On Some South African Avicti.lariidae (Aracliidda). 85 



dark brown ; Til and IV lighter, being an ochraceous brown with an 

 olivaceous tinge. 



Carapace. Strongly granulated and with deep cephalic grooves ; 

 ocular area and border of carapace reticulated. Central granular ridge 

 from ocular tubercle, distinct ; lateral ones not so distinct. Length of 

 carapace equal to metatarsus and 7 }-f tarsus of first leg, and to meta- 

 tarsus and about -\- tarsus of 4th leg ; it is subequal in length to meta- 

 tarsus and tarsus of 2nd leg. 



Eyes. Front row straight, subequal, equidistant, laterals round. 

 Posterior row straight, medians small, directly behind inner side of 

 anterior laterals, and distant their own diameter from posterior 

 laterals. 



Pedipalps extend to just over ^ tibia of 1st leg ; otherwise as in 

 Plate IX, fig. 1. 



Legs. -Tarsi I and II unspiued. Tarsus III with 1 spine on outer 

 side. Tarsus IV with 8-10 small spines on outer side ; all four tarsi 

 scopulated. Metatarsus I very slightly curved, 8 spines on inner and 

 9 on outer side. Metatarsus II with 7 spines on inner side and 8 on 

 outer. Metatarsi III and IV spineless but with bristly hairs. Tibiae 

 I and II heavily spmed ; III and IV unspined. Patella I Avith 

 5 apical spines on under and anterior surface ; patella II with a few 

 weak spines, III and IV with none. Tarsal claw IV with 2 basal 

 teeth (allied species S. brevipalpis has 6 teeth around curve). 



Measurements. Total length 12 mm.; carapace 5 mm. long; 1st 

 leg 16 mm. ; 3rd leg 12'5 ; 4th leg 16'5 mm. 



This species is closely allied to S. brevipalpis (Pure.). 



S. BREVIPALPIS, Pure. 



1903. 8. brevipctlpis, Purcell, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. vol. 3, pt. 4, p. 75. 

 1915. S. brevipalpis, Hewitt, Eec. Albany Mus. vol. 3, No. 2, p. 81. 



A <$ specimen (No. B 778) taken at Ashtou Robst. Div. by 

 T. O'Connor 2/7/14 appears to be a black variety of brevipalpis ; 

 apart from colour it also has stronger setae and varies in spiuation. 

 The eyes also are slightly different ; the anterior row appearing even 

 slightly recurved, and the laterals round (approximately) and slightly 

 larger than the medians. 



STASIMOPUS KENTANICUS, Pure. (Plate IX, fig. 2). 



1903. S. kentatdcus, Purcell, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. vol. 3, pt. 4, p. 82 and 



p. 87. 

 1915. S. kentanii-us, Hewitt, Kec. Albany Mus. vol. 3, pt. 2, p. 84. 



