98 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Metatarsus IV has 2 stout apical spines on the under surface, and 

 between them is the 1st of a line of strong setae which runs down the 

 central under surface ; between this setal spine and the outer apical 

 spine is a small comb of 2-3 setae ; on the posterior (or inner) side of 

 the inner apical spine is a broad comb of 5-6 bristles (mentioned by 

 Hewitt in Ann. Durban Mus vol. i, pt. 2, p. 130). Arrangement 

 of spines otherwise agrees with that given in Purcell's description. 

 Anterior tarsi and metatarsi slightly flattened dorsoventrally ; meta- 

 tarsi short. 



GEN. SPIROCTENUS, E. Sim. 

 SPIROCTENUS CAMBIERAE, Pure. (Plate IX, fig. 3). 



1902. HermacJiastes cambierae, Pun-ell, Tr. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. vol. 11. 



pt, 4, p. 369. 



1903. Spirodenus cambierae, Simon, Hist. Nat. des Araign. vol. 2, 



p. 907. 



Specimens. 3 and 1 ? from Caledon (Dr. W. F. Purcell, 7/10). 

 9 Colour. Carapace and legs dull brown, tinged with olive. Abdo- 

 men dark, almost black, both dorsal ly and ventrally; and with no 

 outstanding dorsal pattern, but with a narrow band of confluent dull 

 testaceous spots clown the centre of the ventral surface ; lung operculae, 

 genital plate, and spinners about the same colour as the sternum, etc.; 

 i.e. slightly lighter than the carapace. (The is of the same 

 colour in general, though slightly browner ; the type of Purcell's 

 description appears also to have become slightly darker and less 

 ochraceous after years in spirits.) 



Carapace. Equal in length to tibia, metatarsus and -} tarsus of 

 1st leg ; slightly exceeding metatarsus and tarsus, and equalling patella 

 and tibia of 4th leg. Fovea broad, deep, straight at the bottom, and 

 slightly procurved at the ends. 



Eyes. Anterior row with their centres in a straight line ; medians 

 smaller than laterals. Posterior medians long, light, subequal to 

 laterals and almost touching them. 



Spinners. Equal in length to about ! of sternum ; apical joint 

 short and blunt. 



Lab in in with 4 teeth along its apical edge; coxae of pedipalps with 

 25 or more denticles. Chelicerae with 7 large teeth. 



Pedipalps. Tarsi with 1-2 spines on under side ; tibia with about 

 10 moderately long spines on under surface. 



Legs. Tarsus of 1st leg tmspined but scopulated ; metatarsus 

 slightly scopulated anteriorly, and with 5 spines on under surface ; 



