new Arachnida from Cape Colony. 319 



Family Ctenizidae. 



Genus Stasimopus, Simon. 



Stasimopus Schonlandi, sp. n. 



Nearly allied to S. oculatus, Poc, in disposition of eyes &c, 

 but recognizable by the absence of the apical band of spines 

 on the lower side of the protarsus of third leg and by the 

 restriction of the spinules on the lower side of the protarsus 

 of fourth leg to a small posterior tuft. 



Total length up to 35 millim. 



Loc. Grahamstown (Dr. Schonlavd). 



Genus Hermachastes, nov. 



Allied to Hermacha and Nemesia. 



Fovea large, transverse, or a little recurved. 



Rastellum consisting of numerous close-set stout bristles 

 and spines. 



Labium armed with a row of cusps ; coxa of palp with 

 about 20-25 strong short scattered cusps ; inferior claw of all 

 the legs long and distinct ; superior claws with two rows of 

 strong teeth. 



Posterior sternal sigilla submarginal. 



Apical segment of posterior spinners about half as long as 

 the second. 



Male with longer legs than female ; labium and maxillas 

 unarmed. Tibia of first leg armed on the inner side with 

 two low prominences, each bearing a stout curved spine. 

 Tarsus of palp short, truncate. 



Hermachastes collinus, sp. n. 



5 . — Colour olive-yellow or brown on carapace and limbs; 

 femora darker than the rest of the leg-segments ; abdomen 

 ashy black, variegated above with pale patches and spots, 

 paler below. 



Carapace longer than patella, tibia, and tarsus of palp, and 

 than patella and tibia of first or fourth leg. Palp with tibia 

 and tarsus spined. Patella and tibia of first and second legs 

 weakly, protarsus more strongly spined ; patella, tibia, and 

 protarsus of third spined ; patella of fourth unspined. 



Tarsi of legs unspined. 



£ . — Carapace as long as patella and tibia of first leg, 

 shorter than those of fourth. 



