58 Mr. R. I. Pocock on some- 



Carapace as long as tibia, + ^ of patella of fourth leg ; 

 width equalling length of tibia of third leg. 



Legs 1-2, 4, 3. Femora unarmed below ; tibiae armed 

 with 6 long spines in 3 pairs, a pair springing from each 

 of the spots and 1 pair at the distal end ; protarsi with 

 2 pairs of long spines in their proximal half ; femora with 3 

 anterior, 3 posterior, and 2 superior spines, that of the fourth, 

 however, with only 2 posterior spines ; patella with 1 ante- 

 rior and 1 posterior spine ; tibiae with 1 superior, 2 anterior, 

 and 2 posterior spines ; protarsi with 2 anterior and 2 posterior 

 spines. 



Vulva. (As in figure.) 



Measurements in millimetres. — Total length 24 ; length of 

 carapace 11'2, width 9 ; length of first leg 46, of second 46, 

 of third 34, of fourth 40. 



6 . Colour as in $ , but abdomen with the pattern less 

 well defined, and the lower surface of the femora mottled with 

 yellow spots. 



Palp. (As in figure.) 



Measurements in millimetres. — Total length 17 ; length of 

 carapace 8*2, width' 7; length of first leg 45, of second 43*5, 

 of third 32, of fourth 38. 



Log. Zomba, 3000-9000 ft. {H. H. Johnston) : types. 

 Also an immature specimen of apparently the same species 

 from Ugogo [Emin Pasha). 



This species seems in some respects to resemble P. Hohneli 

 of Simon (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1889, p. 129) from Kilima 

 Njaro, the resemblance between them being especially 

 noticeable in the colour of the legs. It is to be observed, 

 however, that Simon mtikes no mention of the banding on 

 the sternum or coxae, and according to the measurements the 

 first and fourth legs are almost equal in length. 



Palystes Ellioti, sp. n. (PI. VIII. figs. 2, 2 a.) 



Closely allied to P. Johnstoni^ but having more black upon 

 the maxillge and sternum, only the distal iourth of the lower 

 surface of the first and second femora palely yellow, and a 

 broad brown band running backwards on the ventral surface 

 of the abdomen from the epigastric fold to the spinners. The 

 vulva is also quite distinct (see fig. 2). 



Log. Uganda, E. Africa {O. F. Scott Elliot). 



Palystes Spenceri^ sp. n. (PI. VIII. figs. 3, 3 a.) 

 $ . Upperside of trunk and limbs clothed with dirty 



