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8. Xerophceus spoliator , sp. n. 

 (PI. XIV. fio-s. 2y & 30.) 



Specimens. — 2 ^ S f^nd 2 ? ? from Hanover {S. G. 

 Cron lorigh f Schreiner) . 



Allied to A', lunulifer, sp. n., the darker specimens similiirly 

 coloured. 



c? <S {types).— Carap)ace and eyes much as in the ^ of 

 lunulifer, except that the clypeus is shorter and may be 

 subequal to the length of a lateral eye. 



Chelicera with 3 (sometimes 4) superior teeth, of which 

 the proximal ojie is minute; the inferior margin without 

 teeth. 



Legs with tlie scopulre much as in X. capensisj sp. n. ; 

 metatarsus I with a pair of basal spines ; tibia I with 3 (in 

 one leg with 5) pairs of inferior spines. 



Pedipalps shortish ; tibia (exclusive of the process) sub- 

 equal in length to the short patella, produced at apex on 

 outer side into a stout, dark red, simple process, which hardly 

 equals the rest of the joint in length ; tarsus very like that of 

 X. lunulifer; palpal organ simple, narrower than the tarsus, 

 the apical spine short and stoutish, directed inwards and 

 upwards (PI. XIV. fig. 29). 



? ? . — Legs. Tibia I with small scopula on outer as well 

 as inner side below and with a single inferior row of 3 spines. 



Eyes more spaced than in the ^ , the posterior medians at 

 least ^ of a long diameter apart and nearly or quite 2 

 diameters from the laterals, which may be distant a diameter 

 or more from the anterior laterals. 



Vulva appearing in spirits as in PI. XIV. fig. 30 ; the two 

 oblique cavities (lighter in the figure) are separated by a 

 broad keel, which is grooved along the median line and 

 diverges posteriorly ; in front of the keel is another cavity 

 terminated anteriorly by the brown pocket. 



Length of trunk, S S 9-11, ? ? 15 mm. 



9. Xcrophcvus Lightfooti, sp. n. 

 (PI. XIV. figs. 31 & 32.) 



Specimens. — 1 ^ and 1 ? from Triangle, Worcester Div. 

 (/.*. M. Lighifoot, May 1898). 



Closely allied to A', spoliator^ sp. n.,and similarly coloured. 



cJ. — Carapace narrower in front, the width of head across 

 the posterior line of eyes less than jj of the greatest width of 

 the carapace. Anterior median oycs close to the much 



