98 RECORDS OP THE AUSTRALIAN MrSETM. 



present, distinct and yellow ; beneath the second pair there are two 

 moderately large, faintly distinct elliptical yellow spots, and beneath these 

 again three faintly discernable recui-ved, transverse yellow bars ; inferior 

 surface dull yellow, densely hairy (PI. xxi., fig. 46). Sijiiinerets. — Yellow, 

 hairy ; first ioint of superior pair longest, the third shortest and dome- 

 shaped. 



Obs. — The collection contains two specimens, one of which (probably 

 gravid) is stouter than that selected for the type. The eye formula bears 

 a strong superficial resemblance to Cambridge's ^i. latior, but it may be 

 easily distinguished therefrom by the intermediate eyes of the rear i-ow 

 being decidedly closer to their lateral neighbours, and also distinctly 

 smaller than those of the second row. 



Hab. — Reed Beds, near Adelaide (August, 1911), and Port Augusta, 

 South Australia. 



Aganippe mopesta, sp. nov. 



(Pi. xiii., tigs. 4 and 5, and PI. xxi., figs. 47 and 48.) 



$. Cephalothorax, 7"6 mm. long, 5-7 mm. broad: abdomen. 10'5 

 mm. long, 77 mm. broad. 



Cephalothorax. — Obovate, yellowish gre}-, moderately clothed with 

 fine, pale downy hairs. Pars cephalica ascending, arched, pencilled down 

 the middle where there is a row of short, stiff, black bristles, and also 

 laterally at posterior extremity, segmental groove distinct ; ocidar area 

 rather broader than long, raised, arched, smoky brown, and furnished in 

 front with a tuft of short black bristles ; cJi/peiis hyaline, very bi'oad, 

 sloping well forward, deeply indented at middle. Pars thoracica arched, 

 retreating rearwards, radial grooves distinct ; thoracic fovea deep, pro- 

 curved ; marginal band undulated, pallid, and fringed with a few rather 

 long, fine hairs. Eyes. — Distributed over three rows of 2, 2, 4 ; anterior 

 pair largest of the group, and separated from each other by a space equal 

 to that of rather more than once their individual diametei' ; intermediate 

 pair very small, round, and separated from each other by a space equal to 

 once their own individual diameter ; I'ear row pi-ocurved on its front line 

 and recurved behind ; latei-al eyes elliptical, very slightly smaller than 

 those of its front row, poised obliqtiely, and ringed with black ; intermed- 

 iate eyes minute, elliptical, widely lemoved, each one touching the outer 

 ring of its lateral neighbour (PI. xxi., tig. 47). Legs. — Concolorous with 

 cephalothorax, rather short, strong, hairy but displaying naked areas, 

 each ambulatory limb armed with a few not very stii>ng black spines ; 

 metatarsi and tarsi i. and ii. scopulated ; relative lengths: 4, 1,2,3. 

 Palpi. — Long, strong, similar in colour, clothing and armature to legs ; 

 tarsus scopulated. Falces. — Projected well forward, shining, j-ellow brown, 

 each pencilled at upper inner angle and lateral!}- with dark brown, clothed 

 with tine dark brown hairs and long coarse bristles, but displaying exten- 

 sive naked areas; inner angle of the fuirow of each falx armed with tive stiong 

 teeth ; rastelhira consists of a number of strong teeth distributed over an 

 extensive area ; fang dark brown, shining, well curved. Ma.iilla;. — 

 Reddish-brown, arched, hairv, well rounded at heel ; lower area of inner 



