ArsTRAr.iAX ri;Ai'-iMi(ii; sni>Ki;s — i;ai\i;(i\v ami I'rr.r.EiN'K. 143 



vei-y small ; in aildition to the row thus desci'iberl thei-e is ai> intermediate 

 series of foui' miiuite teeth at tlie base of eacli falx ; fniKj long, sliining, 

 dark bmwn, well curved. M((.riJUi'. — Yellow, arched, liairv, heel well 

 rounded and thickly studded with a cluster of small spines. Lahiinn. — 

 Coucoloi'ons, submeiged, arched, hairy, slioi't, broadei- than long, ai)ex 

 excavated and fringed with bristles. Sh-nni m. — Somewhat shield-shaped, 

 concolorous also, arched, clothed with long, coarse black liairs ; aigillu 

 marginal. Ahdonien. — Obovate, arched, slightly overhanging base of 

 cephalothorax, cliocolate brown, clothed with grey, silky hairs. Sprimer- 

 ets. — Superior pair long, yellow, tapering, haiiy, iirst joint longest and 

 the second shortest : inferior spinnerets yellow-brown, cylindrical, hairy, 

 and separated from each other by a space equal to once their individual 

 transverse diameter. 



Ohfi. — A second example, also from Mallala, is interesting from tlie 

 fact that two eyes on one side are missing. The abnoi^mality is not due 

 to accident as the cephalothorax is uninjured (PI. xxiii., tig. 90). 



J/,,/;. —Mallala, South Australia (April and May, 1908). 



AnAME COMOSA, Sp. iiov. 



(PI. xxiii., fig. 91.) 



9- Cephalothorax, 9"8 mm. long, 7"5 mm. broad ; abdomen, lO'l 

 mm. long, 7'5 mm. broad. 



Ceplndothora.v. — Dark brown, hairy, arched. I'ars eeplialica truncated 

 in front, ascending, segmental groove distinct ; ocular area broader than 

 long ; raised ; clypeiis dull grey, sloping forward, narrow, indented at 

 middle. Pars thoracica retreating posteriorly, radial grooves distinct; 

 thoracic fovea procurved ; marginal band slightly reflexed, thickly fringed 

 with fine hairs. Eyes. — Distributed over two rows of four each; front 

 row slightly procurved, the rear recurved ; front lateral eyes lai'gest of 

 the group, elliptical, and poised obliquely ; anterior medians smaller than 

 their lateral neighbours, round, separated from each other bj' a space 

 equal to one-half their own individual diameter, and each again from its 

 lateral neighbour by about the same space ; the rear laterals are also 

 elliptical, and seated obliquely, each just touching the apex of its anterior 

 neighbour; rear medians small ; widely separated, and each just touching 

 its lateral neighbour (PI. xxiii., fig. 91). Legs. — Moderately long, concol- 

 orous with ce[)halothorax, densely clothed with long, dark brown hairs, 

 and displajnng naked areas ; each armed with long, black spines ; meta- 

 tai'si i. and ii, partially scopulated, the tarsi fully so ; relative lengths : 

 4, 1, 2, 3. Palpi. — Rather long, moderately strong, concolorous with legs, 

 densely hairy, and armed with black spines ; tarsi scopulated. Falces. — 

 Well projected, strong, thickly clothed with coarse bristles, but displaying 

 naked areas ; inner ridge of the furrow of each falx armed with seven 

 strong teeth, in addition to which, there is at the base, an intermediate 

 group of four very minute ones ; fang long, well curved, shining, dark 

 brown. Ma.rilhv. — Dark brown, hairy, heel well rounded, and thickly 

 studded with small spines ; beard reddish gi'ey. Lahiiiia. — Concolorous, 

 submerged, short, broader than long, sparingly hairy, apex slightlj' 



