Eremius. 



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streak speckled with white, bifurcating towards the head on the 

 anterior third of the back, the fork embracing another, Tertebral, 

 streak from the occiput to the level of the collar ; sides of head and 

 body dark brown, closely spotted and speckled with whitish ; limbs 

 dark brown with whitish, black-edged ocelli. 



The tail usually bears a dark lateral streak and becomes reddish or 

 orange towards the end. Lower parts white. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



1. (J, type?. 2. S, type of E. Micei)s. 3. cJ. E. Distr. of Cape 

 Colony. 4. 2 , Little Namaqualand. 



Particulars of Specimens ExamimfL 



S Type? 

 ,, Karoo 



„ Mouth of Orange K. (type of 



E. laticeps) 

 Yg. Steinkopf, Little Namaqualand 

 $ Little Namaqualand 



? 



$ Angra Pequena, Great Namaqua- 

 land 

 ¥ Port Elizabeth 

 3 E. Districts of Cape Colony 



,, S. Africa 



Habitat. — According to Smith this species inhabits the arid Karoo 

 flats within the Cape Colony, as well as the districts immediately 

 beyond it. The types of E. laticeps were obtained towards the mouth 

 of the Orange Eiver. It extends northward to Great Namaqualand 

 and eastward to the eastern districts of Cape Colony. 



