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Ajstj^als of the Tkansvaal Museum. 



sliiekl sliagreenecl ; cervical grooves conca\ e oiitwaid^ proioiiged to near 

 tlie iiiidaie oi the fciiieid ; lateral grooves deep, not passing be\'ond the 

 hrst lestoon^ punctuations on tlie lateral margin not contiguous, but- 

 clistmct ; tliree longituclinai grooves in tlie posterior portion ; I'estoons 

 sliort, witli punctuations distinct, continued on tlie exposed portion of- 

 the body ; eyes sinall, reddish bro^vn in colour ; spherical in orbits. 

 I entral surface glabrous, with short hairs, reddish yellow in colour :, 

 sexual oiihce opposite the anterior edge of coxae il ; anal plates triangiihir 

 (IX, a), posterior edge rounded, reddish brown in colour, punctuate, with or 

 without short hairs ; a very short spine o])posite the centre of the eyes :. 

 festoons laiiitly marked, median festoon often prolonged into a sliort 

 point. Stigmatic plates (TY/i, /) reddish l)rown in colour, comma-shaped, 

 with a postero-dorsal prolongation. Rostrum reddish t)rown in colour ; l)ase 

 wider than kmg, hearing jmncttires near its posterior margin, which is 

 straight ; lateral angles projecting sharply near anterior third of length ;. 

 manaibies {Al, /) ^Mtli process of inner apophysis of digit conical, divided 

 into two teetli on its outer edge ; outer apopliysis bears two teeth ; the lower 

 one stronger ; hypostome \\ith six rows oi teetli ; palpi longer than wide :, 

 article 1 with a iringe of hairs on its medio-ventral margin ; article II 

 wider than huig with a row of hairs on the corresponding margin : article 

 III wider than long. Legs saft'ron coloured, of medium lengtli : coxae I 

 produced into a point anteriorly, wdiich may he seen from the dorsal 

 surface, posterior margin divided into two large teeth ; the otiier coxae 

 each with two short teeth on their posterior margins. 'Tarsi relatively 

 long, two terminal, consecutive spines, except on tarsi 1 ; the caruncle 

 passing sliglitly l)ey()]id the middle of the claws. 



Feuui/e. — Fxidi/ oval ; deep chestnut brown in colour ; ofteu with 

 reddish spots on fully engorged specimens ; may reach a lengtli of 11 

 mm. by a width of 10 mm., and a thickness of 8 mm. Shield (X, a) sliort 

 oval in shape ; sides slightly sinuous, 1.9 ni.in. hy 1.6 mm. wide ; blackish 

 brown in colour, shiny ; surface entirely shagreened ; cervical grooves 

 extending to the posterior quarter of the shield ; no marginal groove ; 

 eyes hemispherica], small, shiny, reddish brown in. colour, near the middle 

 of the length ; in orbits. Dorsal surface of abdomen, in young specimen, 

 bears a deep lateral groove, which extends to the antepenultimate festoon ; 

 punctuations large, except near the shield, in the bottom of each a very 

 small white hair ; four sliort anterior grooves and three long posterior 

 ones ; festoons well marked ; when engorged only indications of the longi- 

 tudinal grooves and the festoons persist. Ventral surface smooth 

 with fine punctuations, bearing small whitish hairs ; sexual orifice small, 

 opposite first intercoxal space ; sexual grooves extend to posterior 

 margin ; anus rather anterior. Bostru7n reddish brown in colour ; base 

 wider than long, posterior angles scarcely noticeable ; porose areas 

 deep, elongate ; mandibles with process of inner apophysis of digit 

 tridentate, middle tooth longest, outer apophysis with ^ three teeth, 

 posterior the 'strongest ; hypostome with six rows of teeth ; palpi 

 elongate ; article II longer than wide ; article III only sliolitly longer 

 than wide ; a fringe of stout hairs on the medio-ventral margin of articles 

 I and II. Legs saffron coloured, longer than those of the male ; coxae 

 small ; coxae I deeply liidentate ; coxae II, III. and IV each with two small 

 teeth on their posterior edges ; tarsi longer than those of the male, spines 

 of tarsi II, III, and lY not so strong as in the male ; caruncles similar to 

 those of male. 



