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5th Group. 

 E. Mastersii, N. S. 



Cephalothorax longer than broad ; the general form of cepha- 

 lothorax, mandibles, maxilla?, and sternum, closely resemble E. 

 Graeffii, to which this species is closely allied ; colour, light reddish 

 yellow, with a dark band on each side of the caput ; mandibles, 

 reddish ■ fangs, reddish-brown ; legs moderately long, same 

 colour as cephalothorax, maxilla? same coloiu*. 



Abdomen, slightly overlapping the cephalothorax, oval, slightly 

 wider at the posterior part ; above of a light yellowish grey, with 

 two longitudinal lines of brown spots of a half-moon shape, 

 posterior brown ; the underside is of the same yellowish grey 

 colour; the part between the epigne and the spinnerets being 

 a brown shield-shaped spot ; on each side are three long brown 

 accentuate spots. 



Length of cephalothorax, 1^ to 2 lines ; of abdomen, 2 to 2£ 

 lines ; total, 3 to 4 lines. 



A female from Percy Island ; five females and two males (one 

 immature) from Cocoanut Island ; two females and a male from 

 Sue Island ; two females from Cape Grenville. 



The male is coloured and marked as the female ; the only differ- 

 ence is, that it is smaller and propoi-tionately slighter. The speci- 

 mens vary but very little 



6th Group. 

 E. pthisica, L. Koch.(1) 



E pthisica, L. Koch, Ai'ach. Aust., p. 103, pi. viii., fig. 5. 



An immature female from Hall Sound seems to belong to this 

 species, which was first described by Dr. Koch from specimens 

 from Port Mackay, Queensland. 



10th Group. 



E. strangulata, L. Koch, 



E. strangulata, L. Koch, Arach. Aust., p. 118, pi. ix., fig. f>. 



Ten females from Hall Sound, and one from Darnley Island, vary- 

 ing very much in colour and pattern of marking. I have with 



