416 MR. H. E. HOGG ON AUSTRALASIAN SPIDERS. [Dec. 2, 



Genus Heteropoda Latr. 



Heteropoda Latreille, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat. xxir. 1804, p. 135. 



Sarotes Suncl. Consp. Arach. 1833, p. 28. 



Ocypete 0. Koch, Uebersiclit des Aracli. Syst. 1837, p. 27 (ad 

 part.). 



Sarotes L. Kocli, Ar. Aust. 1875, p. 659. 



Heteropoda Latr., Thorell, Rag. Mai. vol. i. 1877, p. 145 et al. 



Heteropoda Latr., E. Simon, Hist. Nat. des Ar. 1897, vol. ii. p. 54. 



L. Koch {loc. cit. p. 709 et seq.) described a good many species 

 under the title of Heteropoda, none of which, as both Dr. Thorell 

 and M. Simon have shown, conform to Latreille's genus, and they 

 have been removed by M. Simon to S^Kirasstis Walck. Further- 

 more, the species placed by L. Koch under Sarotes Sund. really 

 belong to Heterop>oda Latr., where they are now recorded. To 

 these is added H. lycodes, described by Thorell from Cape York 

 under its correct title. 



\Note. — L. Koch had two species, described as Sarotes hadms 

 L. Koch (Ar. Austr. p. 662) and Heterojjoda hculia L. Koch {I. c. 

 p. 712), both from the Island of Boeroe near New Guinea ; as also 

 Heteropoda hoimorrhoidalis L. Koch {I. c. p. 726), Thorell also 

 described Sparassus hcemorroidalis Thor. 



To avoid confusion, I may point out that 



Sarotes badius L. K. becomes Heteropoda badia L. K, 

 %=.S. malayamis Dol. (Thor. Z.c. p. 277). 



Heteropoda badia L, K. becomes Sparassus badius L. K. 

 ?=>S'. mygalinus Dol. (Thor. I.e. vol. ii. p. 189). 



Heteropoda hcemorrhoidalis L. K. becomes S2)arassus hwmor- 

 rhoidalis L. K. 



Sparassus hcemorrhoidalis Thor. would therefore require a new 

 name if not Keosparassus punctatu,s L. K. (see Thoi-. I. c. 

 vol. iii. p. 259). 



From Thorell's description S. mygaUnus may belong to Neospa- 

 rassus, nov. gen.] 



The species may be distinguished as follows : — 



A. Abdomen underneath whole-coloured, without any dis- 



tinguishing markings, 

 fl-i. Spines above on tibia iii. and iv. 

 a". On tibia iii. three spines, two on tibia iv. {sec. 



L. Koch) Juffulans L. K. 



b". On tibia iii. and iv. two spines (sec. L. K.) longipes L. K. 



Ji. No spines above on tibia iv. 

 a^. The median sulcus of cephalothorax short, not 



reaching down the rear slope {sec. L. Koch) suspiciosus L. K. 



h'^. The median sulcus very long and reaching down 

 the rear slope, 

 a^. The front and rear middle eyes of equal size ... procerus L. K. 

 h*. The rear middle eyes larger than the front 



middle ly codes Thor. 



B. The abdomen with distinct markings on the underside. 



a^. Two white stripes on a black shield cervina L. K. 



b^. No black shield. 



«6. Four narrow dark longitudinal lines; a two- 

 toothed tibial spur on male palp reffia Fabr. 



b^. A brown longitudinal stripe below genital fold... Tceyserlingi, nov. sp. 



