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been named. With more black; tergites with broader median and 

 marginal stripes and with a lateral infuscate mark on each side in 

 addition ; cephalothorax with black marks also along the median 

 line ; hands with infuscate stripes ; chelicerae slightly blackened ; 

 fifth caudal segment more extensively blackened than in types. 

 Cephalothorax in both sexes with the pair of posterior keels 

 blackened and as strong as or even stronger than the lateral keels 

 on sixth tergite ; the crests on the eye-tubercle smooth in the middle 

 above. Cauda very slightly slenderer, the fourth segment in 3- 2^ 

 times, in 2 twice as long as wide ; the granulation in 3- as in the S' 

 from Matjesfontein, in ? the sides of the tail and the under surface 

 of fourth segment also granular; the spiniform terminal teeth of 

 superior crests in ^ long and slender. Tibia of pedipalps smooth 

 above, its length in the ^ about 1|- times, in the ? twice the width 

 of the hand. Pectines with 22-23 teeth, the basal tooth in the ? 

 widened and slightly elongated, falciform. Total length 3 40, ? 53 ; 

 length and width of fourth caudal segment <? 4-3, 1-8, ? 5-3, 2-6, 

 of tibia of pedipalp 3' 3-8, 1-3, ? 4-8, 1-8 ; width of hand 3 1-7, 

 ? 2-4. 



{d) 3 ? from Namies, Great Bushmanland, Kenhart Div. [Max 

 Scldechter), apparently belonging here ; slightly less blackened than 

 in the types from Touws Eiver, except on the hands, which have 

 infuscate stripes and reticulation ; the fourth caudal segment about 

 twice as long as wide ; the middle lateral crest in segments 2-3 only 

 slightly abbreviated anteriorly, distinctly developed in segment 4 

 throughout the greater part of its length ; segments 1-4 almost smooth 

 below and on the sides or segment 4 granular ; tibia of pedipalps some- 

 times granular above, its length about 2|— 2f times the width of 

 hand ; hand finely granular in front, slightly wider than the tibia ; 

 pectines with 23-27 teeth, the basal tooth IJ-l-f times as wide 

 as, and generally a little shorter than, the adjacent teeth. Length 

 of largest specimen 44 ; length and width of fourth caudal segment 

 4-7, 2-3, of tibia of pedipalp 4-7, 1'6 ; width of hand 1-7. 



Uroplectes kaerooicus, n. sp. 

 3 ? . Colour pale yellow or pale ochre-yellow ; cephalothorax 

 blackened along anterior margin, on eye-tubercle and on some of 

 the coarser granules ; tergites blackened on the keels and on the 

 lateral margins, and often with an infuscate mark on each side ; 

 tail with the crests finely blackened, the fifth segment infuscated 

 to near hind margin ; legs blackened along upper and lower edges ;. 



