. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 486 Annals of the South African Museum. of segment I witli an irregular interrupted row of spines on each side, smooth in the middle ; dorsal surface sparsely but uniformly covered with small spines, these distinctly smaller than those of ventral surface; segment II with dorsal surface uni- formly but sparsely covered with small spines, those situated proximally larger than the distal ones, ventral sur- face similar, the sides smooth ; pedi- palp long, 3-4 times as long as body, IJ as long as chelice
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 486 Annals of the South African Museum. of segment I witli an irregular interrupted row of spines on each side, smooth in the middle ; dorsal surface sparsely but uniformly covered with small spines, these distinctly smaller than those of ventral surface; segment II with dorsal surface uni- formly but sparsely covered with small spines, those situated proximally larger than the distal ones, ventral sur- face similar, the sides smooth ; pedi- palp long, 3-4 times as long as body, IJ as long as chelicerae, very slender, quite smooth. Legs long and slender, femora with the usual 5 rows of spines, ventral surface of femur I with 2-3 enlarged spines at its inner apex (fig. 72, c); patella I with 5 rows of minute spines, tibia I with 2 inferior rows, remaining patellae and tibiae smooth ; tarsal segments 44 : 67 : 43 : 48. ^ ^ Measurements.—Length of body 6-3, breadth 4-2, chehcerae I-f-II, 7+9, pedipalp (femur+pat. tibia + tarsus)=8-5+6+7-8=22-3; leg II, 72 Tinr-- Fig. 72.—Rhampsinitus unicolor. a, chelicera; b, ocular tubercle ; c, apex of femur of leg I. Type, 1 S, Shiliowane, near Leydsdorp, Transvaal. Rhampsinitus flavidus n. sp. (Text-fig. 73, a-d.) Colour.—Dorsal and ventral surfaces of body a uniform clay yellow with a few black spots, all spines tipped with black ; chelicerae light brown, segment I a little darker at its apex ; pedipalp with whole of femur, except at distal and proximal apices and tarsus, black, remainder yellow ; legs light brown, a little darker than body, tarsi blackish ; this coloration may be due to prolonged immersion in alcohol; abdominal and thoracic tergites with regular transverse rows of small spines ; carapace at sides of ocular tubercle with 1 fairly large spine opposite the eye ; between anterior margin of carapace and ocular tubercle a group of 12-15 small spines not arranged in rows, anterior margin of carapace at the sides wi
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