

 being more than t\vice the width of the second row of eyes. 



$ ? . Carapace only a little longer than the fourth metatarsus 

 but a little shorter than the first tibia and metatarsus together ; 



