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excavated, and thickly fringed with strong bristles. Sternum. ^—Somevfh&t 

 pyriform, concolorous also, arched, hairy ; sigiUa marginal. Abdomen. — 

 Obovate, arched, slightly overhanging base of cephalothorax, dark brown, 

 densel}' hairy. Hjrinuerets. — Concoloroiis with abdomen, hairy; first joint 

 of superior pair longest, and the second shortest; inferior spinners short, 

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

 individual transverse diameter. 



Obs. — The specimen from Langhorne's Creek had apparently onlj' 

 recently cast its skin ; besides this, it was also damaged. 



Hab. — Pichi Richi, and Langhorne's Creek, South Australia. 



Aname gk'ANDis, sp. nov. 

 (PI. XV., fig. 25, and PI. xxiii., fig. 92.) 



9. Cephalothorax, 12'5 mm. long, 11-3 mm. broad ; abdomen, 181 

 mm. long, 12-3 mm. broad (PI. xv., fig. 25). 



CepJialothorcw. — Obovate, moderatel}^ hairy, mahogany brown, arched. 

 Pars ceplialica ascending, truncated in front, where it is furnished with a 

 tuft of bristles at the middle ; ocular area broader than long, raised, black ; 

 clypeus hyaline, rather broad, sloping steeply, indented at middle. Pars 

 thoracica retreating posteriorly, radial grooves distinct ; thoracic fovea deep, 

 moderately procurved ; marginal band broad, slightly reflexed, fringed 

 with rather long, fine, grey hairs. Eye^. — Distributed over two rows of 

 four each, compactly grouped; front row slightly procurved, the rear 

 recurved ; front and rear lateral eyes of equal size, elliptical, seated 

 obliquely, their points just touching; front median eyes round, separated 

 from each other by a space equal to once their own individual diameter, 

 and again from their lateral neighbours by about half that s{)ace ; rear 

 intermediates small, elliptical, widely separated, each touching its lateral 

 neighbour (PI. xxiii., fig. 92). Leys. — Concolorous with cephalothorax, 

 strong, tapering, moderately long, hairy, but displaying naked areas ; each 

 armed with sti'ong black spines; metatarsi i. and ii. partially scopnlated, 

 the tarsi fully so ; relative lengths: 4, 1, 2, 3. Palpi. — Moderately long, 

 strong, concolorous with legs, hairj^ spined ; tarsi scopnlated. Falces. — 

 Dark bi'own, projected well foi-ward, clothed with fine haii'S and coarse 

 bristles, and displiiying naked areas ; inner margin of the furrow of each 

 falx armed with a row of nine strong teeth, in addition to which there is 

 an intei-mediate group of four minute ones at the base ; fang long, black, 

 shining, well curved. Maxilla'. — Yellowish, clothed with long hairs, heel 

 well rounded and thickly studded with small spines ; beard reddish. 

 Labium. — Concolorous, submerged, moderately hairy, arched, short, and 

 fringed with bristles. Slernnm. — Concolorous also, moderatel}' hair^', 

 shield-shaped, arched ; sigilla marginal. Abdo)iieii. — Obovate, arched, 

 hairj^ slightly projecting over base of cephalothorax, yellow-brown, with 

 a daik biown median area extending on its upper sui-face from anterior 

 extremity towai'ds the spinneiets. Spin)ierets. — Yellowish, hairy ; superioi- 

 pair tapering and having their fii-st and second joints of equal length and 

 the third joint the longest ; inferior spinners short, narrowest at base, and 

 separated from each other by a space equal to once theii' apical transverse 

 diametei'. 



