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long in the male, the distance from the tip of the fang to the apex of the first 
tooth being about equal to if times the distance between the apices of the 
two large teeth. 
The measurements of male and female specimens are as follows: breadth 
of head-plate, M, 7-5, F, 9: length of tibia and tarsus of palp, M, 8-5, F, 7-9: 
length of patella of palp, M, 8-35, F, 6-65 : length of tibia of fourth leg, M, 7-8, 
F, 6-3: length of patella of fourth leg, M, 8-4, F, 7-1. 
This species is more darkly coloured than hostilis. The tergites are strongly 
infuscated in both sexes, but the mesial portions of the anterior segments are 
dark brown rather than black. The soft skin at the sides of the abdomen is 
somewhat infuscated, though silvery white hairs occur there. The sternites 
are broadly infuscated at the sides in both sexes, but more specially in the 
male. Hind legs very dark brown. 
Soipuga junodi Purcell, 1903. Novitales Zoologicae, vol. x. p. 304, fig. 2. 
The type came from Shilowane, Zoutpansberg dist. and I have recorded it 
from Vygeboompoort in the Waterberg dist. 
Soipuga tubicen Kraepelin [PL VII, fig. 35], 191 1 . Mit. a. d. Nat. Mus. Hamburg, 
xxviii. p. 102. 
This is a Transvaal species, but no precise locality is known. There is a 
dense group of stout bristles on the upper surface of the chelicera, near to the 
basal enlargement, and to the end of the shaft. On the inner side of the upper 
fang there is a very strong outstanding keel, commencing at the anterior 
bend and extending forwards beyond the first tooth. No distinct mane on the 
hind legs. In the lower jaw, the distance from the tip of the fang to the apex 
of the first tooth is equal to about twice the distance between the apices of 
the two large teeth, or a trifle more than twice. 
Soipuga hamata Hewitt, 1913. Annals Transvaal Mus. iv. p. 160, fig. 22. 
The type came from Mamiaanshoek near Zwagershoek in the Waterberg 
dist., and other specimens were recorded from Vygeboompoort in the same 
district. 
The fang of the lower jaw is very long, the distance from the tip to the 
apex of the first tooth being about three times the distance between the 
apices of the two large teeth, or even a little more. 
Soipuga bechuanica Hewitt [PI. IV, fig. 14], 1913. Annals Transvaal Mus. iv. 
p. 1 61, fig. 23. 
The type came from Serowe in the Bechuan aland protectorate. Stridula- 
tory ridges on the chelicerae are only weakly developed in the male. The 
large teeth of the lower jaw are widely separated, a distinct interval occurring 
between the distal tooth and the small intermediate tooth: the distance from 
the tip of the fang to the apex of the distal tooth is about if times the distance 
between the apices of the two large teeth. 
As in chelicornis and villosa, this species has a row of four long spines on 
the outer side of tarsus II superiorly: in hostilis and Venator distinct spines are 
wanting, being represented however by bristles several of which in marshalli 
are spiniform. 
Soipuga chelicornis A. Licht. [PI. Ill, fig. 11], 1796. Kraepelin, Das Tierreich, 
p. 59, fig. 17. 
Of this species, several varieties markedly differing in colour may be 
recognised. 
