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but the under side of the 3 posterior pairs are provided with long, 

 curved, spiniform setae. Tibia of palps with two rows of very long, 

 strong, flexible setae below, 4-5 in each row ; the metatarsus without 

 distinctly seriated set. I. leg provided with a pair of small claws, 

 but without sub-ungual appendages. 



Ocular tubercle large, strongly projecting anteriorly. 



Colour and markings very like those of G. oriiadiin, Karsch. 

 Ground colour pale yellow, that of the mandibles testaceous yellow. 

 Head-plate and the limbs (excepting below and at the base) partly 

 marbled with dark brown, partly infuscate. Mandibles with 1 

 lateral and 2 dorsal, narrow, longitudinal, infuscate stripes, the parts 

 between these stripes testaceous yellow and only partially marmorate. 

 Head-plate infuscate in the lateral parts, except along the border, 

 which is yellow ; the central region marmorate ; a median stripe 

 extending from the hind margin to the ocular tubercle yellow but 

 not marbled, divided longitudinally by a fine infuscate line and 

 expanded in the middle and again anteriorly, where it extends round 

 the hind edges of the tubercle in the form of a short transverse arm, 

 which ends on each side in an enlarged, somewhat four-sided, yellow 

 spot. Ocular tubercle black. Terga of abdomen pale yellow, with 

 a large black patch on each side and a fine, median, black stripe, 

 the lateral patches longitudinal in the anterior but transverse in the 

 posterior segments ; the soft skin on the sides of the abdomen 

 infuscate, thickly covered with minute yellow dots and whitish 

 yellow hairs. Upper surface of the femora of palps and legs, and 

 of the tibiae of the palps and anterior legs yellowish, marmorate, 

 provided with a longitudinal infuscate stripe along the middle. 

 Malleoli black-edged. Whole animal covered with whitish yellow 

 hairs, which are not forked at the apex. 



Measurements. Total length 17 ; length of head-plate 3, width 

 3^-; width of eye-tubercle 1-1 ; length of mandibles 3f, width If; 

 length of flagellum (straightened) 5^ ; length of palp 12, tibia 3f , 

 metatarsus + tarsus 44 ; length of III. leg 114- ; length of IV. leg 

 IS, tibia 5, metatarsus 3i-. 



Locality. 1 $ (type, No. 2840) from Houwhoek, Caledon Div., 

 captured by Mr. W. L. Sclater. 



A young specimen, 10 mm. long and evidently belonging to this 

 species, was taken by me at Ashton, Kobertson Div. It has the 

 sides of the abdomen pale yellow and the median dorsal stripe is 

 obsolete. The single row of teeth in the upper jaw consists of 

 2 large, curved, distal teeth, followed by a minute and another large 

 tooth, while the lower jaw has 2 large curved teeth and a small 



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