7ieio South- African Spiders. 313 



Genus DlAPiiRACTUS *, nov. 



Carapace longish ovate, depressed, broad in front, witli 

 tlioracic stria. Anterior row of eyes almost straij^ht, the eyes 

 a little separated from one anotlier, tlie medians largest. 

 Posterior row of eyes considerably wider and slightly pro- 

 curved, the medians subrotund, small. Lateral eyes on each 

 side a little nearer together than the ajiterior and posterior 

 median eyes. Chelicera strong, somewhat attenuated at apex, 

 the oblique superior margin with three small teeth remote 

 from one another ; no inferior teeth present. Labium elon- 

 gate, narrow, and parallel-sided, only slightly attenuated, 

 eraarginate at apex, and reaching almost up to the inner 

 angles of the maxillfe, the lateral margins narrowly keeled, 

 the surface depressed between the keels. Maxillaj broad, 

 strongly depressed, slightly dilated externally at apex and 

 emarginate behind the dilation, the base attenuated, the inner 

 margin straight, the outer margin strongly convex in posterior 

 two-thirds, the posterior three-fourths of maxilla bordered 

 along inner, posterior, and outer margins by a strong con- 

 tinuous keel. Sternum long-ovate, strongly attenuated in 

 front and produced. Legs robust, short, the posterior pairs 

 numerously, the anterior pairs more sparsely spined. 



Apparently closely allied to Scotophceus, E. Sim., but 

 resembling a Cluhiona in appearance. 



Type : D. Leipoldti^ sp. n. 



Diaphractus Leipoldti, sp. n. (PI. XIII. fig. 19.) 



1 $ from Rondegat, near Clanwilliam {C. L. Leipoldt). 



Colour. — Carapace testaceous yellow, the head in front and 

 the chelicera reddish ; legs pale yellow, the distal segments 

 of the anterior pairs reddish ; sternum and moutii-parts 

 reddish testaceous below ; abdomen pale yellowish, with 

 brownish hairs. 



Carapace. — Width of head across posterior line of eyes at 

 least '^ of the greatest width of the carapace. Clypeus slightly 

 less than a lateral eye in length ; posterior eyes of equal size, 

 small, the medians about a diameter and a half apart and 

 quite two diameters from the lateral eyes. 



Leys. — All the tarsi and the anterior metatarsi scopulate 

 to the base ; metatarsus I with 1-2 basal spines ; tibia I 

 stout, with tiny scopula on each side at apex, and with 2 short 

 outer and 2-3 short inner spines below. 



* Hedged round, alluding to the maxilUo. 

 Ann. if; Maj. N. Hist. Ser. 7. Vol. xx. 21 



