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wide, broadly dilated behind on the head, the submarginal yellow 

 stripes very broad, with or without a row of black marks laterally, 

 the lateral margins finely blackened. Anterior row of eyes straight, 

 the median eyes larger than the laterals and nearer to them than to 

 one another. 



Sternum pale yellowish, with 2-3 black marginal dots on 

 each side. 



Abdomen black at the sides above, with the usual series of yellow 

 dorsal markings ; ventral surface and the sides pale yellowish, the 

 sides more or less spotted with black. Vulva (pi. viii., fig. 27) w r ith 

 a deep triangular incision behind containing a brown cordate plate 

 with a pair of longitudinal convexities and a median groove on its 

 surface. 



Chclicei'fB. with the middle inferior tooth larger than the other two. 



Legs pale yellowish, with faint or strong infuscate or black bands, 

 at least on the more proximal segments ; inferior spines on first tibia 

 and metatarsus long. 



$ $ . Carapace entirely blackened, except along the median 

 band. Ventral surface of abdomen pale yellowish or more or less 

 blackened. Sternum black. Legs pale yellowish, the anterior 

 femora blackened at base in front, the other legs with the femora 

 and some of the other segments often partly blackened. 



Pcdipalps black, resembling those of crassipalpis n. sp. in ap- 

 pearance, but not so large, the tarsus being slightly shorter than the 

 tibia and patella together, the free distal part of the tarsus very 

 short, forming only about \ of the whole length and terminating in a 

 strong, conspicuous, curved black claw. 



Length ? ? 4i-4f , $ $ 4-4|- mm. 



The males of the South African species of Pardosa known to me 

 may be distinguished as follows : 



a. Tibia of pedipalps not much more densely hairy than the more proximal 

 segments. 



'. Tarsus of pedipalps with the free distal part which projects beyond the bulb 

 short, forming only about of the whole length, appearing conical when 

 seen from the side and terminating with a conspicuous curved claw. 

 Mashonaland P. miititlira n. sp. 



I 1 . Tarsus of pedipalps with the free distal part long, appearing more cylindrical 

 when seen from the side, the terminal claw inconspicuous. 



a-. Palpal organ very large. Cape Colony P. manubriata Sim. 



1-. Palpal organ of moderate size. Pondoland, Mashonaland 



P. fovcoluta n. sp. 



