326 Dr. W. F. Parcell on 



15. Xeroplueus cqipendiculatus, sp. n. 

 (PI. XV. figs. 41 & 42.) 



Specimens. — (a) 3 (? <J ^i^d 1 ? fi'oni Hanover (C. S. 

 Cronwright Schreiner). 



S 6 {il/P^^)' — Colour of carapace light testaceous yellow, 

 the legs slightly paler ; the chelicera blackish red ; the 

 abdomen clothed with brown hairs. 



Carapace. — Width of head across posterior median eyes 

 almost or quite | of the greatest width of the carapace. 

 Anterior row of eyes strongly procurved, the lower margins 

 of the median eyes slightly above the level of the centres of 

 the laterals, the clypeus long, almost twice as long as a 

 lateral eye ; posterior row of eyes much wider than the 

 anterior row, moderately procurved, a line joining the hind 

 margins of the laterals cutting the medians a little in front 

 of their centres ; the posterior median eyes oval, much larger 

 than the laterals, distant from the latter about 1^ times a 

 long diameter or slightly more, but only ^ of a diameter from 

 one another ; lateral eyes on each side separated by a little 

 more than a posterior eye's diameter. 



Chelicera with the inferior tooth rather small. 



Legs longish, the first tibia conspicuously scopulated on 

 each side distally, the posterior metatarsus strongly scopulate 

 on each side ; metatarsus I with 2 basal spines ; tibia 1 with 

 an inferior rovv of 2-3 spines. 



Pedipalps. — Tibia (exclusive of the process) short, equal 

 to the patella in length, its shape turbinate when seen from 

 above, its lateral process very long, as long as the patella and 

 tibia together, closely appressed to the tarsus except at the 

 apex, slender, pointed, appearing perfectly straight when seen 

 from the side (except at base, where it is sligTitly bent and 

 suddenly and strongly thickened) ; tarsus long, ovate, acumi- 

 nate; palpal organ rather complex, provided in the middle at 

 apex with a short, curved, black spuie or spur and a long, 

 extremely fine filament, and on the inner side at the base 

 with a stout, curved, obtuse process (PI. XV. tig. 41). 



5 . — Eyes slightly more spaced, the clypeus 1}, times the 

 length of an anterior lateral eye, the median Gyo.^ a little 

 removed from the laterals, the posterior median eyes distant 

 at least 1^ times a long diameter from the posterior laterals. 



Legs. — Metatarsus 1 with 1-2 basal spines. 



Vulva (PI. XV. fig. 42) with a couple of large lateral 

 depressions, which are bordered on the inner side by a pair of 

 sharp black edges converging posteriorly, each depression 

 containing a large brown convexity posteriorly ; anterior 



