BY W. J. RAINBOW. 19 



anterior extremity; sides and inferior surface mottled with patches 

 of black and bright yellow. 



Epigyne convex, broad, dark brown ; hrancldal O'percula dark 

 brown also. 



Hah. — Sydney. 



^. Cephalothorax, 1mm. long; abdomen, 1-3 mm. long. 



The male differs but little from the female in general appear- 

 ance. The c&phalic eminence is rather darker, as is also the 

 clypeus^ which towards the marginal band is nearly black. The 

 legs are a paler yellow than those of the 9, and the annulations 

 somewhat darker. 



Palpi short, similar in colour to the legs, furnished with long 

 hairs, and complicated. 



Falces yellow. Maxilke, labium, and s ter7ium d-dvker than those 

 of the female. 



Abdomen broadly-ovate, projecting over base of cephalothorax ; 

 similar in colouration to the female, but the yellow patch at 

 anterior extremity is furnished with two rather large dark brown 

 spots, and is not divided with a median band as in the ^ example. 



Hah. — Sydney. 



Epeira rubripunctata, sp.nov. 

 (Plate III. fig. 4.) 



9. Cephalothorax, 2 mm. long, 1-5 mm. broad; abdomen, 

 2*5 mm. long, 2 mm. broad. 



Cephalothorax yellowish, somewhat compressed before. Caput 

 elevated, rounded on sides and upper part ; normal grooves and 

 indentations distinct. Clypeus yellowish, faintly suffused with 

 red at broadest part, convex, furnished with short yellowish hairs. 

 Marginal hand narrow, rather dark, fringed with short yellowish 

 hairs. Cephalic segment deep reddish-brown at base, becoming 

 gradually lighter towards apex, which is light reddish-brown at 

 summit and pale yellow laterally, furnislied with a few long strong 

 coarse hairs ; there is also a fringe of short yellowish hairs in front 

 and below ocular area. 



