New and Little Known. South African Solifuyce. 427 



SOLPUGA CULTEATA, 11. Sp. 



(Figs. 27-276.) 



Flagellum passing back a little distance above the basal enlar-e- 

 ment and reaching or almost reaching the eye-tubercle. Basal 

 enlargement shaped as in villosa. Procurrent portion long, the 

 anterior bend very high and bold, situated close behind the apex of 

 the fang. Kecurrent portion slender and needle-like, the upper side 

 minutely cultrate at the apex, being furnished here with a short, sharp, 

 dark brown keel, which terminates anteriorly in a sharp angle (fig. 27&). 



Upper jaw of mandibles practically toothless distally, strongly 

 convex on the under side below the bend of flagellum and provided 

 here with a couple of obsolete tubercles, representing the distal 

 teeth ; the convexity followed by a long, concave, untoothed portion, 

 terminated behind by a long and strong tooth, which bears a small 

 denticle on its anterior surface. Terminal fang inclined downwards 

 from the base and depressed in the middle above, the weak apical 

 part tilted upwards, but the actual tip is curved downwards and 

 inwards ; sigrnoid flexure distinct. The inner half of the broad 

 upper surface of the fang deeply grooved longitudinally for the 

 reception of the flagellum, the short, free, anterior portion of the 

 groove situated on the median side of the apical fang and terminating 

 low down on a level with the under surface of the latter ; the apex of 

 the groove is emargiiiated and very wide, so that the lower jaw can 

 close against it. The lateral half of the fang raised high above the 

 level of the procurrent portion of the flagellum on its outer side, 

 equalling the latter in width at the bend and continued forwards 

 beyond this point, passing over directly into the tip of the fang 

 (fig. "27 a). Lower jaw with two large teeth and a small tooth between 

 them, just in front of the hind one; the jaw deeply grooved above 

 on the o Liter side of the teeth, the outer upper edge forming a strong 

 dark brown keel, which is highest anteriorly and terminates rather 

 abruptly considerably in front of the first tooth. 



Colour. Dorsal and upper half of the lateral surface of mandibles, 

 the head-plate, the dorsal and lateral surfaces of abdomen, and the 

 limbs infuscated; the under surface of the mandibles, of the body, and 

 of the bases of the legs pale yellowish. Hairs on the limbs white, 

 the last pair of legs without mane ; * the bristles on the mandibles 

 and head-plate infuscate, or yellowish at base and infuscated distally; 

 femora of legs, the head-plate, and the sides of the mandibles thickly 

 covered with minute white hairs. Tergal plates of abdomen some- 



* As these logs are somewhat rubbed, this point is not quite certain. 



