106 Annals of the South African Museum. 



GEN. HEEMACHA, E. Sim. 

 HERMACHA CUBVIPES, Pure. 



1902. Hermacha curvipes, Purcell, Tr. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. vol. 11, pt. 4, 

 p. 377. 



Specimens. Numerous ? ? from Simoustown ; collected by Dr. 

 W. F. Purcell 



$ Colour medium brown; carapace and legs syncolorous, chelicerae 

 slightly darker ; abdomen dull testaceous brown on upper surface, 

 with moderately distinct tree pattern ; under surface yellowish-brown ; 

 whole of abdomen covered with long yellowish-brown hairs. 



Carapace covered with appressed, golden silky hairs ; fovea straight 

 and about as wide as ocular tubercle. Length of carapace equal to 

 metatarsus and tarsus of 4th leg ; also equals tibia, metatarsus and \ 

 tarsus of 1st leg. 



Eyes. Anterior row with hind margins in a straight line, and front 

 margins slightly procurved ; anterior medians about their own 

 diameter apart; laterals elongate and about a median's diameter from 

 margin. Posterior row recurved ; medians small, ovate, and almost 

 touching laterals. Posterior laterals longer and equal in area to 

 anterior laterals. 



Labiam with 0-2 denticles. 



Chelicerae with 9 teeth (occasionally with 11 on one chelicera) ; and 

 a row of irregular, fairly numerous denticles at base of groove. Coxae 

 of pedipalps with large area of denticles (about 90), distal ones 

 scattered . 



Spinners. Posterior spinners long; equal in length to sternum and 

 twice labi urn and also from fovea to front edge of carapace or over. 

 Di.stal segment long and slender, as long as basal segment and slightly 

 longer than middle segment ; anterior spinners about their own length 

 apart. 



Sternum and coxae yellowish-brown and well clad with darker brown 



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hairs, which are stiffer around margin of sternum. Posterior sigilla 

 nearly touching margin ; long and oval. 



Spines. Pedipalps : tibiae with 4 apical, 2 mesial and 2 basal spines 

 on under surface and 1 on inner side. Tarsi with no spines. Meta- 

 tarsus 1 with 2 apical, 1 mesial, and 1 basal spines 011 under surface. 

 Metatarsus II with 5-7 spines on under surface, and 1 large median 

 spine on upper inner surface. Metatarsus III heavily spined, espe- 

 cially on outer and upper surfaces. Metatarsus IV also well spiued, 



