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Annals of the Trans y ial Museum. 
Males. 
A. Eyes orbited. 
B. Shield with punctuations so close as to "produce a shagreened 
effect ; shield deep brown in colour, body and legs saffron 
yellow . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . evertsi. 
BB. Shield with punctuations distinct ; legs and body not saffron 
coloured .. .. .. .. .. .. oculatus. 
A A. Eyes flat. 
B. Shield with punctuations numerous. 
C. Punctuations unequal in size. 
D. Punctuations all very apparent ; caudal prolongation 
absent or short. 
E. Anal plates with posterior edge straight or 
convex . . . . . . . . sanguineus. 
EE. Anal plates with posterior edge concave. 
F. Anal plates with a single inner prolonga- 
tion . . . . . . . . duttoni. 
FF. Anal plates with two posterior prolonga- 
tions . . . . . . . . lumdatus. 
DD. Punctuations mostly very fine large ones in 
anterior and marginal areas. 
E. Anal plates triangular, pointed at both ends ; 
caudal tail twice as long as wide 
appendiculatus. 
EE. Anal plates semi-lunate in outline . . nitens. 
CC. Punctuations equal or almost equal. 
D. Punctuations distant but numerous, fine, covering 
all the shield . . . . . . . . . . bursa. 
DD. Punctuations contiguous in places, making the 
shield shagreened. . . . . . . . . capensis. 
BB. Punctuations on shield not very numerous, but large | 
usually arranged in fairly regular longitudinal lines ; fine 
punctuations may be present, but usually invisible . . simus. 
Females. 
A. Eyes orbited. 
B. Shield short, oval ; punctuations coalescing so as to make 
surface shagreened ; legs saffron yellow in colour . . evertsi. 
BB. Shield elongate, oval • punctuations numerous, but not 
coalescing ; legs not saffron coloured. . . . . oculatus. 
A A. Eyes flat. 
B. Shield oval, longer than wide, punctuations on shield unequal, 
numerous ... . . . . . . . . . . sanguineus. 
BB. Shield short, oval, or as wide as long. 
C. Shield shagreened except on the margin . . capensis. 
CC. Shield with punctuations distinct. 
D. Punctuations equal or nearly so, thick and close,, but 
not coalescing . , .. ..... .. bursa. 
DD. Punctuations unequal in size. 
