460 Annals of the South African Museum. 



legs pale yellow ; dorsal surface of abdomen violet-black with a long 

 3-lobed testaceous patch centrally and 2 broad testaceous spots 

 posteriorly ; under surface light. 



Carapace. Surface without hairs or infuscation ; median ocular 

 area dark : clypeus only very faintly infuscated down to the centre, 

 and at least 2-| times the diameter of an anterior median eye. 



Eyes. Anterior medians large, considerably less than a radius 

 apart and nearly touching the laterals, which are about their size. 

 Posterior row strongly procurved ; medians slightly smaller than the 

 laterals, and nearer to them than to each other. Posterior laterals 

 subequal to the anterior laterals. Median ocular area considerably 

 broader than long. 



Chelicera. Bearing stout spiniform bristles apically on the inner 

 portion of the anterior surface. 



Pedipalps. Dorsal scopular patch small and bristle-like. 



Legs. Bearing short spiniform hairs, which are denser on the tarsi 

 and longer on the posterior legs. Tibia I with 3 pairs of slender 

 spines on the under surface ; patella with 1-2 spines distally on the 

 1 dorsal surface. Metatarsus and tibia II with numerous spines ; 

 patella with 3 spinules on the anterior surface, 2 dorsally. and 1 distal 

 spine on the posterior surface. Patella III with 3 pairs of strong 

 spiuules dorsally. Patella IV similar with a small additional basal 

 spine. Metatarsus I at least If times the length of the tarsus ; 

 metatarsus IV 2^ times the length of the tarsus. 



Vulva. As in fig. 3. 



Measurements.- Carapace 2'3 mm. long; total length, 5'4 nun. 



DIOKES BIFURCATA, n. sp. (Plate XXIX, fig. 13 A-E). 



Specimens. 2 rf dM ? (No. B 2792, Types) and 1 ? (No. B 2803), 

 from G-t. Winterhoek Mts. ; altitude 3900-4100 ft. (E, W. Tucker, 

 November, 1916). 



$ . Colour. Carapace pale brown, considerably iufuscated, especially 

 on thoracic portion, on which there are fairly distinct radial iufusca- 

 tions. Abdomen purple-black above, with or without faint lighter 

 median marks posteriorly, sides and lower portion pallid ; surface 

 smooth and shiny. Legs the same coloiir as carapace. 



Cephaloiliorax. Eectaugular anteriorly, cephalic portion slightly 

 raised. Clypeus very broad and vertical and with central infuscation 

 from anterior median eyes widening out to entire extent of anterior 

 border of carapace (fig. 13 E). 



Eyes. Anterior row seen from in front strongly procurved ; medians 



