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below ; the abdomen blackened above, with yellow dots, its under 

 surface pale yellowish ; carapace with its lateral and posterior edges 

 finely blackened. 



Carapace as long as the patella, tibia, and f of the metatarsus of 

 first leg, but shorter than the fourth tibia and metatarsus. Ocular 

 tubercle distant only about J of its length from the anterior edge of 

 the carapace. 



Legs. — Tarsi I. and II. with the scopula entire ; III. with a row 

 of fine setae at most imperfectly dividing the scopula ; IV. with the 

 scopula distinctly divided by a row of long setae. Metatarsi I. and 

 II. without apical spine, the scopulae quite entire, more extensive 

 than in annulatus or tristis, Pure. (Ann. S. Afr. Mus., vol. hi., p. 105), 

 the length covered by it being only a little less than that covered by 

 the scopula of the tarsus ; III. with a row of bristles imperfectly or 

 hardly dividing the scopula ; IV. with the scopula divided by a row 

 of stout setae. Tibice I. and II. unspined, III. and IV. with longish 

 spines on both outer and inner surfaces, besides several at the apex 

 below. 



Labium with about 21 teeth in several rows. Coxce of pedipalps 

 with dense basal patch of about 90 teeth. 



Spinners very short, the apical segment hemispherical, only about 

 \ as long as the middle segment, these 2 segments together about 

 equalling the basal segment in length. 



Total length about 16 mm. 



This species approaches Harpactirella more closely than do any of 

 those previously described. . 



Family ULOBOEIDjE. 



Gen. MENNEUS, E. Sim. 

 Menneus dromedarius, n. sp. 



1 ? (No. 11536) from the Pirie Bush, King "Williamstown (F. A. 

 Pym, March, 1902). 



Carapace yellowish down the middle, blackened laterally and with 

 several triangular yellow marks at the lateral margins ; the surface 

 clothed with minute black and brown spinules and patches of fine 

 white hairs. Length of carapace \ that of the first metatarsus. 

 Eyes agreeing with Pocock's description of those of M. camelus 

 (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, vol. x., p. 326), except that the 

 posterior medians appear larger and slightly less than 3 diameters 

 apart ; anterior row of eyes much wider than the posterior row. 



