Tarantulidse in the British Museum. 293 



a. External surface of tarsus of chela granular like 



the tibia ; trochanter with one long inferior 

 spine ; ocular tubercle granular. 

 a 1 . Granulation of chelae very coarse, the granules 

 long, conical, the third spine from the extre- 

 mity of the tibia very short in the adult . . annulatipes (Wood). 

 b 1 . Granulation much finer, the granules low and 

 rounded ; the third spine from the end of 

 the tibia considerably longer cinctipes, sp. n. 



b. External surface of tarsus of chela normally 



smooth ; a second longish spine on the lower 

 edge of the trochanter ; ocular tubercle 

 smoother diadema (Sim.). 



Nanodamon diadema (Simon). 

 Phrynus diadema, Simon, Bull. Soc. Zool. Fr. 1876, p. 13. 



I can find no other description (!) of this species than the 

 one referred to above ; so that the correctness of ray deter- 

 mination of some specimens in the British Museum as diadema 

 is a matter of doubt. Whether rightly or wrongly determined, 

 however, the species seems to be not uncommon in the 

 region of Lake Nyasa, whence we have received from time 

 to time from the Universities Mission about seven specimens 

 of both sexes. 



This is a very brightly coloured species, the whole of the 

 upper surface being prettily striped with yellow and black. 



Nanodamon annulatipes (Wood). 



Phrynus annulatipes, Wood, Tr. Am. Phil. Soc. xiii. (n. s.) p. 441 

 (1869). 



This species is evidently abundant at Natal, whence we 

 have received ten examples of both sexes, dry and in 

 spirit, from Gueinzius and H. A. Spencer. 



The males of this species present the interesting feature of 

 having the articles of the tibial segment of the legs of the 

 first pair very much thicker than in the females. 



Nanodamon cinctipes, sp. n. 



Colour. — Carapace fuscous in the middle, the anterior 

 border and lateral portions flavo-ferruginous, the lateral border 

 with four brighter spots ; abdomen fuscous, with a median 

 reddish-yellow stripe, and a ring of the same colour sur- 

 rounding the impression ; chela? fuscous, dactylus and tips of 

 spines ferruginous; legs flavo-ferruginous, femora banded 

 with fuscous. 



Carapace coarsely granular; distance between the eyes 



