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8. Xeropliccus spoliator^ sp. n. 

 (PI. XIV. figs. 29 & 30.) 



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

 Cronwrighf Schreiner). 



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

 coloured. 



c? S (i^P^s). — Carajxice and CT/es 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 one is minute; the inferior margin without 

 teeth. 



Legs with the scopulse much as in A. capensis, sp. n. j 

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

 one leg with 5) pairs of inferior spines. 



Fedijjalps 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, $$ 9-11, ? ? 15 mm. 



9. XeropJutus Lightfootl, sp. n. 

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



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

 {E. M. LigJitfoot, May 1898). 



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



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

 the posterior line of eyes less than | of the greatest widtii of 

 the carapace. Anterior median eyes close to the much 



