Species of Ti epical African Solifuga'. 257 



Solpuga Keiiserlinyiiy Poc. 



Solpuga Kei/serlhiffii, Poc. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xvi. p. 80. 



Based uj)on a .'specimen from an unknown locality, but 

 ])iobab!y an inhabitant of Soniaiiland or Masailand, .seeing 

 the nearnes.s of its relationship to S. Parkinsoni (see p. 263). 



Solpuga nigrescenSj Poc. 

 Solpuga nigrescens, Poc. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xvi. p. 88 (1895). 



Loc. Lower Zambesi {J. Grant: type). 



The Museum also })ossesses specimens of apparently the 

 same form from the north-eastern region of Victoria Nyanza 

 [Dr. Ansorge). 



Solpuga 2^aludicola, Poc. 



Solpuga paludicola, Poc. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xvi. p. 84, pi. iv. 

 fig. 4 (1895). 



Loc. Nyasaland. 



The British Museum has several specimens of this species 

 o])tained on the shores of Lake Nyasa by the members of the 

 Universities Mission and from Zomba by Sir Harry Johnston. 



Solpuga 3Ionteiri, Poc. (Fig. 6.) 



Soljruqa Monteiri, Poc. Ann. »fc Mag. Nat. Hist. (G) xvi. p. 87 (not 

 pi. 'iv. tig. 6) (1895). 



Loc. Delagoa Bay [Mrs. Monteiro). 



Owing to an unaccountable error, fig. G on pi. iv. of the 

 above paper, though assigned to this species, does not repre- 

 .«;cnt the mandible of the male. 1 take the opportunity of 

 publishing an accurate figure of the organ in question (see 

 fig. 6). 



Solpuga JMarshalliy Poc. 



Solpvga Marshallii, Poc. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xvi. p. 91. 



Loc. Salisbury, Masiionaland, 5000 ft. alt. {G. A. K. 

 Marshall) . 



Solpuga hostilis, White. 



Solptiga hoftUis, White, Appendix to Methuen's ' Life in the Wilder- 

 ness,' p. 317, pi. ii. fig. o (1846) ; Pocock, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Plist. 

 (6) xvi. p. 89, pi, iv. fig. 7 (1895). 



The only locality ascribed to this species by White was 

 " S. Africa, near the tropic of Capricorn." Mr. Guy Marshall 

 has, however, recently sent me a series of nicely preserved 

 specimens from Estcourt in Natal (4000 feet). 



