330 Dr. W. F. Purcell on 



Otliei* characters as in M. Simoni, sp. n. 

 Length of trunk 5 mm. 



(b) 'l ? from Bergvliet, Cape Peninsula {W. F. P.). 



(c) 2 ? ? from St. Helena Bay, Malmesbury Div. 

 ■■(/. E. C. GooU). 



(d) 2 ? ? from Porterville Road (formerly Piquetberg 

 ■Road) Station, Tulbagh Div. (/?. M. Lighffoot). 



(e) 1 ? from Tulbagh Road {W, F. P.). 



8. Melanophora Gooldi^ sp. n. (PI. XV. fig. 53.) 



3 ? ? from Stompneus and Steenbergs Cove, St. Helena 

 Bay, Malmesbury Div. (J. E. C. Goold). 

 Vulva as in PL XV. lig. 53. 

 Other characters as in M. fuh'ginea, sp. n. 

 Length of trunk G^-S^ mm. 



9. Melanophora Cromcrighti^ sp. n. 

 (PI. XV. figs. 54 & 55.) 



Specimens. — (a) 19 ? ? and 4 (? J" from Hanover, and 

 1 ? and 2 (J cJ from Vlagkop, 5-6 miles north of Hanover, 

 all collected by Mr. S. C. Cronwright Sclireiner. 



Very closely allied to M. GooJdi, sp. n., but the ? ? with 

 somewhat different vulva (Pi. XV. fig. 54). 



Chelicera with 1-2 inferior and 3-4 superior teeth on inner 

 margin. 



Pedipalps of ^ . — Patella slightly longer than tibia (exclu- 

 sive of the lateral process) ; lateral process of tibia longer 

 than the rest of the joint ; tarsus as long as the patella and 

 tibia together with the lateral process; tarsal organ very like 

 tliat of M. juliqinea, sp. n., but with the distal spine 

 different (PI. XV. fig. 55). 



Length of trunk, ? ? 5-81, ^ ^ 4|_6i mm. 



(b) 3 ? ? from Worcester [R. M. Lightfoot). 



10. MelanoptTiora caldaria, sp. n. 

 (PI. XV. figs. b<o & 57.) 



Specimens. — 2 $ $ and 1 c^ from tlie Hot Baths at 

 Montagu, collected by my wife and myself. 



? ? i^yp^^)- — Colour as in the preceding forms. 



Eges. — Anterior row strongly procurved, the lateral eyes 

 considerably larger than the medians ; posterior row straight, 

 scarcely or not at all wider than tiie anterior row, the eyes 

 equidistant, the laterals larger than the medians. 



