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longitudinal bands of yellow ; these bands are broadish, and irregular on their edges; 
the lateral ones are a little above the margins of the cephalothorax, and comprise the 
elypeus, where they run together. The central band is strongly constricted near its ex- 
tremity at the thoracic junction, the constriction in some examples representing a spot 
of dark brown encroaching on the yellow band from the brown one on either side. The 
central band has also a short longitudinal median line of dark brown near the commence- 
ment of the hind slope; it is furnished sparingly with whitish hairs and some prominent 
black bristles on the caput. 
In some specimens the breadth of the yellow bands exceeds that of the dark ones 
between them; generally they are nearly, if not quite, equal to them in breadth. 
Eyes. The two central ones of the front row, which is on a rather prominent portion 
of the facial space, are larger than the laterals, and the length of this row is less than 
the space occupied by the two large eyes above it; these two eyes are the largest of the 
eight, and are about equal in distance one from the other to the distance between either 
of them, and that of the third row on its side. 
Legs long, strong; colour yellow; femora slightly marked and blotched with brown 
on the uppersides, and furnished with spines, of which some are of considerable length ; 
in specimens which have not long attained maturity some longish, slender, erect ‘hairs 
are visible, principally on the tibiæ of the first and second pairs. 
Palpi similar in colour to the legs. 
Falces moderate in length and strength, greatly inclined to the sternum; colour a 
clear yellow, immaeulate, though in some specimens rather darker than in others. 
Maxille and labium. These present no deviation from the por type; their colour 
is generally brownish yellow. 
Sternum furnished with hairs ; colour dark brown, with a central longitudinal, pointed, 
oval patch or band of yellow. 
Abdomen oval, slightly broadest behind in some specimens, Smile with yellow, 
 whitish, and blackish hairs; the fore half of the upperside presents the characteristic 
spear-head marking, which is yellowish brown, with a black-brown margin, on which 
there is a somewhat angular point two-thirds towards its hind extremity on either side: 
on each side, slightly removed from the spear-head marking, is a longitudinal, narrowish 
band of dark brown; these bands converge towards the spinners, and for two thirds of 
their length are strongly angulated or dentate, the outer angles being clothed with pale 
hairs, and forming on either side a row of spots; from the outer angular point several 
oblique lines, more or less perfect, of brown spots traverse the sides of the abdomen. 
The sides of the abdomen (as also the space between the converging brown angulated 
bands) are of a brownish yellow colour; posterior to the extremity of the spear-head 
marking the central portion is often spanned at intervals with several angular lines or 
chevrons; the underpart is of a brownish yellow colour, more or less clear, sometimes 
with a longitudinal streak of dark brown on either side; the markings on the abdomen 
are visible enough on young specimens, and also on the female before the deposition of 
. eggs; in males the abdomen is much darker, and the markings are more or less obscured 
by many greyish hairs, = the general pattern is preserved. 
