AU.STKALIAN TKAl'-DOOl? SPIDRIJS RAINH(i\V ANli I'IMJ,KIN'K. 169 



itiiier anj^le only of furrow of e<ach falx armed with teeth. Maxillm. — 

 Slightly excavated at base, heel roniided. Labium. — Short, broad, 

 free. Steniii))/. — Tjoiig, narrow, bi'oadest at base, and terminating 

 obtusely between fourth pair of coxae; coxae long. Abdomen. — Obovate. 

 Spinnerets. — Superior pair moderately long, stout, tapering, first joint 

 longest, the second sliortest ; inferioi' pair small, close together. 



DOLICHOSTERNUM ATTENDATIIM, sp. 710V. 



(PI. xxiv., figs. 121 and 122.) 



$. Cephalothorax, 8"9 nun. long, 5"6 nun. bi-oad ; abdomen, 9*6 mm. 

 long, 6'6 mm. broad ; sternum, 4'5 mm. long, 1 mm. broad at its widest 

 point. 



Cephalothorax. — Obovate, ti'uncated in front, arched, dark brown 

 (nearly black), sparingly clothed with fine yellow hairs. Pars cephalica 

 smooth, moderately high, ascending, sides somewhat declivous, segmental 

 groove faintly distinct ; ocular area broader than long, raised ; clypeus 

 very narrow. Pars thoracica smooth, radial gi'ooves indistinct ; tJwracic 

 fovea deep, procurved ; marginal band narrow, undulating, slightly 

 reflexed, fringed with fine liaiis. Eyes. — Distributed over two rows of 

 four each ; front row slighth^ procurved, the rear distinctly recurved ; 

 eyes of front row close together ; of these the laterals are slightly the 

 laj'gest, and poised obliquely ; anterior medians round ; rear laterals 

 elliptical, poised obliquely, each nearly touching its lateral neighbour ; 

 rear medians widely separated, elliptical also, smallest of the gi-oup, each 

 touching its lateral neighbour (PI. xxiv., fig. 121). Legs. — Dark reddish- 

 bi'own, moderately long, not strong, tapering, hairy, but displaying 

 naked areas, armed with moderately long black spines ; metatarsi and 

 tarsi i. and ii. scopulated ; relative lengths ; 4, 1, 2, 8. Pa/pii.-r-Moderately 

 long, not very strong, similar in colour, clothing and armature to legs, 

 tarsi scopulated. Falces. — Concolorous with cephalothorax, projected 

 well forward, clothed with fine hairs and coarse bristles, but displaying 

 naked areas ; inner angle of the furrow of each falx armed with six 

 strong teeth. Maxillm. — Reddish-brown, long, hairy, arched, angle near 

 lip slightly excavated, heel well rounded, basal area thickly studded 

 with small spines ; beard reddish j^ellow. Labium. — Yellowish, modei'ately 

 hairy, arched, submerged, short, broad as long, apex rounded and fringed 

 with long bristles ; no spines present. Sternum. — Elongate, narrow, 

 well arched, broadest between coxae i. and ii., apex obtusely pointed, and 

 terminating between coxae iv., surface smooth, and with the sides 

 furnished with a few long, fine hairs ; no sigilla present (PI. xxiv., 

 fig. 122). Abdomen. — Obovate, dark brown, haiiy ; arched, slightly 

 overhanging base of cephalothorax. Spinnerets. — Dull 3'^ellowish, hairy; 

 superior pair tapering, rather widely apart, first joint longest, second 

 shortest ; inferior spinners short, very close together ; u)iid tubercle 

 well developed. 



Hab. — Eidsvold, Queensland. 



