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RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



wavy, vitredUB. Furs lliurKcicd arclied, radial grooves distinct, 

 broad, and siift'used with dark-brown ; tliordceu fovea slioi-t, 

 deep, bi'oad, straight; niarytnal ba)id, uudiilafiiig, vitreous, with 

 wavy l)lack peiieilliiigs. spai'ingly fi'iiiged witli i-atlier h)ng, fine 

 black hairs (fig. 32). 



Eyes. — Eight, arranged in two rows of four each; front I'ow 

 procurved, rear row recurved ; 

 median eyes of front row largest 

 of the group, and separated from 

 each other by a space equal to one 

 half their individual diameter ; 

 front lat.ei-als separated from each 

 other by a space equal to three 

 times the diameter of one of their 

 median neighbours; median ejen 

 of rear row smallest of the group, 

 and separated from their anterior 

 median neighbours by a space ,.-jj, 33^(7. ,„„,-„/„/„_ ^,,1^1,, Eyes, 

 equal to about once their individ- 

 ual and longitudinal diameter; latei-al eyes of rear row some- 

 what smaller than anterior laterals, and almost touching their 

 inner neighbours (fig. 33). 



Legs. — Not long, moderately strong, upper sides yellow- 

 brown with longitudinal stripes of dai'k-bi-own, the latter 

 thickly clothed with fine black hairs, and long stiff black 

 bristles ; underside of legs dark-br-own, 

 thickly clothed with long fine hairs and 

 bristles ; leg i. is the darkest on the under- 

 side, and leg iv. the lightest; tibia i. has 

 eight long powei-fiil spines, and tibire ii., 

 iii., and iv. have a siniilai- number of hmg, 

 Bpine-like bi'istles ; metatai-si i. and ii., arc 

 each ai-med with a series of ten long and 

 powerful spines, metatarsus iii. has eight, 

 and metatarsus iv. has also eight, but these 

 although long, are not so strong as those 

 on metatarsus iii., tarsus i. has eight long 

 and powerful spines ; tarsi ii., iii., and iv. 

 have also eight each, but they are more 

 bristle-like. Claws long; superior claAvs fiirnishctl with two 

 teeth, one vei-y short one, and one very long one (fig. 34) 

 Measurements in millimeters as follow : — 



Fin. 34.— ^ iiiiJiuUila, 



Kainb.. Superior tarsal 



claw 



