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The dental series of the chelicera has large and small teeth arranged more 
or less alternately in a well-defined row: a few minute denticles, external 
thereto, near the base of the series, represent the outer row. 
Measurements. Total length 13*5, length of carapace 5*2, of tibia, metatarsus 
and tarsus of fourth leg ii*8, of tibia, metatarsus and tarsus of second leg 8, 
of metatarsus of second leg measured along mid-dorsal line 3*2, of tibia of 
second leg measured along mid-dorsal line 2-3, posterior spinners 7-6. 
The characters of the male palp are very different from those of Ischnothele 
(= Thelechoris) , which is not known to occur in S. Africa, south of the Limpopo: 
the male of an East African species of this genus (/. karschi B. and L.) has 
Text fig. 10. Evagrus australis (Purcell), a, Distal portion of male palp, b, Tibia 
and metatarsus of second leg of male seen from below (note that in dorsal or 
lateral view the metatarsus appears much longer than the tibia). 
been well figured recently by L. Berland ( Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel 
en A frique orientale (1911-1912). Resultats scientifiques. Arachnida, 111. Paris, 
1914)- 
A species of Ischnothele has been described — but very imperfectly — by 
R. I. Pocock from Mashonaland. 
Subfamily Barychelinae. 
Idiothele gen. nov. 
This new generic name is provisionally applied to a trap-door spider which 
seems to be related to Harpactirella Purcell, and to Brachionopus Poc., differing 
