728 ME. E. I. POCOCK OX ETHIOPIAN SPIDERS. [June 15, 



recenHj' received from Estcourt in Natal, 4000 ft. {Guy A. K. 

 Marshall). 



Mons. Simon (Hist. Nat. Araignees, i. p. 96) referred the 

 species naialensis, Cambr., as well as rujidens, Auss., to the genus 

 Cyrtocarenum. My surmise, however, that nafalensis is referable 

 to Stasimopus has been kiudly verified by Mr. F. Cambridge, who 

 examined the type at my request and furnished me with some notes 

 respecting the inaccuracy of the figure and other matters, e. g. the 

 claw-armature of the legs. 



Stasimopus oculatus, sp. n. (Plate XLII. figs. 2-2 h.) 



Colour of carapace dark chestnut ; legs and mandibles darker, the 

 latteB with copper-red hairs near the extremity. 



Carapace longer than wide, its length almost equal to that of 

 the patella, tibia, and protarsus of the 1st leg, excelling those of 

 the 2nd, almost equal to the tibia, protarsus, and tarsus of the 4th ; 

 ocular area wide, width of posterior row equal to length of 1st 

 protarsus and 4th tibia ; eyes of front line slightly procurved, 

 equidistant, the lateral larger than the median, distance between 

 the median a little greater than their diameter : posterior line 

 much wider, a line parallel to the long axis of the body and 

 touching the outer edge of the anterior laterals would pass between 

 the median and posterior laterals, nearer to the laterals but not 

 touching them : posterior laterals larger than anterior medians ; 

 distance between anterior medians and posterior medians a little 

 more than twice as great as distance between posterior medians and 

 posterior laterals. 



Mandible with its lower margin covered with granules, armed 

 with 4 strong external teeth, 3 strong internal teeth, and one or 

 two smaller ones. 



Labium conical, with a pair of teeth. Ma.rilld' with a few basal 

 teeth amidst the hairs. Siemum with a single pair of submedian 

 sigilla ; widest posteriorly opposite the coxae of the 4th leg. 



Legs 4, 1, 3, 2 ; patella and tibia of 4th equal to patella and 

 tibia and one-third of the protarsus of the 1st : tarsi and protarsi 

 of 1st, 2nd, and palp very closely and thickly studded with short 

 spines ; tibia of palpi with a few longish spines intermixed with 

 hairs on the inner side, thickly spiny externally like the postero- 

 inferior surface of these segments on the 1st and 2nd legs : tibia 

 of 1st leg armed internally in its distal half with a cluster of over 

 12 spinules, tibia of 2nd with about 6 spinules in the same position ; 

 on the 3rd leg there are a few scattered spicules on the anterior 

 aspect of the patella and a few on the tibia in front and behind ; 

 protarsus with a broad band of them in front and another 

 behind, and a tuft of spiniform setse at the distal end below ; tarsus 

 with a few spicules in front and behind ; 4th leg not spined 

 posteriorly ; patella with a thick cluster of spicules in its basal 

 half above ; tibia and protarsus with scattered spines in front, pro- 

 tarsus with a posterior distal cluster of spiniform setse ; tarsus 

 spiny in front. Tarsus of 3rd and 4th legs rather thickly hairy ; 



