Species of Tropical African SolifugiB. 20') 



A". n«gelliiin rising more vertically with an 

 open curvature, siuuous in the distal 



fourth of its length I'urkintiotii, .sp. n. 



i*. Flagi'lluui not serrated, long or short. 



«'. I'lugflluni short, only just surpassing the 

 bii.oal hiniiuu. 

 a'\ Of large size : prevailing colour ochre- 

 yellow, though partially infuscate ; 

 palpus inudi longer than third leg . . Darlinyii, sp. n. 

 i". Of small size : head, mandibles, and 

 limb.s stript'd with black; palpus not 



longer tlian third leg gericea, sp. n. 



b''. Flagelluni long, reaching back to the 

 ocular tubercle. 

 a^°. Apex of tlagelluni not distinctly 

 sinuate, its basal portion lying high 



above the lamina Monteiri, Poc 



4'". Apex of liagoUum strongly sinuate, its 

 basal portion lying close to the lamina. 



a". Apex of tlagellum simple venafor, sp. n. 



i". Apex of liagellum bifid Mhalis, koch. 



Females. 



:. Head, mandibles, and limbs black or deep olive- 

 green above and below. 

 a\ Width of cephalic plate less than the length of 

 the tibia of the palp or of the fourth leg, equal 



to their protarsi Butleri, Poc. 



6'. Width of cephalic plate greater than tibiae or 

 protarsi of palp and of fourth leg. 

 a^. Colour almost black, edges of malleoli pale ; 

 width of cephalic plate only slightly ex- 

 ceeding length of tarsus and protai-sus of palp 

 and about equal to the tibia and one fourth 

 of the protarsus of the fourth leg ; tibia of 



fourth leg equal to protarsus in length nigrescens, Poc. 



i^. Colour olive-green ; edg -s of malleoli infus- 

 cate ; width of cephalic plate exceeding 

 length of protarsus and tarsus of palp by at 

 least the length of the tarsus, and equalling 

 the length of the tibia and almost one half 

 the protarsus of the fourth leg ; tibia of 

 fourth leg exceeding protarsus by half the first 



segment of the tarsus caffra, sp. u. 



, Head-plate, mandible, and limbs mostly pale, 



though sometimes partially infuscate. 

 a'. Inner angle of each half of the genital operculum 

 produced. 

 a*. Angles of operculum with strong lobate promi- 

 nence ; colour redder, distal segments of 



posterior legs red hostilis, White. 



i'. Angles of operculum not strongly produced ; 



distal segments of posterior leg fuscous .... Mars/ialli, Poc. 

 P. Inner angles of operculum not pi'oduced, rounded. 

 a^. Legs longer ; width of head-plate less than 



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