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RECORDS OF THE ADSTRALIAX MDSKUM. 



row of thirteen sti-oiig' teeth of var_yiiig- sizes; tlie outer aii<;le 

 has five smaller teeth, and in addition to these theie is, at the 

 base, an intei-niediate row of five still smaller teeth. 



Maxilla'. — lilack, shinin"-, stout, strongly ai-ched ; outer 

 angles acuminate, the sui-face furnished with a few long bristles; 

 inner angles fringed with reddish haiis, and ai'nied with short, 

 conelike teeth. 



Lah'nnii . — Concolorous, long, coniform, transversely wrinkled, 

 sparingly hairy, a[)ex armed with short, conifoi-m teeth. 



SfeniKvi. — Concolorous also, rather flat, lateral and basal 

 angles reflexed, anterior angle deeply excavated to I'eceive base 

 of labium ; ,s/;////(( six, I'emoved from mai-gin, posterior pair 

 much the largest, and anterior pair decidedly the smallest. 



Abdomen. — Obovate, ai-ched, sliglitly overlianging base of 

 cephalothoi'ax, chocolate-brown with small 

 yellowish spots; in front there is a lai-ge 

 patch of bluish-grey (fig. 75) ; sides con- 

 colorous with upper surface, and relieved by 

 fine yellowish, irregular striations; upfier 

 surface and sides furnished with short bristles ; 

 underside concolorous also, spotted with 

 yellow, and clothed with rather long hain 

 pulmonary sacs yellowish ; the chitinous 

 plate above the ri)>ia ej^'i/asferi!' yellowish also, but having in 

 addition two broad, longitudinal, dark-brown bars near the 

 middle. 



Spiinieret!?. — Short, chocolate - brown ; apices of superior 

 pair white. 



//-//;. — North Sydney. 



Fiji. 7.S. — iV. hradlcri, 

 Kainh.. Ahdomen. 



