Rainbow — Arachnida 233 



Falces concolorous with ce])hali)tliorax, conical. Maxillae and labium con- 

 colorous also. Sternuin conci)k)r(nis with furegoing, large, oval, smooth, and 

 terminating between fom-th pair of coxae. .Mxlomen ovate, arched, slightly 

 overhanging base of ce])halothorax, ])ilose, pinkish-grey. 



Taken from Kentia palm. S])i(lers of the genus Ooiiof^s are always 

 small, \-arying in length from 2 to ,^ mm. O. Irai. allowing for overlapping of 

 the abdomen, is exactly .i mm. long. 'ry])C, I. 11511. 



GAMASOMORPHA LORICATA L. Koch. (L.II.I.). 

 Sieved from fallen leaves. 



Family DYSDF.RIDAE. 



DYSDERA AUSTRALIENSIS Rainb. (N.I.). 



ARIADNA MONTANA sp. nov. ( L.H.I. ). 



(PI. xxviii, ligs. 0. 10.) 



9 Cephalothorax, ,5 mm. long, 2-8 mm. broad; abdomen, 5 mm. long, 

 2 -8 mm. broad. 



Cephalothorax elongate, almost ])arallel-sided, slightly broader pos- 

 teriorly, mahogany-brown, sparingly hair\'. 



Pars cephalica strongly arched, sides declivious, narrowest in front, 

 segmental groove distinct; ocular area broader than long; clypeus deep, 

 inclining inwards. Pars thoracica strongly arched, sloping somewdiat abruptly 

 towards posteriorangle, radial grooves very faintly indicated ; marginal band 

 broad, yellowish. Eyes diurnal, oval, ringed with black, arranged in three 

 series of 2; each pair contiguous. Legs moderately long, robust, hairy; first 

 pair much the strongest ; of this ])air the coxa, femur, patella and tibia are 

 yellow, and the inetatarsus and tarsus dark brown; all the others yellow 

 throughout; inner angle of femora I and II armed with two dark brown, 

 powerful and moderately long spines; tibiae I, II, and III each armed on the 

 luiderside with twelve long, dark l)rown s]>ines, those on the first pair much 

 ttie longest and strongest, and those on the third jiair much the weakest; 

 tiln'a IV free from spines; each metatarsus is also armed with twelve long 

 s]iines, those on the first and second ])airs being the longest and strongest, 

 and those on the third pair the shortest and weakest ; each tarsus is also armed 

 with strong adpressed spines ; claws, ,S ; su])erior claws long, well cur\-ed, 

 powerful and armed with long strong teeth. Relative lengths, 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 Palpi moderately long, strong, yellow, tarsi dark brown, hairy, spined. Falces 

 concolorous with cephalothorax. coniform, ]M-ojecting, stronglv arched; fang 



