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IjAM n;iii'iiiii> ii;i hKscKVs, sy*. //(/;•. 

 (PI. xix., tigs. -J:; iiiid -JK and PI. wiii., lij?s. SC and S7.) 



(5^. Cepl\alothorax, '.)•(> mm. long, 8-7 mm. broad ; ahiloincii, !•• 1 mm. 

 long, 7'1 mm. broad (PI. xxiii., tigs. 28 and 24). 



Cephahiflmra.v. — Obovate, narrowest in front, dark brown, moderately 

 clothed with long dark hairs. Pars (•oplKilicii arched, gently ascending, 

 segmental groove distinct ; ochJuv urea raised, arched, longer than broad ; 

 rlijpeits narrow, steep, hyaline. r((rs tliorucica broad, arched, radial 

 grooves distinct ; thoracic Jncea \Qvy slightly procurved ; iinirylnal hand 

 broad. Eyes. — Distributed over three rows of 2, 2, 4 each ; anterior pair 

 touching edge of clypeus, large, separated from each other by a space 

 equal to once their individual diameter ; intermediate pair of equal size 

 to foregoing, and separated from each other by a space equal to rather 

 more than one-half their individvial diameter ; posterior laterals elliptical, 

 poised obliquely, and distinctly smaller than their anterior neighbours ; 

 rear medians smallest oF the group, widely separated from each other, 

 elliptical, each touching its lateral neighbour ; the rear row of eyes is quite 

 close to the second or intermediate pair, procurved in front and straight 

 behind (PL xxiii., fig. S&). Legs. — Long, hairy, dark brown, tapering, 

 and armed with rather short fine spines ; first and second pairs stout ; 

 tibia i. furnished with a prominent apophysis, at the apex of which there 

 is a stout, stiff spine ; metatarsi and tarsi scopulated : scopulfe when viewed 

 by the aid of a bi'ight light display iridescent reflections; tarsal pads not 

 divided; relative lengtTis : 4, 1-2, 3. Palpi. — Short, similar in colour 

 and clothing to legs, tarsal joint scopulated ; bulb pyrifoi-m, shining, 

 reddish, twisted at penultimate extremity, and terminating in a short 

 style (PI. xxiii., fig. 87). Palces. — Short, concoloi'ous with cephalothorax, 

 slightly projected, not strong, densely hairy, and displaying no naked 

 areas ; inner angle of tlie furrow of each falx armed with a row of eight 

 strong teeth ; beard \ong, red. Maxilla'. — Brown, hairy, heel well rounded, 

 inner angle bearded with long red haii'S, and terminating obtusely at 

 apical extremity. Lidiiaia. — Concolorous, short, broader than long, free, 

 arched, apex very slightly excavated, and fringed with coarse bristles. 

 Steninni. — Chocolate brown, somewhat pj^riform, flat, hairy, and termin- 

 ating in an acute point between fourth pair of coxte ; si gill a minute, mar- 

 ginal. Abdomen,. — Obovate, slightly overhanging base of cephalothorax, 

 arched, hairy, dark brown. Spiini.erets. — Superior pair yellowish, short, 

 stout, hairy, first joint longest, the third minute and dome-shaped ; inferior 

 pair close togetlier, exceedingly minute, and hidden amidst the dense 

 haiiy clothing. 



Obs. — One specimen only and that collected by Dr. T. Bancroft. L. 

 iridesceus is easily distinguished fi'om L. sciutiUans by the clothing of the 

 cephalothorax, the palpal bulb, and the dental armatui'e of the falces. In 

 scintillans the cephalothorax is strikingly hoary, the bulb bilobed, and the 

 inner margin of the furrow of each falx armed with six strong teeth, 

 whilst in iridesceus the cephalothorax is dark brown and very much less 

 densely clothed ; the bulb is not bilobed, and the inner margin of the 

 furrow of each falx is armed with eight strong teeth. 



Hid). — Eidsvold, Queensland. 



