100 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Tlte Smaller Bound-Shouldered Araneas. 



No large forms in tliis section were collected ; indeed the 

 largest and most frequent was the common and widely dis- 

 tributed Ardueits tlieit^, Walck. Some exceedingly brilliant 

 and metallic specimens are included in this section amongst 

 the material collected by Girault. 



Araneus theis, Walck. 



Epeira theis, Walck., Hist. Nat. des Ins., Apt. ii., 1837, p. 53, 

 pi. xviii., fig. -i. 



E])eira luaiKjareva, Walck., Op. cif., Apt. iv., 1847, p. 469 ; L. 

 Koch, Die Arach. des Austr., i., 1871, p. 85. pi. vii., figs. 

 4, ia, 5, 5((. 



Ohs. — Many specimens immature. 



Hid). — Gordonvale, jungle, January, 1913 ; forest, April 

 and May, 1912; sweeping forest, June, 1913; forest, August, 

 1912 ; sweeping grass, October, 1912 ; from cells of Scelephrou. 

 Icetmu, Sill., October 19, 1912 and December 27, 1913. Sweep- 

 ing foliage and grass in bed of Proserpine River (the latter 

 dry), November 3 and 20, 1914. Townsville, forest, November 

 8, 1912. Ingham, sweeping boggy meadow bearing Pandanus, 

 July 17, 1912. 



Araneds dimidiatds, L. Koch. 



Epeira diinidinta, L. Koch, Die Arach. des Austr., i., 1871, p. 

 95, pi. viii., figs. 1, la. 



Hob. — Gordonvale. 



Araneus hdmilir, L. Koch. 



Theridium hum He, L. Kock, Verb, der K.K. zool.-bot. Ges. 

 Wien, 1867, p. 19. 



Epeira huiiiilis, L. Koch, Die Arach. des Austr., i., 1871, p. 

 107, pi. ix., figs. 1, L(, Ih. 



Ohs. — A common species. 



Jlah. — Gordonvale, Pyramid Mt., at heights varying from 

 400ft. to 1500ft., September 9, 1912. 



