148 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Cephalothorax oval, slightly rounded before, moderately convex 

 above, profile line forming a slight, even curve ; lateral marginal 

 compression at caput slight. Colour yellow, with the oblique 

 indentation on each side of the caput suffused with dusky brown. 

 The height of the clypeus is about half that of the facial space. 



Eyes in two transverse curved rows of which the convexity of 

 the curves is directed backwards (the curve of the posterior row 

 strongest). The fore-centrals are largest, the rest much smaller and 

 about equal in size. The quadrilateral figure formed by the four 

 central eyes is very nearly qiiadrate, being a little wider than long. 

 The interval between the fore-centrals is equal to a diameter, that 

 between the hind-centrals is equal to two diameters, and the interval 

 between each of the hind-centrals and the hind-lateral next to it is 

 a diameter. The eyes of each lateral pair are separated by a dis- 

 tinct, but narrow, interval. 



Legs rather long, slender 4, 1, 2, 3. Colour yellow, like that of 

 the cephalothorax, in some examples (probably) slightly suffused 

 with dusky brownish ; furnished with a few small, inconspicuous 

 spines. 



Palpi short, similar to the legs in colour. Cubital and radial 

 joints very short, about equal in length, the former bent and clavate, 

 the latter with a short obtuse prominence, near the outer side of the 

 under part furnished with a few bristly hairs ; the outer side is pro- 

 duced into a long, bifid, dark brown apophysis, the two portions of 

 which are parallel, of equal length, tapering and sharp-pointed. The 

 digital joint is large, oval, pointed in front, with a terminal, simple, 

 slightly curved claw. Palpal organs well developed, with corneous 

 processes and spines. 



Falces moderately long, strong, straight, vertical, and conical ; 

 similar to the cephalothorax in colour ; falx very small. 



Maxilla moderate in length and strength, rounded at their 

 extremity, with an oblique indentation in front and inclined a good 

 deal towards the labium. 



Labium broader than high, rounded at the apex. 

 Sternum broad, shield-shape, the hinder extremity with a small, 

 abrupt terminating point. This part, with the maxillae and labium, 

 is similar to the legs in colour. 



Abdomen oval, blackish above, yellow underneath and on the 

 sides, tolerably convex above ; the larger part of the upper side 

 forwards covered with a coriaceous plate of a dark shining brown 

 hue. Inferior spinners large, superior very small and incon- 

 spicuous. 



