ARACHNIDA FROM NORTHERN QUEENSLAND— RAINBOW. 105 



strongly arcbed, overhanging base of cepbalotborax, superior 

 surface yellow-grey, with a broad, velvetty-brown transverse 

 baud in front, the posterior angle of which is uneven, and 

 edged with straw-yellow ; this band is also narrowest, and 

 deeply indented at the centre; laterally, and immediately at 

 the rear of this transverse band there are two somewhat 

 diamond-shaped spots bordered Avith straw-j-ellow ; from near 

 the centre there are two broad, sub-lateral wavy, velvetty- 

 brown longitudinal bands, which are bordered with straw- 

 yellow, and are much the broadest in front ; immediately in 

 front of these bands there is a transverse, curved streak of 

 dark velvetty-brown bordered at rear with straw yellow ; this 

 transverse streak is interrupted at the centre ; sides yellowish- 

 grey also, but becoming much paler towards the ventral sur- 

 face ; inferior surface has a large, yellowish, lateral patch in 

 front ; but above, and at the rear of this there are prominent 

 streaks of yellow and dark brown ; the latter are again, how- 

 ever, mottled with yellow spots ; middle area of inferior sur- 

 face smoky-brown, relieved by two large creamy-white spots 

 at middle (PI. xxii., fig. 21). Eplgynum. — A short, pale, coni- 

 form process, broad at base and overhanging the rhna 

 epigasteris. 



Oh^. — The above was the only species of Araueiis taken ex- 

 clusively from the vicinity of a dwelling. A number of other 

 examples, distinct from the above, and apparently referable to 

 one species, were collected both in the forest, in the jungle, 

 and under the verandah of an hotel at Gordonvale. The ex- 

 planation of this is unquestionably that the " ballooning " 

 habit was responsible. Unfortunately the specimens referred 

 to were too immature for specific determination. Pi'oximity 

 to dwellings, however, has little or no importance ; it is merely 

 a fortuitous incident. Aranenti thels, Walck., is often found 

 not only in the jungle and forest, but often with its web in 

 proximity — and even attached — to dwellings. Around Sydney, 

 1 have often seen ^-1. prodncfus, L. Koch, and A. lierioite, L. 

 Koch, and other well-known similar forms, in like position ; in 

 fact their snares may be said to be placed where there is a 

 fair chance of " game." Probably the form described above 

 will hereafter be found reposing in a web far away from any 

 building. 



