new South- African Spiders. 331 



Chelicera witli 4 superior but apparently only 1 inferior 

 tooth on inner margin. 



Two anterior pairs of legs without any spines below. 



Vulva as in PI. XV. fig. 56. 



c? . Pedipalps. — Tibia short, its entire length (inclusive of 

 the lateral process) being only about equal to that of the 

 patella, the process forming about \ the whole length, the 

 tarsus considerably longer than these two segments together ; 

 palpal organ with a long, fine, curved, black spine on outer 

 side distaily (PI. XV. fig. 57). 



Length of trunk, ? ? ^-^, <S 4| mm. 



11. Melanophora zonoqnathus, sp. n. 

 (PI. XV. figs. 58 & 59.) 



Sj'tecimens. — 4 ? ? and 4 c? cJ from Eierfontein, 8-9 miles 

 west of Hanover [S. C. Croniorigltt Schreiner^. 



$ ? . — Abdomen black ; carapace and legs black to dark 

 brown ; underside and tarsi paler ; the anterior pair of 

 femora dark, without the large pale areas on outer and inner 

 surfaces. 



Eyes. — Anterior row procurved, the lateral eyes large, much 

 larger than the small medians ; posterior row wider, straight, 

 the eyes equidistant, the laterals larger than the medians. 



Labium and maxillce longish, the latter deeply emarginate 

 on outer side. 



Chelicera with 1 large and several smaller superior and 

 2-3 well-developed inferior teeth on inner margin. 



Legs. — Metatarsus I unspined, II with a pair of basal 

 spines below. 



Vulva as in PI. XV. fig. 58. 



SS' Pedipalps. — Tibia (including lateral process) as 

 long as the patella, the process small, shorter than the rest 

 of the joint ; tarsus longer than the two preceding joints 

 together ; palpal organ with long slender black spine arising 

 distaily on outer side and curving backwards and then 

 forwards on lateral side (PI. XV. fig. 59). 



Length of trunk, ? ? i>\-'^h $i 4|-6i mm. 



12. Melanophora humilis, sp. n. 

 (PL XV. figs. 60 & 61.) 



Specimens. — 1 ? (type) and 1 cJ from Ceres (TF. F. P., 

 October 1897). 



Infuscated, the underside and the tarsi paler, the anterior 

 pair of femora with large pale yellowish area on each side. 



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