ARACHNIDA KROM NORTHERN QUEENSLAND RAINBOW. 59 



long- ; cli/peiis deep. Pars thoracica broad, radial grooves indis- 

 tinct; )nedlan fovea profound; maryiiud band, narrow. Eyes. — 

 Normal. Leys. — Moderate!}'' long, I'atlier strong, yellow with 

 golden-brown annulations, liairy, armed with short weak spines. 

 Relative lengths: 1, 4, 2, 3. I'idp'. — Short, not strong, simi- 

 lar in colour, clothing and armature to legs. Falces. — Short, 

 yellow, tapering, arched. MaxUlce. — Normal, yellow, ai'ched, 

 apices inclining inwards, moderately hairy. Lahium,. — Con- 

 cc^lorous, short, bi'oad, arched. Sternum. — Shield-shaped, 

 arched, surface yellow, margins dark-brown, syiaringly hairy, 

 posterior extremity obtuse, and terminating between fourth 

 pair of coxee. Abdomen. — Globose, slightly overhanging base 

 of ceplialothorax, pilose ; superior surface yellow with dark- 

 brown markings and reticulated snow-white patches (Fig. 41) ; 

 inferior surface yellow with dark-brown markings. Epigij- 



num A transverse, oval plaque, with two deep, circular pits 



(Fig. 42). 



Obs. — There are two adult specimens aud one immature one 

 in the collection, and of these the former show that the species 

 is variable (Fig. 41). 



Hab. — Gordon vale, jungle, April 2, 1914. 



Thkridion crinitum, L. Koch. 



Theridiioii rrinitiim, L. Koch, Die Arach. Austr., i., 1872, p. 

 271. pi. xxii., tigs. 8, 8(f. 



Obs.- — This specimen is apparently none other than the above 

 species, although it differs from Koch's figure; firstly, the legs 

 are longer, and secondly, the abdomen is more ovate. The 

 epigynuni, however, agrees with figure and description. 



Hub. — Gordonvale, May 10, 1912. One specimen. 



TUERIDIUN GIBBDil, Sp. HOC. 



(Plate xvi., figs. 43, 44, and 45.) 



Cephalothorax, 1.2 mm. long, 0.9 njm. broad; abdomen, 

 1.8 mm. long, 1.4 mm. broad (Fig. 43). 



