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edge, and an inner lamina with rounded edge rising from the inner 

 edge of the upper surface of the finger. 



Fig. b.— B. karrooica, n. sp. 



Flacjellum slender, transparent, with slight sigmoid flexure (seen 

 from the side), the basal half narrow and only slightly inflated, the 

 anterior end obtuse and rotatably attached to the inner surface of 

 the dorsal finger on a level with the small fourth tooth ; the 

 flagellum narrowing gradually posteriorly, the distal half slender, 

 suddenly accuminate at the apex (seen from the side). 



Total length 9. 



2 . Limbs much shorter, but with less dark brown than in the 

 $• ; the bristles on the chelicerae (except the distal dorsal one) and 

 on the cephalothorax and the spines on the tibia and metatarsus of 

 the pedipalps similar to those of the 3^ , but somewhat shorter, the' 

 spines strong ; upper finger of chelicerae normal, with 4 teeth in the 

 single series, of which the third is small and the first, second, and 

 fourth large, followed by a double series of 3 outer and 3 inner teeth. 

 Lower finger with 2 large teeth and a small one between them. 



Locality. — 1 3" and 1 2 , found under stones on karroo-kopjes at 

 Prince Albert, Cape Colony (W. F. PurcelT). 



This species appears to be closely allied to B. setifera Poc. 



Gen. HEMIBLOSSIA Krpln. 



Hemiblossia o'neili, n. sp. 



(Figs. 6, 7.) 



2 . Geplialotliorax blackish-brown, mostly paler and more 



yellowish in the central area, the surface thickly studded with 



numerous, very short, pale yellowish to blackish brown, pointed and 



truncated bristles, amongst which are scattered a number of longer 



blackish brown ones. 



Thorax above and the abdominal tergites pale yellowish or 



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