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rugose, marked by a series of dark-brown, not clearly-defined, 

 broken, oblique bands ; ventral surface black-brown ; transverse 

 row of hairs. Vnlva brown, represents a somewhat circular 

 moderately-depressed area, bordered by a projecting yellowish 

 costa, fore-edge of which is somewhat angular, and emarginate 

 in centre; centrally placed are two brown fovete, divided by a 

 longitudinal, narrow, )(- shaped septum; between fovete.and 

 fore-margin are two somewhat pyriform depressions, whose 

 apices converge forwards. 



Several specimens captured about the cliffs, Seinde Island, 

 Hawke'sJ3ay, A. T. U. 



Gen. Plexippus L. Koch. 

 Plcxlppns capillatus, sp. nov. 



Fonale. — Ceph.-th., long, 3; broad, 2. Abd., long, i; 

 broad, 2. Legs, 4, 1, 2, 3 = 5-6, 5-2, 5, 4-5 nnn. 



Ceplialotlwrax chocolate-brown, passing into a reddish- 

 brown between hind eyes ; hairs sparse, orange-colour ; sides 

 somewhat linear, base semi-oval ; pars cephalica aplanate, 

 slightly curved forwards, limited by a shallow' oval depres- 

 sion ; laterally abrupt ; pars thoracica one-fourth longer than 

 caput ; contour of profile rises from thoracic junction at an 

 angle of 70'^ runs horizontally to posterior row of eyes, slopes 

 moderately across occiput ; cljjpeus directed inwards, depth 

 equal to about one-third diameter of a fore-lateral eye. 



Anterior row of eyes slightly recurved, nearly contiguous ; 

 irides orange-red, sparse ; posterior pair perceptibly surpass 

 anterior laterals in size ; ocular area slightly Avider i]i front ; 

 scarcely one-thii'd broader than long ; somewhat prominent 

 above eyes. 



Leijs, first pair reddish-brown, femora tinged Avith olive- 

 green ; moderately stout ; tibia strong, cylindrical, equal in 

 length to the metatarsus and tarsus together ; second pair 

 stouter than third and fourth, which are of about equal 

 strength ; three hind p)airs fulvous, femora tinged with olive- 

 green ; genual, tibial, metatarsal, and tarsal joints tinged with 

 reddish-brown ; fairly clothed with fine black hairs ; few 

 tine, terect bristles ; 4 curved spines on femoral joints ; 3-3 

 spines beneath tibias of two first pairs ; 2-2 beneath meta- 

 tarsi ; about 6 irregular spines on tibitE of third and fourth 

 pairs ; 2 or 3 and ring of o on metatarsi ; superior tarsal 

 claws — first pair, outer claw- 1 stout tooth ; inner claw 

 about 14 fine, close teeth, terminating Avith 1 rather strong 

 tooth. 



Palpi, humeral joints yellowish, other articles reddish- 

 brown. 



Fakes reddish-brown colour ; somewhat of a broad-oval, 



