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Gephdlothorax, Eyes, Legs and Falces similar to (J in 

 structure ; the cephalothorax is, however, darker Miwillie 

 and Lahiuiu. — ■ Normal ; concolorous with cephalothorax. 

 Ster)iuni. — Concolorous also, shield-shaped, arched. Ahiloine}i. — 

 Ovate, overhanging base of cephalothorax, strongly arched ; 

 superior surface ornamented with a prominent design running 

 down the middle ; it is broad, uneven in outline, daik, smoky- 

 yellow in front, but otherwise yellow-bi-own, irrorated with 

 white; on each side of this ornamentation the colour is snowy- 

 white, finely reticulated with yellow-brown ; sides yellow- 

 brown, suffused in parts with smoky-brown ; inferior surface 

 greyish-j-ellow. Epigipium. — A dark, I'ather laige and strongly 

 a.rched eminence, with two transversely oval pits, separated 

 from each'other by a very shallow ridge (PI. xxii., fig. 25). 



Hah. — Gordonvale , sweeping , forest , top of coastal range, 

 1,500ft., May 29, 1913. 



AltANEUS DIANIPHCS, dir. XANTHOSTICHDS,!'^ VUr. Vor. 



(Plate xxii., fig, 26.) 



The form for which I propose the varietal name is larger 

 than the t^'pe, and difi^ers from it in abdominal ornamentation, 

 but there can be no doubt as to its affinity, since in each exam- 

 ple of the $, the epigynum is synonymous. 



$ Cephalothoi'ax, 1.2 mm. long, 1 mm. broad ; abdomen, 2 

 mm. long, 1.8 mm broad (PI. xxii., fig. 26). 



Cephalotiionix, Eyes, Leys, and L^alpi similar to type; the 

 first named is, however, slightly dai'ker. Falces, Maxillce, 

 Labiuiii, and Steniani. — Concolorous with cephalothorax. Ab- 

 dunien. — Ovate, strongly arched, overhanging base of cephalo- 

 thorax ; superior surface snowy-white and closely and deli- 

 cately reticulated with j^ellow ; running down the middle there 

 is a strongly defined scheme of yellow tracery; sides white, 

 closely and delicately I'eticiilated, and clouded with yellow 

 patches ; inferior surface dull yellow, with two small, but 

 prominent, and finely reticulated sub-median patches of white 

 immediately below epigynum. Epiyynuni. — As in tj'pe (PI. 

 xxii., fig. 25).. 



Hah. — Gordonvale, forest, from folded leaf, September 3, 

 1912. 



^" ^avOocrriXo^ = yellow-streaked ; in reference to scheme of tracery 

 on abdomen. 



