136 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEDM. 



separated, each tc)ncliing its lateral neiglibour ; tlie rear row of eyes 

 quite close to the second or intermediate pair, procurved in fi-ont, straight 

 behind (PI. xxiii., fig. 84). Le_</*\-^— Concolorous with ceplmlothorax, long, 

 densely hairy, and armed on all joints with long, fine spines ; metatarsi 

 and tarsi scopulated ; tibia i. fitrnished with an apophysis ; scopuh^:" and 

 tarsal pads scintillating, the pads divided ; relative lengths : 4, 1, 2, 3. 

 Paljii. — Short, similar in colour and clothing to legs; tarsal joint short, 

 scopulated ; bulb, orange-red, shining, bilobed, pyriform ; stigma shoi't, 

 twisted and terminating in a veiy short style (PI. xxiii., fig. 85). 

 Falces. — Short, not strong, slightly projected, densely hairy, and display- 

 ing no naked areas ; ianer indge of the furrow of each falx ai^med with a 

 row of six strong teeth. ]\[((.filhr. — Red, shining, hairy, heel well rounded, 

 inner angle thickly bearded with red hairs, and terminating obtusely at 

 apex. Lahium. — Concolorous, bi'oader than long, free, moderately hairy, 

 arched, apex gently excavated and fringed with coarse bristles. 

 Steninrii. — Slightly darker than foregoing, broad, somewhat pyriform, 

 flat, hairy ; sigilla minute, marginal. Abdomen. — Obovate, slightl}' over- 

 hanging base of cephalothorax, dark bi'own, denseh' clothed with long 

 hairs ; (Uial tuherde large, extending nearly to apices of spinners. 

 Spinnerets. — Concolorous, short, stout, first and second joints of equal 

 lengths, the third minute, dome-shaped. 



9. Cephalothorax, 9"5 mm. long, 8'5 mm. broad; abdomen, 12'6 

 mm. long, 9-2 mm. broad (PI. xvii., figs. 19 and 20). 



Ceplitilothorax. — Obovate, dark brown, thickly clothed with moderately 

 long silky yellowish hairs ; the latter are not nearly as long or so thickly 

 matted as in the male. Furs cejihdlica gently ascending, truncated in 

 fiont, segmental groove distinct ; ocnJur fnherrle high, well arched, black, 

 furnished in front with a small tuft of short, black biistles ; cJi/jieKs as in 

 the male. Pars ihoracica broad, radial grooves distinct; tlidraric farea 

 very slightly procurved ; niarginal band fringed with rather long hairs. 

 E i/es. — Similar to those of the male. Leijs. — Moderately long, concolorous 

 with cephalothoi-ax, thickly clothed with grey hairs, amongst which are a 

 number of long, black bi'istles ; each ambulatory limb armed with long, 

 fine black spines ; metatarsi and tarsi thickly scopulated ; scopulte and 

 tarsal pads iridescent; relative lengtlis : 4, 1, 2, 3. I'nJjii. — Long, 

 similar in colour, clothing and armature to legs. Falrcs. — Concoloi'ous 

 with cejihalothorax, similar in clothing and ai-mature to male. Ma.riJhf. — 

 Dark brown, shining, heel rounded, inner angle fringed with a beard 

 of long, bright red hairs. Lnhintn. — Concoloi'ous ; similar to male. 

 iSternmn. — Concolorous also, broad, flat, moderately liairv, tonninating 

 obtusely between fourth pair of coxa^ ; siijilla minute, marginal. 

 Ahdarnen. — Obovate, slightly overhanging base of cephalothorax, ai'ched, 

 dark brown, thickly clothed with with fine short haiis ; two muscle spots 

 just visible rieai' antei'ior cxlreniity ; ninil t njicri'lf well (K'veloped, but 

 shortei' than in the male. Spinnerets. — Two only, coiicoloi'ous, short, 

 stout, haiiv ; first and second joints of equal lengths, the (bird minute. 



7/.///.— Ileiiley Heacli, .Adelaidr ; Hlack Hill, iMoniit Lolfv Ranges 

 (November l8th, "li>17) ; and Mallala, SouOi .Viistralia. 



