62 RECORDS OP THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Hab. — Goi'donvale forest, August 31, 1912. Au immature 

 9 specimen, varying' soinewliat from the abdominal markings 

 as described and figured by Koch. Although not fully 

 developed, I feel sure there can be but little doubt as to the 

 cori-ectness of the above determination, even though it be 

 qualified with a note of interi'ogation. 



Theridion nivosu.m, sp. uov. 



(Plate xvi., figs. 48, 49 and 50.) 



9 Cephalothorax 1 mm. long, 0.7 mm. broad ; abdomen, 

 1.9 mm. long, 1.4 mm. broail (Fig. 48). 



Gepluduthora.i'. — Ovate, pilose, yellow. L'ars cephallca raised, 

 arched, thoracic segment distinctly marked, and ornamented 

 with two distinct, broad, dark sub-median bands; ocular area 

 broader than long ; rJ ijpeiiH narrow, moderately deep, and 

 fringed with fine liaii-s. I'nrs cephalica broad, arclied, noiinal 

 grooves and median forea distinct; Diarginal ba})d moderately 

 broad, creamy-yellow. Eyps. — Normal. Ijcgs. — Moderately 

 long, yellow, tapering, clothed with fine hairs and armed with 

 short, fine spines. Relative lengths : 1, 4, 2, 3. Palpi. — 

 Moderately long, similar in colour and armature to legs. 

 FalcB'i. — Yellow, arched, pilose, tapering, fangs dark-brown. 

 Maxillce and Labium. — Concolorous with foi'egoing. Normal. 

 Sternum. — Concolorous also, arched, shield-shaped, pilose, 

 terminating obtusely between fourtli pair of coxae. Abdomen. — 

 Ovate, pilose, overhanging base of cephalothorax, strongly 

 arclied ; superior surface yellow, ornamented with a broad 

 yellow, tapering, elongate median bar, which is uneven in out- 

 line ; in addition to this there is a delicate concolorous ti'aceiy 

 and snow-white patches ; sides yellow, and ornamented with 

 snow-white spots (Fig. 49) ; inferior surface yellow also, with 

 two rather large snow-white spots in front of spinnerets, and 

 a few smaller ones scattered promiscuously. Ejtiyipium. — A 

 large dark-l)rown, arclied, transversely wrinkled, overhanging 

 lip, the margin of which is reflexed (Fig. 50). 



Hab. — Towns vi lie, sweeping grass, July 11, 1912. 



Theridion spinigerdm, sp. iwi:. 



(Plate xvi., fig. 51.) 



^ Cephalothorax, 1 inni. long, 0.7 mm. broad ; abdomen, 

 1.4 mm. long, 0.7 mm. broad (Fig. 51). 



