42 KECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MCSEUM. 



obtuse, inclining inwards, and with the inner angles fringed 

 and oblique. Lnhimn. — Concohjrous also, arched, much longer 

 than broad, coniform, surface sparingly hairy, apex fi-inged 

 with rather long bristles. Steni.uiii. — Concolorous with 

 cephalothorax, and displaying similar metallic reflections, 

 elongate, arched, smooth, anterior and posterior extremities 

 obtuse. Ahihniien. — Cylindrical, arched, densely clothed with 

 long black and white hair (Fig. 9). At anterior extremity 

 t.he abdomen is grey, then black ; jiear the centre there is a 

 bi'oad white band which almost completely encircles the 

 animal at that part ; the white band is succeeded by a broad 

 patch of black, and this again by a terminal band of white. 

 Epigijnioii . — A transversely oval plaque faintly indicated with 

 two circular, dark-brown, shining depressions (Fig. 10). 



Hal). — Gordonvale, sweeping in jungle. May 11, 1913. 

 (.'roup SYMPHANODE^. 



The graceful spider described hereunder {)resents some fea- 

 tures that will be of much interest to students, and these seem 

 to suggest that a new group in the sub-family Drassodinje is 

 essential for its reception and so 1 propose the name 

 Sijtnplianodeo'. Simon has divided this sub-family into nine 

 well-defined groups, into none of which the form now demand- 

 ing attention appears to fall. By its sy)innerets it somewhat 

 resembles Megam}jrceon, Reuss., in respect to their ti-uncature, 

 and the well-developed spinnerules ; but there the immediate 

 affinity with that genus ends. One of the most striking fea- 

 tures of this spider, for which 1 Y^vol^ose the xmme Syiupiuinodt's 

 dianiphus (y'l- ef ■•^jk hov.), is the leg formula, which is 4, 3, 1, 

 2, whilst in other geneni, it is -t, 1, 2, 3. Another exce[)tion 

 is that all the metatai'si and taisi are scopulated, instead ol 

 only those of legs i. and iv. as in several genera, or of only 

 that of the first paii' in others ; and to this must be added the 

 eye formula and the form of niaxillfe and labium. 



Genus Symphanodes,^ yen. nor. 

 (Plate xiv., figs. 11, 12, and 13.) 



Cepludotliora.r. — Oblong-ovate, obtuse in front. I'ors ceplm- 

 lica moderately raised, arched, sloping to the rear, normal 



' ov/x^ava)6rjs, = harmonious. 



