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the sides retreat sharply towards the posterior extremity, where 

 it terminates in a blunt point; the superior surface is closely and 

 numerously indented with very fine punctures ; in addition to 

 these there is a sHghtly waved row of seven large cicatrose spots 

 or depressions running along the margin of the anterior angle; in 

 front of these there is on each side a series of four smaller cica- 

 trose depressions, and between these two series a group of three 

 larger ones; immediately below the procurved series there are two 

 smaller cicatrose depressions, but these are not close together; 

 again, at the centre of the superior surface there are two other 

 depressions larger than the preceding pair, and these are widely 

 separated; immediately below the latter there are, yet again, two 

 smaller depressions seated closely together; laterally, there is a 

 large number of these depressions, all of which are small and 

 geometrically arranged; the colouration of the superior surface is 

 very variable : in some specimens it is entirely dark blue, whilst 

 in others it is brown anteriorly, succeeded by a transverse band 

 of 3'ellow, the margins of which are uneven, then a broad band of 

 dark blue, relieved by narrow pro- and re-curved bands of yellow, 

 and thence to posterior extremity tawny; the inferior surface is 

 furrowed, the furrows curving towards and around the spinnerets; 

 above the spinnerets the colour is dark brown, and beyond them 

 a dirty yellow (Fig. 3 illustrates one of the varieties). 



Ejngyne a rather elongated obtuse projection. 



Family CLUBIONID^. 



Subfamily SPARASSIN^. 



Genus I s o p o D a, L. Koch. 



12. IsoPODA HERCULEA (?), Thor. — I think there can be little 

 doubt as to the identity of this huge creature. Unfortunately 

 Mr. Jennings only secured one example. The genus abounds, 

 according to Simon, in Malasia, New Guinea, and Australia; it 

 is only reasonable to expect, therefore, that representatives of it 

 will be found in the islands of the South Pacific. 



