56 Rev. O. P. Cambridge on new Species of Araneldea. 



at this point, runs a short narrow longitudinal line of the same 

 colour towards the spinners, which are no more conspicuous 

 than in S. variegata : the external sexual organs are rather 

 prominent, smooth, and of a yellowish red-brown colour. 



A single specimen of this very distinct and beautiful species 

 was contained in the Swan-River collection, with the speci- 

 men of ^S'. variegata. 



Storena Bradley i^ n. sp. 



■: ^ . Adult. Length 2\ lines. 



This species bears a near resemblance in form to Storena 

 maculata ; the height, however, of the clypeus is less ; there is 

 also a modification in the relative position of the eyes, which 

 distinguishes it at once from all the other species known 

 to me ; by this modification the relative length and breadth of 

 the space occupied by the eyes is altered. 



Geijlialotliorax of a clear yellow red, reflecting metallic tints 

 of a violet colour upon the caput and other portions in a strong- 

 light. Two or three strongish erect black bristles are in the 

 medial line of the upper part of caput ; this line is continued 

 over the clypeus, where the bristles turn upwards : the height 

 of clyjDCus is double that of the space between the anterior and 

 posterior eyes. 



Eyes on black spots, occupying a space broader than long 

 (in S. maculata and S. australiefisis this space is longer than 

 broad). The chief diiference in the relative position of the 

 eyes in the present species arises from those of the third row 

 being brought down nearer to those of the middle one, and in 

 the two central eyes of the middle row being also brought 

 down so as apparently to belong more properly to the frst row ; 

 thus the eight eyes might be with propriety described as in two 

 curved rows, the curves directed backwards, that of the foremost 

 row being but slight, that of the hinder one much stronger. The 

 four eyes of the hinder row are nearly of equal size, but much 

 larger than those of the front row, of which last the external 

 eyes are very small, and rather less than the two centrals ; 

 these are nearer to each other than each is to the lateral on its 

 side ; the space between the externals of the front row is near 

 About equal to that between each and the hind central on its 

 side. 



Legs long, moderate in strength ; relative length 4, 3, 1, 2. 

 but little diiference between those of the first, second, and 

 third pairs, those of the fourth pair being considerably the 

 longest, almost double the length of the spider, — those of first 

 pair yellow-red, femora deepest in colour ; those of second 

 pair similar, but the femora still darker than those of first 



