BY \V. J. RAINBOW. 21 



Gephalothorax yellowish, hairy. Caput elevated, rounded on 

 sides and upper part, normal grooves distinct. Clypeus convex, 

 thickly furnished with long hoary hairs ; colour yellowish, a dark 

 brown patch in centre, sides suffused with orange-red. Marginal 

 band narrow, anterior portion dark brown, latter portion pale 

 yellow. Cephalic segment dark brown at base, apex and sides 

 yellow-brown, furnished with short hoary hairs. 



Eyes similar to those of E. rubripunctata. 



Legs long, moderately strong, yellow, with dark brown annu- 

 lations, furnished with coarse hairs and short strong spines ; 

 relative lengths, 4, 1, 2, 3. 



Paljn long and similar in colour and armature to legs. 



Falces hairy, outer margins yellow-brown, front and inner 

 margins nearly black ; a row of teeth along margins of each falx 

 on underside. 



Maxillce short, strong, somewhat club-shaped, black, furnished 

 with a few short black hairs. 



Labium concolorous, short, broad at base, rounded off at apex. 



Sternum concolorous also, shield-shaped, sparsely furni^shed with 

 short hairs. 



Abdomen ovate, outline sinuous, elevated in front, projecting 

 over base of cephalothorax, moderately convex, furnished with 

 short hoary hairs ; four somewhat deep punctures, forming a 

 square at middle of superior surface; fulvous spotted with red ; 

 posterior extremity dark ; there is also a large patch of dark 

 brown in front, the border of which is tinged with red ; inferior 

 surface dark brown ; a long articulated membranous flesh- 

 coloured process, directed forwards, and similar to epigyne of E. 

 rubriiounctata is in connection with the prominent sexual organ. 



Hab. — Sydney. 



Epeira hamiltoni, sp.no v. 

 (Plate III. figs. 7, 7a.) 



Q. Cephalothorax, 2 mm. long, 1*5 mm. broad; abdomen, 3 mm. 

 long, 2 mm. broad. 



Cephalothorax yellow-brown, furnished with a few rather long 

 coarse yellowish hairs. Cap at elevated and rounded on sides and 



