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RKCOHPS OF THE AUSTRAT.TAN MFSEUM. 



Sternum. — Arched, broadest at coxee of third pair of legs; 

 anterior angle procurA'ed ; posterior angle terminating in an 

 obtuse point between coxse of fourth pair of legs ; sigilla 

 large and removed from margin. 



Abdomen. — Obovate. 



Spiyinerets. — Four. Inferior mammillae very short, removed 

 from each other at their base by a space equal to once their 

 individual diameter ; superior mammillse short, stout, three- 

 jointed ; basal joint broad; second rather shorter and nar- 

 rower ; third longer than second, but shorter than first ; 

 conical. 



HOMOOONA PDLLEINEI,^ H/i. nor. 



(Figs. 1-5.) 



5 Cephalothorax, 12.5 mm. 

 long, 9.2 mm. broad ; abdomen, 

 17.5 mm. long, 10.6 mm. brf)a(l 



pj^. 1, — Hoiiiosinini piilh'iiri, 

 Rainb-, Pri)Hle. 



Cej^i(dothora.c. — Dark-brown, shiniiig, longer than broad, 

 surface uneven. l\irt< cephcdicn strongly ai'clied, compi'essed 

 latei-ally, adpressed at reai- of ocular ai-ea, sides declivcnis, 

 descending sliarply t'l'oni apex to thoracic fovea, numerous 

 small depressed, scale-like hairs or setas at sides ; there is also 

 a long median line of the latter extending from ocular area to 

 base of cephalic segment ; the setae constituting this line are 

 placed closely one behind the other in single file ; in addition 

 to the adpressed setfe here referred to, there are a number of 

 short, erect bi'istles oi- hairs scattered over the surface ; chiiienx 

 pale, deep, bi-oad, sinuous in outline, with a few erect setae 

 imn)ediately below the eyes ; ocuJtir areit broader than long, 

 distinctly raised, arched, furnished with adpressed spines or 

 bristles; in addition to the latter there is, imnit'diately be- 

 tween the two front lateral eyes a long, strong, erect, slightly 

 curved spine. I'arx thoracica slightly ai'ched, deeply depi-essed 

 in vicinity of radial groove; numerous lines of adpressed scale- 

 like hairs oi- seta^ i-adiate from near thoracic fovea to lateral and 



*• In honour of my friend, Dr. R. Pulleine, of Adelaide. 



