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singularly distinct and well defined, and identical in the two 

 specimens. All down the dorsal surface there runs a median, 

 broad, reddish-brown or chestnut-coloured band, divided into 

 a series of diamond-shaped patches by regular lateral 

 indentations — one diamond corresponding to each pair of legs. 

 In the middle of this band there is a thin, median, whitish 

 line. On either side, the chestnut-coloured band is edged 

 by a narrow black line, which follows the indentation of its 

 margin ; and outside of this comes a broad band of darker 

 brown, and then at the edge of the dorsal surface a narrow 

 band of light brown. The ventral surface is light yellowish- 

 brown, speckled with spots of very dark pigment, especially 

 abundant at the base of each leg. In the mid-ventral 

 line there is a row of white spots, one between the two legs 

 of each pair, except the first (?), and the last, where, of course, 

 the genital opening is situated. The antennae are light 

 brown, closely ringed all the way up with very dark brown 

 or black. One of these specimens, when crawling, measured 

 thirty-nine millimetres in length. 



All the remaining specimens are from near Ballarat, 

 obtained by Messrs. Nye and Avery. 



(c) Very much resembles the Warburton sjoecimens. 



Dorsal Surface. — General colour, chestnut. The diamond- 

 shaped segmental markings are continuous and very strongly 

 marked, of a rich chestnut-red colour, edged with black 

 shading off into dull red. A thin median white line is 

 present, edged with grey. 



Ventral Surface. — Much lighter. General appearance 

 yellowish ; spotted with yellow papillae. There is a dark 

 bluish-black spot at the base of each pair of legs, continued 

 up the leg as a thin line. There is an oblong spot of a light 

 yellowish colour between each pair of legs but the last. 

 The legs are planted on a dark line, and the ventral surface 

 of the legs is pale reddish-yellow. Genital papilla cream- 

 coloured. Antennae pale reddish-yellow, ringed with bluish - 

 black. 



Length, when crawling, thirty millimetres.* 



(d) General appearance dark, blackish. Markings as in c, 

 but with the red much duller and less conspicious. There is 

 a small light spot at the apex of each triangular half of each 

 diamond-shaped patch on the dorsal surface. These spots 

 appear to be present in most, if not all, specimens where the 



* LeiDgtb always exclusive of antennas. 



