124 MR. H. R. HOGG OX AUSTRALIAX SPIDERS. [June 3? 



and I'ises abiaiptly from in front of the thoi'acic fovea almost as 

 prominently as in Eriodon, the mandibles being continued in the 

 same mannei-, but, as in all the 2Iigince, falling nearly perpen- 

 dicularly after a short, more or less kneed, horizontal length. 

 The fangs are long and very poAverfully formed, with a transverse 

 section almost square by reason of four strengthening longitudinal 

 ridges. There is no rastellum. On the inner edge of the falx- 

 sheath are three large teeth, on the outer four, and five or six 

 small, intermediate, near the base of the fang. The eye-space, 

 three times as wide as long, extends half the width of the front 

 of the cephalic pai't. The front median eyes are 1| diam, apart, 

 and two of their diameters from the nearest point of the laterals, 

 which are oval and two diameters of the median in greatest 

 length. The whole row is slightly procurved. 



The posterior row is recui-ved, shorter than the front I'ow, and 

 the laterals only slightly moi-e in longer diameter than the front 

 median. The rear median, in long diameter the same as these, 

 are half that distance fi'om the lear side and their diameter from 

 the front middle. The clypeus is wide, the front median being 

 removed from the mai'gin by a distance equal to the whole breadth 

 of the eye-space. The thoi'acic fovea is deep, wide, and nearly 

 straight, but with a distinct tendency to procurvatui-e. 



The maxillce are broad and neai-ly square, the lower outer 

 corner being somewhat rounded. There are spines along the 

 inner side margin but not along the lower side. The Ivp is as 

 long as broad, slightly rounded in fi'ont, and in one piece with 

 the sternum, though separated by a depression containing the 

 anterior sigilla ; it has no spines. 



The sternum, smooth and strong, is piriform, naii'owed, and 

 slightly hollowed in front. The posterior sigilla aie lai'ge and 

 situated near the cential line, the remaindei' mai-ginal. 



The abdomen is oval, Ig times as long as broad. The superior 

 spinnei'ets are short and stout, the fiist joint making the whole 

 of theii- length, and the second and thiid joints indicated by only 

 slightly laised circular idms successively inside one another. The 

 inferior spinnerets are cylindrical, ti'uncate at top, about li 

 diametei'S apart. The pal2n are longer than in the Migince 

 generally, more nearly approaching those of the Ctenizidfe. The 

 femoral joints are much curved round the mandibles and as long 

 as the patella cum tibia. The distal segment is broad at base, but 

 tapering, and furnished with two rows of short, stout, curved spines 

 as on the tarsus and metatarsus of the fi'ont two paii's of legs. 



The legs are short and stout, the metatarsus and tarsus of the 

 front two pairs being somewhat flattened and having two rows of 

 stout, curved, spines along their inner and outer margins. The 

 supeiior tarsal claws have two pectinations on the innei-, and 

 one long one near the base, on the outei' mai-gin. The inferior 

 claw is smooth. 



Two females from Table Cape, North Coast of Tasmania. Col- 

 lected by Mr. Dove. 



