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caudal segment is less thickly granular than usual, being sparsely 

 granular, or even occasionally almost smooth, along the middle. 



{fj) 1 ad. ,? from Agennys, Great Bushmanland, Namaqualand 

 Division {M. Schlechter), differing from all the other specimens in 

 having the first 3 caudal segments pale ochraceous and the last 3 

 segments brown. The movable finger is rather short, being only 1^ 

 times the length of hand-back. 



(h) 1 ? (half-grown) from Great Namaqualand, German South- 

 West Africa {Dr. B. Marloth), with the superior surface of tibia 

 of pedipalp almost smooth, except along anterior margin. 



The head-quarters of this species in Cape Colony appear to be in 

 Clanwilliam Division, the western part of Calvinia Division, and the 

 higher mountainous parts of Namaqualand Division, all of which tracts 

 are very dry but have winter rains. Southwards the species extends 

 into the territory of P. capensis in the Divisions of Tulbagh and 

 Worcester, where, however, only a few isolated specimens have as 

 yet been found. Northwards it extends into Great Bushmanland, 

 where it is very rare indeed, being here replaced by villosus, 

 schlechteri, &c. 



P. neglectus is a very distinct species, and is easily recognisable by 

 the tongue-like elevation on the second and third caudal segments, 

 the very large shagreened area on the first and second segments, and 

 the stout tibia of the pedipalp. 



The Museum also possesses two apparently immature specimens, 

 which are almost entirely black or brownish black in colour, only the 

 tarsi and fingers being pale. These were found by Mr. C. L. Leipoldt 

 at Onder Berg Vlei, together with a number of typical yellow speci- 

 mens of neglectus (see above under d). Except that the tail is 

 slightly narrower than is the case in yellow specimens of the same 

 size, these black specimens do not appear to differ structurally from 

 neglect^ts. 



6. Parabuthus villosus (Peters). 



1863. Prionums v., Peters, Monatsber. Ak. Berlin, 1862, p. 26. 



1877. Buthus v., Thorell, Atti Soc. ital, v. 19, p. 103. 



1889. Buthus v., Pocock, Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) v. 3, p. 343. 



1895. Parahuthus -y., Pocock, J. Linn. Soc, v. 25, p. 316, pi. 9, figs. 

 6a, 6b. 



1899. Parahuthus v., Kraepelin, Das Tierr., Scorp. & Pedip., 

 p. 31. 



The following description was made from 15 specimens from 



