134 nECORI'S OK THE AUSTIJAMAK MrSFA\M. 



and poised obliquely; i*ear medians small, widely separated, each just 

 touching the ring of its lateral neighbour (PL xxiii., fig. 83). Ley.-;. — 

 Moderately long, strong, concoloixms with cephalothorax, hairy, but dis- 

 playing naked areas, each well armed witli black spines, of which those on 

 legs i. and ii. ai-e not only the most powerful but the most numerous ; 

 claws long and similar to those of C niacalata}^ Rainbow ; relatiA'e lengths: 

 4, 1, 2, 3. I'alpi. — Long, strong, similar in colour, clothing and armatui-e 

 to legs i. and ii. Falces. — Concolorous with cephalothorax, strong, pro- 

 jecting, clothed with fine hairs and long, coarse bristles, but displaying 

 naked areas ; inner lidge of the furrow of each falx armed with a row of 

 seven strcuig teeth, and the outer with a row of nine small ones ; between 

 these there is an intermediate I'ow of six minute teeth ; nistelluni consists 

 of two rows of strong sjjines ; fmiy long, shining, almost black, well curved. 

 Maxilla'. — Yellow-brown, shining, powerful, ai'ched, hairy, base excavated, 

 heel well rounded and furnished with a few small spines at inner angle. 

 Lahium. — Rather longer than broad, but short, free, well arched, moder- 

 ately hairy, three rows of small spines near apex, the latter fringed with 

 stiff bristles. Steniuvi. — Shield-shaped, yellow, well arched, clothed with 

 stiff bristl}" hairs, widest between third pair of coxa- ; posterior nigilla 

 large, submarginal. Abdomev. — Obovate, arched, slightly overhanging 

 base of cephalothorax, clothed with short hairs, yellow brown with a 

 number of small yellow spots scattered over superior surface. S})iniierets. 

 — Yellow, hairy, stout ; superior pair have the basal joint longest, and the 

 third shortest and dome-shaped ; inferior pair very short, and twice their 

 own individual transverse diameter apart. 



Uab. — Eidsvold, Queensland. 



Svhfamihj BARYCHELINAE. 



Group DIPLOTHELE^. 



With this ])aper the student is introduced to a new gi'oup for 

 Australia — ^the Diplotlieleae, of which, up to tlie present, three genera 

 oidy have been known, namely Acrojjholiiis, Simon, Cef^trotreiiia, Simon, 

 and iJljiIothele, 0. P. Cambr. Of these the two first named hail from 

 Madagascai", and the other from India and Ceylou. The eye foi'mula of 

 all three genei'a, and the one we now know to occur in Australia show 

 close affinity. The points upon Avhich the grouy) is distinguished are : — 

 Spinnerets, usually two only ; labium broader than long. Specimens 

 known to the writers come from Henley (Adelaide), Black Hill (IMount 

 Lofty Ranges), and Mallala, South Australia, and from Eid.svold, 

 Queensland. 



An interesting feature in connection with our Austjulian form, for 

 which the name Lamproijudat! acintilluiis is ])roposed, is that the heavy 

 tarsal brushes on all the feet of both sexes are l)rilliantly iridescent, 

 especially when viewed by the aid of a strong light, bright green, fiery 

 red and opalescent tints pi-edomiiuiting. If the same feature obtains in 

 exotic species, the fact has not been recorded. Another example Avas sent 



11 Eainbow.— Lot-, cit., p. 22-i, fig. -.ii. 



