Contributions to the South African Arachnid Fauna. 451 



GEN. ADONEA, Sim. 

 ADONEA VARIEGATA, Pure. 



1904. Adonea variegafa. Pure. Tr. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. 15, p. 137, ? . 

 1908. in L. Scliultzes Eeise, Zool. Bd. 1, 



Jeua. Denkschr. niecl.-natur. G-esell. 



vol. 13, p. 219, ? . 



Specimens. 2 (No. B 2075) from Voigtsgrund, and 2 sub-adult 

 ? (No. B 2058) from Ababis, S.W. Africa (E. W. Tucker, 19/12/15 

 and 30/12/15. Percy Sladen Memorial Expedition). 



The specimen from Voigtsgrund (S.E. Maltahohe) and one from 

 Ababis appear at first to be distinct from A. variegata ; not only are 

 they much darker and redder in colour, but their legs are relatively 

 longer and the vulva appears slightly different in that the central 

 subquadrate pan figured in Pnrcell's description (loc. cit.*) is in- 

 complete, being in fact shaped like a low broad M ; it is probable, 

 however, that the central point has yet to grow down over the softer 

 tissue below, and so complete the " pan." 



The differences noted do not seem sufficient on the material to 

 hand to separate them as a distinct species, but have been ascribed 

 to the varietal range of the one species. 



The measurements noted for the specimens are as follows : 

 Carapace equal in length to the tibia, metatarsus and tarsus of 

 1st leg, and equal or subequal to patella, tibia and metatarsus of 1st 

 leg ; breadth equal to metatarsus and -| tarsus of 1st leg, and slightly 

 exceeds metatarsus and tarsus of 4th leg ; total length 13 mm. ; 

 carapace 6'5 mm. long and 3'5 mm. wide; 1st leg (to coxa) 12 mm., 

 4th leg 13'6 mm. In Purcell's type-specimens the carapace usually 

 equals patella, tibia, metatarsus and ~ tarsus of 1st leg, and the 

 breadth equals metatarsus and -jj- of tarsus, and was much greater than 

 metatarsus and tarsus of 4th leg; and in addition the legs were 

 shorter than the above ; some of the specimens varied still more. 

 The remaining specimen from Ababis, however, differed but very 

 slightly from the above measurements of type-specimens, hence the 

 species has been taken as occurring in the localities mentioned above. 



ADONEA PARVA n. sp. (Plate XXVIII, fig. 2). 



Specimens. One <$ (No. B 3701, Type), Junction of Marico and 

 Crocodile Eivers, N.W. Transvaal (E. W. Tucker, 1-2/18). 



Colour. Carapace red, shading to brown posteriorly; clothed with 

 appressed white hairs. Chelicera red, becoming browner apically ; 



