440 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Measurements. Length of carapace 7 mm.; width 6'1 mm.; cheli- 

 cera to end of abdomen, 17 mm. ; 1st leg 27 mm., 4th leg 26 mm. 

 long. 



These differences again illustrate the amount of variation in size 

 and spination, etc., according to the locality of the specimen. 



FAMILY BAR YOKE LI DAE. 

 GEN. DIPLOTHELE, Cambr. 



DiPLOTHELE MACEQUECE, n. Sp. 



Specimens. 1 9 (No. B 2648, Type), from forest on Veugo Mts., 

 Macequece, Portug. E. Africa (Major Conolly, 10/16). 



Colour. Darker than D. arcturus, Tucker (Ann. S. Afr. MAIS., vol. 

 17, p. 118, 1917) ; carapace dark brown with radiate iufuscations and 

 sparse scattered hairs ; abdomen dark above, no spots being apparent 

 in its wrinkled condition ; ventral surface slightly lighter. Sternum 

 and coxae medium golden brown ; legs dark brown with olivaceous 

 iufuscations. 



Carapace. Equal in length to tibia, metatarsus and tarsus of 1st 

 leg, and subequal to patella, tibia and metatarsus of 2nd leg (in 

 arcturus, length equals patella, tibia, and -| metatarsus of 2nd leg) ; 

 4th legs missing. Fovea well marked, straight, and nearly as wide as 

 the ocular tubercle. Ocular area much wider than long. 



Eyes. Anterior laterals situated on anterior edge of carapace and 

 separated by more than their own long diameter ; equal or subequal 

 in area to the anterior medians ; the latter less than a diameter 

 apart, and about a diameter behind the anterior laterals. Posterior 

 laterals long, oval and slightly smaller than the anterior laterals ; 

 posterior medians small and nearly touching both anterior medians 

 and posterior laterals. 



Sternum. Longer than broad (breadth slightly exceeds f length). 

 Sigilla as in arcturus. 



Labium. Not quite twice as wide as long and bearing 1-2 teeth. 

 Coxae of pedipalps with 8-12 teeth, 



Chelicera. Bearing no rastellum ; bristles weaker than arcturus, 

 dentition similar. 



Legs. Anterior tarsi with no clav'ate hairs on upper surface. Setal 

 band on tarsi very faint. Metatarsus II with 1 strong spine on under 

 surface basally. Other legs missing. 



