114 Annals of the South African M/tseniu. 



Patella III with 2 small spines on anterior surface and 1 on posterior 

 surface. 



Patella TV with 1 median spine on posterior surface. 



Measurements. Total length (chelicerae to end of abdomen) 20 mm. ; 

 spinners 2'5 mm. ; carapace 7 mm. long, 575 mm. broad. 



? . Colour as in $ ; abdomen distinctly marked above and at sides 

 with testaceous flecks, and also to a lesser degree on ventral surface. 

 Sternum and coxae slightly redder in colour ; tarsi not paler below. 



Carapace. Equal in length to tibia, metatarsus and - t - to A tarsus 

 of 1st leg ; equal to tarsus and metatarsus of 4th leg. 



Eyes. A* in <$ . 



Labium. Generally muticous ; occasionally with 1 or 2 denticles. 



Coxae of pedi palps with 30-34 teeth (variable). 



Chelicerae. Usually with 8 teeth on inner side of groove, and 2 to 

 3 denticles in groove opposite last 3 teeth; one or two specimens have 

 '.') to 10 teeth on one chelicera. 



Posterior spinners f to ^ length of sternum ; terminal joint bluntly 

 conical and slightly longer than subterminal joint. 



Leys. Tibia I equal to or slightly exceeding metatarsus 1 ; slightly 

 less than tibia of 4th leg. 



Tarsi I and II densely scopulatc. Tarsus III with faint central 

 line of setae. Tarsus IV with broad dividing line of setae . 



Metatarsus I scopulate entirely ; 1 spine on lower surface. Meta- 

 tarsus II scopulate entirely, 1 apical, 0-1 median, and 1-3 basal spines 

 on lower surface. Metatarsus IV with a few scopular hairs distill ly 

 and with 14 spines. Patella III with 1 to 2 small spines on anterior 

 surface ; rest of the patellae are spineless. Patella IV occasionally lias 

 a spine on posterior surface. 



Measurements. Total length 22'5 mm. ; spinners 3'4 mm. ; length 

 of carapace mm., width 7 mm. ; tibia of 1st leg 4 mm. long. 



HERMACHA PURCELLI, n. sp. (Text-fig. 8). 



Spt-rlmens. Two $ (B 2670, Types) from Ashton, Robertson Div. 

 (Walter and Dr. W. F. Purcell), 7/14 and a 9 (No. 12395) from same 

 locality (Dr. Purcell, 11/02). 



$ Colour. Carapace and legs dark brown; abdomen testaceous 

 brown above, spotted and flecked with black ; under surface testaceous. 

 Sternum light orange-brown ; coxae slightly lighter. 



Carapace. Equal in length to metatarsus and i tarsus IV ; also 

 equals tibia and metatarsus I, and considerably exceeds metatarsus 

 and tarsus I. Fovea straight to slightly procurved. 



