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almost straight, scarcely procurved, the median eyes considerably 

 larger than the laterals. 



Abdomen coloured as in the darkest specimens of dregei, but the 

 under side without a distinct median stripe. Vulva much as in 

 cretata n. sp., the median lobe of hind margin narrower than the 

 well-developed, rounded lateral lobes ; the 2 dark spots large 

 and oval. 



Chelicerfs with 3 subequal inferior teeth. 



Legs remarkably long and slender, especially the reddish distal 

 segments ; femora banded ; basal spines on metatarsus I not reach- 

 ing to the mesial spines. 



Sternum and coxa pale ochraceous, the former darker round th& 

 edges. 



Total length 15^ mm. 



This species is larger and has longer legs than any of the others of 

 the group of forms related to brunneipes Pure. 



12. LYCOSA BIAMPLIATA n. sp. 



Specimens. (a,} 12 $ $ and 4 $ $ (types; Nos. 9312, 12305, &c.) 

 found on the top of the mountains at Kalk Bay and Muizenberg, in 

 the Cape Peninsula, by Mr. E. M. Lightfoot and myself. Also a 

 number of other specimens from the tops of Simonstown and Table 

 Mountains, and a few from Plurnstead, St. James, and Hout Bay. 

 The home of this species is moist sandy places on the summits of 

 mountains. 



Belated to brunneipes Pure. 



$ 2 . Carapace as long as the metatarsus and | | of the tarsus 

 or as the tibia and Jf of the metatarsus of fourth leg, subequalling 

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

 metatarsus and tarsus ; the surface more or less strongly blackened, 

 the yellow submarginal stripe absent or represented only posteriorly ; 

 pale median band more or less yellow or reddish yellow (rarely, in 

 very dark specimens, almost obliterated), the cephalic portion broad 

 and rotund, strongly constricted posteriorly, often containing a pair 

 of dark marks and followed by the similar, equally broad and rotund 

 or narrower and oval middle thoracic portion, both these ampliations 

 covered with white hairs ; posterior part of median band nearly 

 naked. Eyes of the second row more than their own diameter 

 apart ; the anterior row rather strongly procurved and a little 

 narrower than the second row, the eyes subequal, small. 



Abdomen black above, with a series of transverse black markings. 



