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Abdomen black above, with the usual yellow pattern (much as in 

 lycosina n. sp.). The sides and under surface pale yellowish. 

 Vulva (pi. viii., fig. 24) with long narrow fovea extending from anterior 

 end and tranversely widened posteriorly and containing a - shaped 

 keel, the cross bar of the keel with the ends bent forwards. 



Legs pale yellow, with dark hairs but without rings and marked 

 with black only at the junction of the femora with the trochanters ; 

 scopular hairs on anterior legs very scanty ; spines on anterior tibia 

 and metatarsus very long ; fourth metatarsus equal to the tibia and 

 patella. 



Chelicerce pallid, the proximal inferior tooth small, the middle 

 tooth large, larger than the distal tooth. 



$ . Carapace with the submarginal yellow stripe on each side 

 much narrower than in the ? . 



Abdomen with median yellow band above reaching to hind end. 



Sternum blackened, with narrow yellow median line anteriorly. 



Pcdipalps pale yellowish ; the tibia somewhat thickened distally, 

 densely covered with deep black hairs ; tarsus very slightly shorter 

 than the tibia, its outer side with mesial sinus below, its free distal 

 portion short and conical, forming only about -J of the entire length, 

 the bulb not large, rounded below. 



Length ? 5|, $ 4J mm. 



(b) 1 ? from Eamskop, Clanwilliam Division (6'. L. Leipoldt}. 



(c) Var. mashonica n. var. 1 $ (No. 12527) with cocoon from 

 Umtali, Mashonaland (D. L. Patrick). Carapace with the median 

 band transversely dilated behind on the head, the thoracic portion 

 also strongly dilated anteriorly ; sides with a row of black spots in 

 the broad yellow submarginal stripe. Sternum without infuscate 

 marks, except a few black lines at the edges. Legs strongly banded 

 with black (except on the tarsi), the first and fourth tibia especially 

 being more black than yellow. 



5. PARDOSA CLAVIPALPIS n. sp. 



Specimens. (a,) 15 2 ? , 2 3 $ , and 3 juv. (Nos. 6130, 12182, 

 &c.) from various parts of the Cape Peninsula (Bergvliet, Retreat, 

 Capetown), collected by Mr. R. M. Lightfoot, who first found the 

 species, and myself. 



? ? (Types}. Carapace infuscated, the median yellow band 

 narrow, generally dilated behind on the head, the submarginal 

 yellow stripe narrow, distinct or somewhat obscured, abbreviated 

 anteriorly, covered with white hairs, Anterior row of eyes straight, 



