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Heteropoda lycodes, Thor. 



lleteropodes lycodes, Thor., Studi llagni Mai. e Papuani, iii., 1881, 



p. 282. 

 Heteropoda lycodes, Hogg, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud., 1902, p. 417. 

 Hab. — Cape York, N. Queensland. 



Heteropoda procera, L. Koch. 



Oct/ pete procera, L. Koch, Verh. zool.-bofc. Ges. Wien, 1869, 



p. 205. 

 Snrotes procerus, L. Koch, Die Arach. des Austr., i., 1875, p. 667, 



tab. liv., figs. 4, 4a, 46, 4c. 

 Snrotes procerus, Karsch, Zeitsch. ges. Natur., li., 1878, p. 792. 

 Heteropoda procera, Simon, Rev. Spar., 1880, p. 50. 



Hab. — Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and S. Aus- 

 tralia. 



Heteropoda suspiciosa, L. Koch. 



Sarotes suspiciosus, L. Koch, Die Arach. des Austr., i., 1875, 



p. 665, tab. liv., figs. 3, 3a. 

 Heteropoda suspiciosa, L. Koch, Simon, Rev. Spar., 1880, p. 50. 

 Hab. — New South Wales, Victoria, and the Island of Upolu. 



Heteropoda venatoria, Linn. 

 Aranea venatoria, Linn., Syst. Nat., Ed. xii., 1767, p. 1035. 

 Aranea regia, Fab., Ent. Syst., ii., 1792, p. 408. 

 Thomisus leucosius, Walck., Tabl. des Aran , 1805, p. 36, fig. 33. 

 Olios leucosius, Walck., Hist. Nat. des Ins., Apt., i., 1837, p. 566. 

 Thomisus venatorius, Latr., Gen. Crust, et Ins., i., 1806, p. 114. 

 Ocypete draco, C. Koch, Die Arach., xii., 1845, p. 44, fig. 983. 

 Heteropoda venatoria, Linn., Thor., Studi Ragui Mai. e Papuani, 

 iii., 1881, p. 274. 



Heteropoda venatoria, McCook, Amer. Spiders and their Spinning 



Work, ii., 1890, pp. 109, 153, 272, 273. 

 Heteropoda venatoria, Pocock, Fauna Brit. Ind., Arach., 1900, 



p. 260. 

 Heteropoda regia, Hogg, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1902, p. 418. 



Hab. — This species appears to have circumnavigated tlie globe, 

 having been distributed by the process of " ballooning." It is 

 found in all those regions influenced by the N.E. and S.E. trade 

 winds. Originally it came from India, and is now very common 

 on the Australian mainland. 



