82 EECORDS OF THE AITSTRALTAN MUSEUM. 



in which respect it might easily have been mistaken for a Papilio. 

 This feature, it is well known, is not uncommon among the moths 

 of the family Geometridfe. 



In answer to a query as to its food-plant, Mr. Evans writes us 

 as follows : — " I am sorry to say that I am unable to tell you 

 what the food plant of the caterpillar is. I found it holding on to 

 a blade of grass near the Guyra Lagoon, and at first sight took it 

 for a folded leaf, but on closer inspection found it was alive, but 

 could not decide 'which end was which,' as there was apparently 

 no difference." Mr. G Lyell, Junr., informs me that he has 

 observed the larva feeding on the Peppermint Gum (Eucalyptus 

 2nperita, Sm,) 



The moth bred out on 3rd January, 1898. 



DESCRIPTION OP a NEW ARANEIAD. 



By W. J. Rainbow, Entomologist. 



(Plate xviii. ) 



Family ARGiOPiDiE. 

 Genus PoLTYS, C. Koch. 



POLTYS MULTITUBERCULATUS, Sp. HOV. 



(PI. xviii., Figs. 2, •2a, 26.) 



? Oephalothorax 6'2 mm. long, 4'8 mm. broad ; abdomen, 

 11-6 mm. long, 8 8 mm. broad. 



Cephalothorax longer than broad, arched, dark brown, almost 

 black, glossy. Caput arched, terminating in front with a tuber- 

 cular ocular eminence, the latter 0'5 mm. high, and clothed in 

 front with long grey hairs ; commencing at base of ocular eminence 

 and extending thence to the junction of the cephalic and thoracic 

 segments there is, in the median line, a very conspicuous scopula, 

 the hairs of which are long and grey. Clypeus broad, strongly 

 arched, dark brown, almost black, glossy, median depression deep, 

 radial grooves indistinct. Marginal band broad, and of a pale 

 fleshy tint. 



Eyes black ; of these six are seated on the tubercular ocular 

 eminence, and arranged in two rows, the lower consisting of four 

 eyes, and these are in a curved line directed downwards and for- 

 wards ; of this series the median pair are sensibly the largest of 

 the group ; each eye of the anterior i"ow is separated from each 

 other by a space equal to fully twice their individual diameter ; 



