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Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
Colour. — Carapace and appendages olivaceous : the lateral 
portions of the cephalic area and the posterior portion of the carapace 
pale. Abdomen pale with a purplish tinge above. 
Carapace. — A little longer than broad, as long as the tibia, meta- 
tarsus, and half of the tarsus of the fourth leg. Fovea with an 
angulated transverse portion and usually a broad but short median 
prolongation behind : this median posterior portion varies considerably 
in degree of development and in one specimen is absent altogether. 
A small tubercle on each side between the fovea and the lateral 
margin of the carapace. Anterior row of eyes with its front margins 
forming a moderately procurved line, the laterals rather large, their 
clear areas quite three or four times, sometimes five or six times, 
as large as the area of a median eye, the distance between an anterior 
median and its lateral about equal to the diameter of the former : 
anterior median a little less than a diameter apart. Posterior row in 
a very slightly recurved line or practically straight. 
Legs. — Metatarsus IV with 3, 2, or 4 spiniform setae in the apical 
tuft interiorly. Patella III with only a few (about 12) spiniform 
setae on its anterior side, and with one very strong spinule on the distal 
edge : patella IV with a number of stout spinules on its anterior 
surface basally, but in the distal half of the segment the anterior band 
is composed onlv of short stifhsh setae. Coxae I, II, and III each 
with a large posterior basal patch of short stout spinules : the patch 
of each coxa is a little diffuse distally, but the spinules do not extend 
into the distal half of the segment. 
Pedipalp with numerous (18-30) spinules on the coxa inferiorly, 
occupying three or four irregular rows. Labium with 11-14 teeth. 
Total length 13.5 mm. 
As a number of new species of Moggridgea have been described 
during the last few years I append a key to the species of the family, 
and thus the inter-relationships of new and old forms can be seen at a 
glance. 
Moggridgea microps , sp. nov. 
Type. — A single adult female example from Malelane collected 
by Mr. A. Roberts (24th February, 1915). It was taken from an 
arboreal nest on the trunk of a large tree. Many abandoned nests 
were also found on large trees in a gorge at Malelane, but only one 
tenanted nest was discovered : however, a juvenile spider of this species 
was taken in a crack on the bark of a tree. 
This species was first known to me through an immature example 
collected by Dr. E. Warren in East Zululand. It is closely related 
to M. quercina , E. Sim. (Ann. Soc. Ent. Belgique, XLVII, p. 22, 
1903), being distinguished therefrom mainly in the small size of the 
anterolateral eyes, and eventually it may prove to be only a variety 
of that species. 
M . quercina is the species so common on oak trees in the Cape 
Peninsula, but is unknown in the eastern parts of the Cape Province : 
a very closely related form, M. intermedia mihi, is known from 
Knysna however. 
Colour. — Carapace and appendages chestnut brown : abdomen 
dark purplish above and at the sides. 
Carapace longer than broad. Eovea curved, with a distinct but 
rather superficial narrow median furrow behind. The width of the 
