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the middle of the thoracic part and, around the margin, a black 
hand which widens out at the posterior end. When the hairs 
are nibbed off the eyenregion is seen to be jet-black, and the 
other parts reddish-brown. Around the eyes, and on the re¬ 
treating clypeus are some bright reddish hairs. On the ab¬ 
domen there is a wavy black band down each side of the dor¬ 
sum, and, between these, an elongated spot on the anterior 
parti, another at the spinnerets, and a pair of black spots just 
behind the middle. A black band passes around the base and 
ends, on each side, in a short oblique band, and parallel with 
this, a little further back is another short band. At the poste¬ 
rior end there is, on each side, a pair of short transverse black 
bands. These marks are much blacker and more distinct in 
one specimen than in the other. Where the white hairs are 
rubbed off from the other parts the color is pale brown. The 
venter is pale brown with a spear-shaped black mark at the 
posterior end. One specimen has also a pair of oblique spots, 
one on each side of the spinnerets. The legs are pure white 
with delicate black spines, and the palpi and falces are yel¬ 
lowish. The sternum is black and the mouth-parts light 
brown. 
We have two females from Salisbury, Mashonaland, sent to 
us by Mr. Marshall. 
Heliophanus Prattii sp. nov. 
Plate XX, figs, r-Tb. 
$. Length 3 mm. Legs 1432, femur of the first thickened. 
Of this very brilliant little species we have but a single speci¬ 
men, which has suffered from' rubbing. The integument is 
black, covered with bright red and green metallic scales, varied 
by snow-white spots and lines, the pattern being indistinguish¬ 
able, The legs are black as far as the tarsi, which are light 
brown. On the upper part, of each leg are two fine white lines 
running throughout its length. The palpus is black with a line 
of white hairs above. The clypeus and the weak parallel falces 
