NEW SOUTH AFRICAN AEACHNIDA. 69o 



is a little longer than metatarsus IV or than the tibia and 

 tarsus of the palp. 



Pedipalp. — Pressed forwaids the palp extends ar far as 

 the proximal fourth of metatarsus I. The patella is a trifle 

 shorter than patella I. 



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

 scopula on the nietatarsi. Tarsus I with short sti'ong" spines on 

 each side, 7-16 anteriorly and 8-21 posteriorly; II also with 

 rather nnmei'ous spines ou each side; IV with about 10-15 

 rather weak spines posteriorly but more numerous and stronger 

 ones anteriorly. Metatarsus I with numerous strong spines 

 in several rows on each side, and one or two may, or may not, 

 occur along the mesial surface inferiorly, the mesial area on 

 the whole being devoid of spines. Tibia I distinctly shorter 

 than metatarsus I, thickly spined below; tibia III without a 

 group of spiuules at the apex dorsally, or such spinules when 

 present are small and weak. The patch of minute spines on 

 the anterior surface of patella IV extends about two-thirds of 

 the length of the segment. 



Measurements. — Total length 21 "0 mm., length of cara- 

 pace 7'5 mm., of patella I 3"5 mm., of tibia I 4*7 mm., of 

 patella of palp o'O mm. 



The palpal measurements of these specimens may point to 

 a relationship with the Grahamstown species S. schonlandi 

 Poc, the ocular characters of which ai-e, however, pro- 

 nouncedly different from those of spi nip es, whilst apparently 

 the spinulation of the lower surface of metatarsus I will, 

 distinguish the two forms. Probably the species is closely 

 related to S. insculptus Poc. and to S. qumbu mihi, though 

 the palps of the latter species are relatively shorter than in 

 East London specimens. 



The characters of the female are sharply separated from 

 those of schonlandi, and agree very closely with those of the 

 section including insculptus Poc, kolbei Pure, ken- 

 tanicus Pure, umtaticus Pure, and qumbu mihi (see 

 : Records Albany Mus.,^ iii, p. 84). There is no trace of 



