322 JOHN HEWITT. 



Female specimens which seem to be identical with oculatus 

 are known to me from Redclersbui-g (Dr. Broom), Ladybrand 

 (Dr. Dreyer), and Kimberley (Bro. J. H. Power). 



Female specimens which are identical with or very closely 

 related to the smaller Bloemfontein species are known to me 

 from Vredefort Rd. (Capt. Barrett-Hamilton), Yalsch River 

 near Ki-oonstad (Prof. H. H. W. Pearson), and Winburg- 

 (Miss S. Brown). 



A third form characterised by the possession of short stout 

 spiniiles at the apex of the tibia of the palp but no spines at 

 the apex of the third metatarsus occurs at Kroonstad (Dr. 

 T. F. Dreyer). 



A fourth form from Jagersfontein (M. Francis) has a group 

 of stout spines at the apex of the third i»etatarsus, but no 

 stout spinules at the apex of the tibia of the palp. 



Lastly, we have a good series of female specimens from 

 Modder River (Bro. J. H. Power) which seems referable to two 

 species, all the small and immature examples agreeing with 

 oculatus, and all the larger ones being similar to the smaller 

 Bloemfontein species in structure, but very much larger than 

 that form; in this case it seems just possible that the small 

 specimens from Modder River are merely the young of the 

 larger ones.^ 



Unfortunately we possess no evidence wliich can serve to 

 connect any of these forms with the species based on male 

 material. Only four male Stasimopi are known from the 

 Free State, viz. the type of S. nigellus Poc. from A^redefort 

 Rd., the type and a co-type of S. gigas sp. nov. also from 

 Vredefort Rd., and the type of S. minor x/'. noi-. from 

 Bloemfontein. 



According to Dr. Dreyei', the nests of the two Bloemfontein 

 species are very distinct; the female of oculatus makes 

 a D-shaped lid, whilst the other species has a more circular 

 lid; the tube of the nest in oculatus is very thickly lined 



' Some of the forms just mentioned will be descrilied l>y me as new 

 species in ' Records Albany Museum,' vol. iii, pt. ii. 



