110 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



of which are indented with yellow; spinnerets surrounded with 

 a broad ring of fuscous, which ring forms part of the median 

 patcli. J'Jpigynuin. — As in type (PI. xxii., fig. 28). 



Hah. — Grordonvale, jangle, July 11, 1914. 



Araneus acuminatds, L. Koch. 



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

 109, pi. i.v., figs. 2, 2a, 2h. 



In 1871, Dr. L. Koch, described and figured the (J of a 

 species for which he proposed the name Epelra acuminata, since 

 when tliere has been no record of the finding of the 9- The 

 specific name is a peculiarly appropriate one, seeing that not 

 only is the cephalic segment strikingly acuminate but also the 

 posterior extremity of the abdomen. Among the material col- 

 lected by Mr. Girault thei'e is a 9 example which may prove 

 to be that of the species quoted above, and it is here described 

 tentatively under that name. The student will readily note 

 the striking similarity of the cephalic segment of both sexes, 

 Koch's species came from Rockhampton ; Girault's specimen 

 was collected at Gordonvale. 



(Plate xxiii., figs. 30, 31.) 



9 Cephalothorax, 1.6 mm. long, 1.4 mm. broad ; abdomen, 3 

 nun. long, 2.7 mm. broad (PI. xxiii., fig. 30). 



CephalotJiora.r. — Obovate, moderately hairy. J'ars cephalica 

 sti'ongly arched, acuminate in front, segmental groove distinct ; 

 yellow-brown with a cream-yellow patch at base, and having 

 two dark, finely pencilled lines running from between rear 

 median eyes to anterior angle of cream-yellow patch ; ocular 

 area broader than long ; ch/peus very strongly curved, deep and 

 sloping inwards. Pars thoracica broad, yellow-brown, strongly 

 arched, radial grooves distinct; marginal hand broad, pale 

 yellow, i/'yc.s-. — Median group largest and forming a trapezium ; 

 the rear pair of this series is slightly larger than their anterior 

 neighbours, and are seated at the edge of the overhanging angle 

 of the cephalic segment; the two pairs forming the trapezium 

 are only slightly removed from each other; the anterior pair of 

 the median group are separated from each other by a space 



