OF .NEW SOUTH WALES. 149 



Nephila, Lencli. 



N. venom, L. Koch. 



N. venosa L. Koch Beschriel), Neur Arach. and Myr. in 

 den verhandl der k. k. Zool. Bot., Geselschaft zu Wien, 

 1867, p. 183. 



N. venosa, L. Koch. Arach. Aust., p. 148, pi. xii.,fig. 1. 



Females from Cape York, Hall Sound, Cocoanut Island, New 

 Guinea ; the type species are from Rockhampton, Brisbane, Port 

 Mackay, and Ovalau. 



N. nigritarsis, L. Koch. 



N. nigritarsis L. Koch, Arach. Aust., p. 152, pi. xii., fig. 4 



Females from Warrior Island, Hall Sound, New Guinea, Long 

 Island, Cape Grenville ; the type specimens are from Rock- 

 hampton and Port Mackay. 



N. fuscipes, C. Koch. 



N fuscipes, C. Koch, die Arach. Bd. vi., p. 136, T. ccxii., 

 fig. 528. 



Epeira fuscipes, Walck, Hist. Nat. des his., Apts., T. ii., p. 97, 



N 89. 



Nephila fuscipes, L. Koch, Arach. Aust., p. 156, pi. xiii., 

 fig. 1. 



Females from Darnley Island, Cape Grenville, Cape York, and 

 Hall Sound. Dr. Koch mentions this species as found at 

 Pelew Island, Port Mackay, Rockhampton, Bowen, and Port 

 Denison. 



N. imperatrix, L. Koch. 



N. imperatrix, L. Koch, Arach. Aust., p. 159, pi. xiii., fig. 3. 



Females from Cape York and Percy Island ; the type specimens 

 are from Port Mackay, Rockhampton, and Bowen. I have my- 

 self found this species near Sydney. 



