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anterior edges slightly in advance of the anterior edges of 

 tlie anterior medians, their centres a little in advance of the 

 mid-point between the anterior and posterior medians, their 

 posterior extremities a little in advance of the middle of the 

 posterior medians ; distance between posterior medians and 

 posterior laterals about twice that between the posterior 

 medians. 



Labium with a single row of four cusps. Palpus with its 

 tibia armed externally beneath with three long spines and 

 about eight short spines above them ; tibia of first leg armed 

 in the same place with about six long spines and twenty 

 short spines above them; tibia of second Jeg with three long 

 setiform spines beneath and only one short spine above; spines 

 on anterior side of patella of fourth leg arranged in two or 

 three rows, not forming a thick cluster of about iialf a dozen 

 rows, as in A. fiaveolam. 



Total length 10 niillim. ; carapace 5. 



Loc. Vredefort Eoad, Orange Kiver Colony ( Capt. Barrett- 

 Hamilton). 



Differs from the females of the other tropical and South- 

 African species of the genus in the large size of the posterior 

 lateral eyes and in the proximity of the posterior median 

 eyes. 



Fara. Scytodidae. 

 Genus ScYTODES, Latr. 

 Scytodes Broomi, sp. n. 



? . — Colour. Carapace ornamented with yellow and black 

 bands of about equal width ; an anterior black patch covers 

 the median eyes ; from the anterior lateral angles of the 

 clypeus a black stripe extends backwards on each side of the 

 middle line, over the lateral eyes, and stops short just past 

 the middle of the carapace in front of the highest point of the 

 eminence ; externally to this stripe arises a second of about 

 equal width^ which runs from the antero-lateral margin of 

 the carapace towards the summit of its highest portion, then 

 descends abruptly to its posterior border, almost or quite 

 meeting its fellow of the opposite side; anteriorly it touches 

 the abbreviated admedian stripe a short distance beiiind the 

 lateral eyes ; the external surface of the carapace may be 

 described as covered with a black field relieved by four laro-e 

 pale spots, or as being ornamented with two irregular-shaped 

 black lines united by transverse bars. 



Legs yellow and bhick ; coxai black in front, trochanter 

 with an anterior black spot; femora largely blackish in 



