570 REV. O. p. CAMBRIDGE ON NEW ARANEIDEA. [JuUC 19, 



along nearly the middle of each side, together with a narrow stripe 

 or line of the same colour along the middle from the second row of 

 eyes, each to the posterior margin ; all these yellow lines and stripes 

 are thickly clothed with white hairs. 



The eyes are in the same position as those of P. elliottii, but 

 those of the third row are smaller in proportion than in that species, 

 being scarcely larger than those of the second row ; those of the 

 fourth (or posterior) row are also smaller. 



The leffs are long and rather slender ; their relative length is 

 4, 1, 2, 3 ; and they are of a brownish-yellow colour, the femora con- 

 siderably clouded with brown. They are thinly clothed with white 

 pubescence, as well as other hairs, bristles, and rather slender spines. 



The palpi are moderately long, of a yellowish hue, and furnished 

 with hairs, long bristles, and slender spines. 



The falces are rather long and strong, prominently rounded in 

 profile, almost perpendicular, of a yellowish colour, striped with 

 brown on their basal half, and clothed with bristly and white hairs. 



The maxillcB are straight, enlarged and rounded at their extre- 

 mities, and, together with the labium (which is of an oblong-oval 

 form truncated at its apex), of a yellowish hue. 



The sternum is heart-shaped, yellow, with two dark-brown, irre- 

 gular, parallel stripes or markings along the middle, and clothed 

 with white hairs. 



Abdomen long, narrow-oval, much produced and tapering to the 

 spinners. The upperside is pale yellowish, the middle line occupied 

 by a broad, tapering, dark, rich-brown longitudinal band strongly 

 and distinctly denticulated along the whole of its posterior half; 

 the middle longitudinal line of this band is charged with a series of 

 reddish yellow-brown markings, those on the hinder part being 

 triangular and representing the normal angular bars or chevrons ; 

 immediately outside the margin of the central brown band, on each 

 side, is a narrow stripe of white hairs ; a broadish dark-brown 

 band runs along each side, and is traversed obliquely by a yellowish 

 stripe. The lower part of the sides is pale yellow thinly spotted 

 with brown ; and the underside is more of a yellow-brownish hue. 

 These parts, and, indeed, the whole abdomen, are more or less clothed 

 with short grey and white hairs. The spinners are short, two-jointed, 

 compact, and equal in length, those of the inferior pair being the 

 strongest. 



Four immature examples of this fine and handsome species were 

 received, through the kindness of Mr. R. H. Meade, of Bradford, 

 from Madagascar. 



PODOPHTHALMA INCERTA, Sp. U. (Plate LVII. fig. 8.) 



Immature female, length not quite 2| lines. 



This Spider is of very great interest, because by a slight modifi- 

 cation in the position of the eyes, the close relationship between 

 Vodophtliahna and Ocyale is very distinctly shown. 



The cephalothorax is of the ordinary shape, oval behind, con- 

 siderably compressed laterally at the caput, and truncated on lower 



