^694 JOHN HKwrrr. 



spines or spiiiiform setae at the apex of metatarsus III 

 ■inferiorly. At the apex of the tibia of the palp superior!}^ 

 is a group of spinules. In the larger specimen and 

 sevei'al others, patella III has a number of short stout red 

 spinules at the apex superiorly, similar to those on the tibia, 

 but in somewhat smaller examples, though apparently adult, 

 such spinules are quite absent or weak. 



The antero-lateral eyes are very large, their long diameter 

 'being considerably greater than the distance between antero- 

 median and antero-lateral ; the posterior lateral eyes are much 

 smaller than the anterior laterals. The patch of spinules at 

 the apex of tibia I dorsally is rather longer than that at the 

 base of the metatarsus. The carapace and appendages are 

 •usually dark castaneous, and the abdomen infuscated above ; 

 sometimes the two distal segments of each leg are paler than 

 sthe more proximal segments, and more or less tinged with 

 red. Length of carapace 11"0 mm., breadth of carapace 

 '•9"3 mm., breadth of ocular area 3*0 mm. 



The large series of female specimens collected by Dr- 

 Rattray at East London seems to be referable to a single 

 species. They are considerably smaller than specimens from 

 Debe Nek, and from the neighbourhood of King Williams- 

 town, which pi-esumably belong to insculptus Poc. Perhaps 

 •they are co-speciHc with one or both of tlie two forms desci'ibed 

 by Dr. Purcell from the Kentani district, viz. S. kolbei and 

 S. kentanicus. 'I'he question cannot be finally solved until 

 adult males of these species are available. 



The adult females from East London are smaller than those 

 found at Peddie, but very similar in structural characters ; 

 examples of approximately equal size can be distinguished by 

 the characters of the posterior row of eyes, which are all larger 

 jn peddiensis tlian in spiuipes, the disparity in size 

 I)etween the anterior and posterior laterals being greater in 

 s p i n i p e s . 



In distinguishing the species of Stasimopus on the 

 ■characters of adult males the most convenient character is 



