. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 590 Annals of the South African Museum. Vulva as in fig. 29. Pocock's figure apparently does not represent the colouring correctly. Legs.—Anterior tibiae with 5, anterior metatarsi with 3 pairs of inferior spines. Dimensions.—Length of carapace 4-2, total length 12-8 mm.; a smaller adult specimen with total length 10-4 mm. Specimens.—3 ??, Graaff Reinet, Cape Province (, 12573). Pocock also records it from Pearston and Graafr Reinet. Selenops smithersi n. sp. (fig. 30). Type, 1 <?, Morigate,
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 590 Annals of the South African Museum. Vulva as in fig. 29. Pocock's figure apparently does not represent the colouring correctly. Legs.—Anterior tibiae with 5, anterior metatarsi with 3 pairs of inferior spines. Dimensions.—Length of carapace 4-2, total length 12-8 mm.; a smaller adult specimen with total length 10-4 mm. Specimens.—3 ??, Graaff Reinet, Cape Province (, 12573). Pocock also records it from Pearston and Graafr Reinet. Selenops smithersi n. sp. (fig. 30). Type, 1 <?, Morigate, Basutoland (, 14424). Colour.—Carapace yellow, variegated with brown markings, narrow black marginal border:. Fig. 30.—Selenops smithersi n. sp. Tibia of pedipalp, $. a, from in front, and b, from outer side. mandibles a little darker than the carapace; abdomen above mottled brown, ornamented with numerous blackish blotches and dots; legs with faint irregular markings and bands. Eyes.—Median eyes not strongly recurved, a line touching the upper surfaces of the anteriors passing just below the centres of the pos- terior medians; anterior medians | the diameter of the posterior medians, their own diameter or slightly less apart, and half a radius from the posterior medians; posterior medians half the diameter of the posterior laterals; anterior medians § their diameter from the edge of the clypeus. Chelicerae.—Inferior margin with 2 teeth, the basal one a little smaller, separated by 2-2\ times the width of the apical tooth. Legs.—Tibia I and II with 5 pairs of inferior spines and 1 lateral outer spine near the base, metatarsus I and II with 3 pairs of inferior spines but without lateral spines. Pedipalp.—Femur above with 1 inner, 3 superior, 1 outer spines in its distal half; patella with 1 inner and 1 superior apical spine; tibia with some long spines on the inner side near its base; tibia distinctly shorter than patella or tarsus, as in fig. 30, a, se
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