214 Anncds of the South African Museum. 



densely covered with shaggy hairs, very obtuse at the apex ; the 

 proximal part narrowed and hollow, rotatably attached at its anterior 



IG. 3. — B. unguicornis, n. sp. 



end to the inner surface of the upper finger behind the level of the 

 large fourth tooth ; outer wall of flagellum furnished with a strong 

 yellowish axis, which terminates distally in a short and sharp claw. 



Total length 91-121. 



Locality. — 2 <? from Dunbrody on the Sundays Eiver, Uitenhage 

 Div., Cape Colony {Bev. J. A. O'Neil). 



A nocturnal species, closely allied to namaqitensis. 



Blossia ceepidulifeea, n. sp. 

 (Pig. 4.) 



^ . Colour pale yellow ; the cephalothorax minutely, but in 

 places only very faintly reticulated with dark brown over its surface ; 

 the tarsus, metatarsus, and the apex of tibia and of femur of the 

 pedipalps (in 3- from Touws Eiver the apex of the pedipalps only) 

 faintly tinged with brown or reddish brown. 



Chelicercv with numerous, rather slender spines ; the distal dorsal 

 bristle straight, its distal half minutely echinated on its surface but 

 not slenderer than the proximal half, pointed at the apex. Dorsal 

 finger conical in the basal half, then slightly bent downwards 

 and continued into the slender, straight, distal half ; the latter curved 

 downwards at the tip, with the lower edge somewhat dilated and 

 provided with 3 subequal, saw-edge-hke teeth, the posterior edge of 

 the second being longer than that of the first, and that of the second 

 much longer still ; conical basal half of finger with 2 distal teeth, of 



