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segment of spinners 1-1} times as longas the penultimate segment and less 
than or at least not exceeding the ocular tubercle in length. 
6, H. tigrina, Auss. 
b+. Metatarsus of 1st leg strongly curved in the middle, its length equalling or 
exceeding the distance from the fovea to the anterior margin of carapace. 
Apical segment of spinners longer, subequal to or exceeding the ocular 
tuberclein length 2. 2) 02. (ceca os eo, Sc eime eiceotoj anes. 
FEMALES. 
a. Lower group of notes on the outer surface of the cheliceree remote from the 
inferior fringe, the distance between the posteriormost notes and the nearest, | 
setze from + to nearly 4 of the distance between the upper and Jower group of 
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b. Lower group of notes very close to the inferior fringe of sete. 
at, Carapace without radiating stripes of paler hairs.* 
a?. Apical segment of spinners much shorter than the ocular tubercle. 
1. H. atra (Latr.) 
b?. Apical segment of spinners at least as long as the ocular tubercle. 
a3. Carapace not longer than metatarsus and tarsus of 4th leg. 
2. H. marksi, n. sp. 
b3. Carapace considerably longer than metatarsus and tarsus of 4th leg. 
3. H. gigas, Poc. 
b'. Carapace with radiating stripes of whitish to yellow hairs. 
a4. Tibia of Ist leg equalling or only slightly exceeding the metatarsus in 
length. Carapace shorter than or subequal to the 4th metatarsus and 
tarsus, and slightly exceeding the tibia and metatarsus of Ist leg. 
Apical segment of spinners subfusiform and very long, 14 times to 
nearly twice as long as the ocular tubercle.. 4. H. namaquensis, n. sp. 
b+. Tibia of 1st leg as long as the metatarsus together with 4-4 of 
the tarsus. 
as, Apical segment of spinners considerably shorter than or subequal 
to the ocular tubercle, and often subconical in shape. Carapace as 
long as the tibia, metatarsus and 4—= of the tarsus of Ist leg. Tibia 
of 1st leg 22 to about 3 times as longas high. 6. H. tugrina, Auss. 
bs, Apical segment of spinners subequal to or at most 4+ longer than the 
ocular tubercle. Carapace subequal to or longer (by at most + of 
the tarsus) than the tibia and metatarsus of 1st leg. Tibia of 1st, 
leg 8-34 times as long as high.. .. aa 7. H. dictator, n. sp. 
The following species of Harpactira have been recently described 
by Pocock, but I have not been able to identify any of them with 
certainty from specimens in the Museum :— 
i. lineata, Poc., P.Z.S%, 189", p. 742, 2 atom Somuy aurea 
Resembles tigrina, Auss., and dictator, n. sp. 
HT. curvipes, Poc., ibid., p. 750, ¢ from Natal. Uniform mouse- 
brown in colour; the metatarsus of fourth leg distinctly bowed, 
convex internally. 
H. chrysogaster, Poc., ibid., p. 750, pl. 43, f. 5a & Sb, # from 
“ South Africa.” Probably identical with cafreriana (Walck.), from 
* According to Pocock gigas belongs here; in our example the carapace. 
is rubbed. 
