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Process of palpal organ in $ in this and the following forms con- 

 sisting of a thicker proximal and a slenderer distal portion. The 

 proximal portion in this species slightly thickened at apex and con- 

 siderably shorter than the very long, slender, lightly curved, distal 

 portion ; the length of the whole process much exceeding the entire 

 length of the tarsus (PI. X., fig. 15). 



Length of trunk in $ 6 \ mm., $ 5. 



6. SCYTODES ARENACEA, n. sp. 



1 ? (No. 5363) from Beenbreek, near the Orange River, Kenhart 

 Div., Great Bushmanland (Max Schlechter, August, 1899). 



Colour very pale yellowish. Carapace with 3 black stripes above 

 passing through the 3 groups of eyes, the median stripe narrow, 

 reaching highest part of carapace, the outer stripes also narrow, only 

 about twice as broad as the median stripe and remote from it ; 

 between the 3 stripes just behind the line of lateral eyes are 2 short 

 fainter patches, representing the inner pair of lines ; sides of cara- 

 pace with a row of oval black rings (or 2 wavy lines), and above 

 them a couple of infuscate spots. Sternum without markings. 

 Femora of anterior legs with narrow distal band and a few spots of 

 black ; patellae blackened at apex on each side ; tibiae blackened at 

 apex and middle and in some at the base, but the third pair scarcely 

 blackened at all ; metatarsi slightly darkened at apex ; abdomen with 

 some small black dots above. 



Horny ridges on under side of abdomen similar to those of S.flagel 

 lata, n. sp., but shorter. 



Length of trunk 4 J mm. 



7. SCYTODES TESTUDO, n. sp. 



Specimens— {a) 3 ? ? and 1 $ (No. 12079) from Lion's Hill, 

 Cape Peninsula. 



Colour pale yellow. Carapace with 5 black stripes down back, 

 corresponding to those of S. montana, n. sp., the median stripe very 

 narrow and generally more or less obliterated in its middle part but 

 distinct posteriorly and for some distance before and behind the 

 median eyes ; the black stripe on each side of the median one also 

 narrow, inturned at the free posterior end but united by a thick 

 transverse black patch with the outer stripe at the anterior end of 

 the very thick ( )-shaped part of the latter; sides of the carapace 

 divided by the black reticulation into several tiers of yellow areas. 

 Abdomen spotted and banded. Sternum with 4 ~| -shaped marks 



