320 JOHN HEWITT. 



pace, spinulation of first metatarsus, third tarsus, third patella, 

 in the dentition of the fourth claws, and lastly in size, this 

 being by far the largest male yet recorded in this genus. 



Stasimopus minor sp. nov. 



The type is a single adult male from Bloemfontein collected 

 by Dr. T. F. Dreyer in August, 1914. It was found on the 

 open veld. 



This may be identical with 8. oculatus Poc, which is 

 based on a female example, or may belong to another species, 

 for Dr. Dreyer has taken females of two species at Bloem- 

 fontein. It is probably closely related to S. nigellus Poc. 

 taken at Yredefort Rd., but differs therefrom in the Avide 

 separation of the anterior median eyes. 



Colour. — Jet-black above, the distal portions of the legs 

 and of the palps paler ; sternum, coxse of appendages, genital 

 plate, lung opercula, and spinners pale. 



Carapace. — A little longer than tibia of first leg or 

 metatarsus of palp. Almost quite smooth and shining in 

 its anterior half, lightly sculptured (not coarsely rugose) 

 in its posterior half. The three keels depressed, only the 

 median one reaching back to the fovea. Anterior margins 

 of anterior row of eyes in a straight line, the medians much 

 nearer to the laterals than to each other, being about one and 

 a half diameters apart; anterior laterals subequal in length to 

 the anterior medians and separated therefrom by about half 

 the diameter of a median. Ocular area sparsely hairy. 



Pedi palps. — Pressed forwards, the tip reaches a point 

 three-fifths of the distance along the metatarsus of the first 

 leg ; patella considerably longer than that of the first leg, but 

 shorter than the tibia of that leg or of the palp ; tibia and 

 tarsus together subequal to the carapace in length. 



Legs. — All the tarsi scopulate below, but no trace of a 

 scopula on the metatarsi. Tarsus I with two or three spines 

 on the anterior side, two or none on the posterior side ; II 

 with two anteriorly and two or three posteriorly ; III with 



