Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
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Family DRASSIDAE. 
Drassodella, gen. nov. (Text fig. 9 — A-E.) 
This name is proposed for the reception of a species which cannot 
be referred to any of the genera included by M. Simon in the family 
Drassidae, and, but for the fact that the maxillae are strongly impressed, 
the species might with some propriety be referred to the family Clubionidae. 
The labium is much shorter than that of other Drassidae known from South 
Africa (except the anomalous genus Titus 0. P. Camb.), and the inferior 
spinners are not widely separated although not actually contiguous. The 
generic characters are as follows : — 
Inferior spinners with hardened integument, not widely separated from 
each other, being not so far apart as the superior spinners, not greatly 
Text Fig. 9. 
Drassodella salisburii , gen. et. sp. nov. A. Month parts of female. B and C. Palp- 
of adult male. D. Chelicera showing dentition of adult male. E. Epigyne of adult female. 
elongated, hardly reaching as far as the superior spinners : maxillae 
obliquely disposed and deeply impressed : trochanter of palp inserted 
about opposite the middle of the maxilla : labium about as broad as long, 
not much surpassing the basal half of the maxillae : carapace moderately 
convex, not flattened, fairly strongly attenuated in front, the radial 
markings indistinctly indicated, the median stria rather short, but not 
reduced to a mere punctuation : clypeus vertical, but very low : sternum 
subcircular, not produced nor attenuated in front : dentition of chelicerae 
2.3 : coxa I longer than II and III, but subequal to IY : tarsi of legs very 
slender, but straight not flexuose : lateral eyes of each side widely separated : 
area formed by the median eyes longer than wide : posterior row decidedly 
recurved, anterior row only very slightly recurved, the anteromedian eyes, 
smaller than the anterolaterals : abdomen of male not scutate above. 
