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legs. Fiilres. — Yello\T, and cjliudrical, arched. Maxilla: and 

 Labium. — Xormal, yellow-brown at base, apices pale yellow. 

 Steriiithi. — Broad, shield-shaped, slisfhtly arched, terniinathig 

 obtusely between posterior coxse, sui'face uneven, a small 

 tubercle in front of each coxa of the first, seco^id, and third 

 pairs of leg's, vellow-brown laterally, creamv-white at the 

 middle and at tlie apex. Abdoiuen. — Elongate, somewhat 

 truncated in front, obtuse at posterior extremity, overhanging 

 base of cephalothorax, ai-ched ; superior surface creamy-wliite, 

 ornamented with a long", dull yellow, I eat- like design down the 

 centre; the latter spotted with -creamy-white, and displaving 

 a distinct scheme of tracery ; sides and inferior surface dull 

 yellow, spotted with creamy- white. Epigynum. — A small, 

 arched tubercle, having two deep, lateral, bisected pits. 

 Spiv nereis. — Xormal, seated about midway. 



(Jhs. — Allied to A. prolHusa, L. Koch, and A. syrmatica, 

 L. Kocli, but differing from each of these by its much smaller 

 size, more broadly rounded cephalothorax, structure of 

 ej)igynuni, and abdominal ornamentation ; the general form of 

 the abdomen, however, is very similar to that of each of those 

 quoted above. In respect of Arijiope prohafu it onlv remains 

 to be said that the general coloui' scheme of the abdomen is 

 the same in each sex, but in the immature ^ form before me 

 there is no trace of the leaf-like design referred to in tlie 

 description of the 9- 



Hah. — Pentland. September. 1914. 



(^enus Gea, C. Koch. 



Gea pr.ecin'cta, L. Koch. 



Ehcea pneciucta, L. Koch. Die Arach. des Auslr., i., 1871, 

 p. 130, pi. x.. figs. 2. 2.>. :l 'Sa. 



Ohs. — Very variable : pieviouslv recorded from Palm 

 Island, Great Ban iei- Reef, and Samoa. 



Hah. — Gordonvale. forest and jungle; also forest, top of 

 Coastal Range, at l.oOOit.. May and June; Aloomba. .'^weeping 

 grasses, forest, Jitly ; Harvey's Creek, sweeping jungle, Julv : 

 Murrawa, jungle, July ; Pentland, September. 



