Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
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Family MIGIDAE. 
Moggridgea paucispina, sp. nov. 
This species is allied to M. seticoxa Pure., M. coegensis Pure., and 
M. nigra Pure., but seems to differ from any of them in the ocular 
characters and in the comb of setae at the apex of metatarsus IV : in 
paucispina that comb includes only 2 or 3 setae, whereas there are 5 in 
its allies. The rather small size of the anterior lateral eyes also seems to 
be a distinctive character. When its characters are better known, 
M. pymi mihi, the type of which seems to be only half-grown, may prove 
to be closely related to the species now described. 
Type. — A single specimen from Wonderboom Poort, Pretoria, collected 
by Mr. A. Roberts (19th June, 1915). 
Carapace a little longer than broad, about equal in length to the tibia, 
metatarsus, and of the tarsus of the fourth leg. Fovea without median 
prolongation behind. Anterior row of eyes with its front margins forming- 
only a very slightly procurved line, the laterals comparatively small, each 
being about twice the area of an anterior median : the distance between 
an anterior median and anterior lateral equal to about 3 times the diameter 
of the former. Anterior medians about 1J diameters apart. Posterior 
medians subequal to the posterior laterals in size, the hind margins of 
the posterior row in a fairly strongly recurved line. Breadth of ocular 
area decidedly greater than the length of metatarsus I. 
Legs. — Patella III on its anterior side with a single row or 2 incom- 
plete rows, of stout spiniform setae superiorly, and with 2 or 3 similar 
stout bristles on the distal edge. Patella IV with numerous, rather short, 
stiff setae on the anterior side, occurring from base to apex, but none are 
spiniform except a few on or near the distal edge, which are only weakly so. 
Coxa III inferiorly with a cluster of 7-10 spines or spiniform bristles, 
II and I with 7 or 8 scattered bristles posteriorly below. 
Pedipalp with 15 or 16 spinules on the coxa inferiorly, occupying 
2 irregular rows. 
Labium with 13 teeth. 
Colour. — Carapace and appendages dark-chestnut. Abdomen purplish 
above, but somewhat paler below. 
Total length 17 *5^ length of carapace 6 -25. 
There is in the Durban Museum a single specimen of a species of 
Moggridgea from Ngxwala Hill, North Zululand, which seems very closely 
allied to if not identical with paucispina. It differs therefrom in the some- 
what larger size of the eyes of the anterior row, especially of the laterals — 
a character which must not be over-estimated as the specimen is quite 
probably immature — and the armature of coxa III inferiorly is composed 
of short spinules rather than spines. 
Male. 
An adult male collected by Mr. G. van Dam at Wonderboom Poort, 
Magaliesberg (2nd March, 1916), has the following noteworthy characters : 
Carapace. — The surface is closely wrinkled throughout. Fovea 
without backward or forward median continuation. The cephalic area 
is somewhat elevated in front, and, further, the mesial portion just in front 
