NEW SOUTH AFRICAN ARACHNID A. 299 



Various members of this group of Argiopidse are known to 

 live in marslies and on the sides of streams, but no marine 

 forms have been hitherto recorded. 



Fam. CTENIZID^. 

 Pelmatorycter dreyeri sp. nov. Text-fig. 8, 



The type consists of a single adult male from Bloemfontein, 

 presented to the Albany Museum by Dr. T. F. Dreyer, in 

 August, 1914. The species is related to P. nigriceps^ 

 Purcell, from Johannesberg, but differs therefrom in the 



Text-fig. 3. 



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Pelmatorycter dreyeri sp. nov. 

 Eyes of male. X 45. 



ocular arrangement, in the dentition of the claws of the 

 fourth leg, and in some minor points. 



Ocular area. — Wider behind than in front, the anterior 

 row of eyes strongly procurved, the laterals much larger than 

 the medians, the long diameter of the former being quite 

 one and two-third times the diameter of the latter. Posterior 

 laterals decidedly longer than the anteinor medians, but 

 shorter than the anterior laterals. 



Chelicerfe. — With seven teeth on the fang-groove. 



Pedipalps. — Near the base of the tibia on its inner side 

 is a spine. 



Legs. — Tarsus II, without spines; III with four spines on 

 its anterior side, two or three postero-dorsally situated, and 

 one on the posterior side ventrally situated ; IV with no 

 spines on its posterior side. Posterior claw of tarsus IV with 



1 Purcell. W. F.. ' Trans. South African Philosophical Society,' vol. 

 xi, p. 358. 



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