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yellow to brown, the sides and under surface of the latter and the 

 under surface of the body yellowish ; legs ferruginous-black, paler at 

 the base, especially on the under side ; head-plate infuscated behind 

 the anterior border. Palps yellowish in the proximal part, becoming 

 darker ferruginous distally, nearly black at the apex. Terga and 

 sides of abdomen entirely black-ferruginous, the latter densely covered 

 with silky yellowish white hairs ; under side darker posteriorly. 

 Malleoli infuscated at the edges. Hairs on the abdominal terga 

 dark brown, those on the legs brown, many of those on the posterior 

 pairs, especially in the $ , whitish brown. 



Posterior median angles of the halves of the first abdominal 



26 



27 



270- 



Solpucja latcralis, Koch. 3 . Fig. 26, left mandible from inner side. Fig. 26a, 

 apex of same mandible from above. Fig. 266, apex of flagellum from the side, 

 more highly magnified. 



S. cultrata, n. sp. <? . Fig. 27, left mandible from inner side. Fig. 27a, apex 

 of same mandible from above. Fig. 276, apex of flagellum from the side, more 

 highly magnified. 



sternite produced in the adult ? but not produced in the immature 

 and $ specimens. 



Measurements. Total length $ 18, ? 24; length of head-plate $ 3, 



5 3-t, width <? 3f , ? 5; length of mandibles $ 5, ? 7, width $ T8, 



2 2f ; length of flagellum 5; length of palp $ 12f, ? 14J, tibia 3 3'8, 



? 4, metatarsus -f tarsus $ 4i, ? 4-| ; length of III. leg $ 12f , $ 13-f ; 



length of IV. leg $ 19, ? 22, tibia $ 4, ? 4|, metatarsus $ 3|, ? 4. 



Locality. 1 ad. $ , 1 ad. ? , and 1 juv. from Port Elizabeth 

 (/. L. Drege, 1898) ; I have also examined an ad. $ , kindly lent by 

 Mr. West, of Port Elizabeth. 



Mr. Dregu informs me that this species is diurnal. 



