444 MR. H. R. HOGG ON AUSTRALASIAN SPIDERS. [DeC. 2, 



The mandibles of both are smooth and broad, the female 

 remarkably rounded and kneed at base. 



There is a black sloping streak at the base of femur i., and a 

 similar dark brown streak at base of tibia i. 



In both sexes a spine on tibia iii. above, none on iv. 



Measurements in millimetres. 

 Female. 



Long. Broad. 



r 5^ 



Cephalothorax ... 8| \ ^ 



Abdomen 114 8| 



Mandibles 4"" 2| 



Pat. & Metat. 

 Coxae. Tr. & fem. tib. & tars. 



Legs 1. 3 9 4i, 6| 10 = 33 



(11) 



2. 3 lOi 121 11 == 37 



3. 3 7^ 9" 7 = 26 



4. 3 8 9 9 = 29 

 Palpi 2 3| 3 3 = 11| 



Male. 



Long. Broad. 

 Cephalothorax ... 7 7 



Abdomen 7| 5^ 



Mandibles 3~ 2''=pat. i. 



Pat. & Metat. 

 CoxEe. Tr. & fem. tib. & tars. 



Legs 1. 3 10 12i 12 = 37* 



2. 3 12 14| 14 = 434 



3. 3 94 8 8 = 284 



4. 3 10" 8i 10 = 3l| 

 Palpi 2 4 2i 4| = 13 



ISOPEDA PESSLBRI Thor. 



Isopeda pessleri Thor. Ar. non. Nov. Holl., Ofv. K. Vet.-Akad. 

 Forh. 1870, no. 4, p. 684. 



Isopeda pessleri L. Koch, Die Arachn. Austr. 1875, p. 684, 

 Log. Queensland and New South Wales. Some South (Adelaide 

 Mus.) and Central (Horn Exp.) Australian specimens are very 

 close to this, but larger, and probably not the same. 



Isopeda villosa L. Koch. 



Isopeda villosa L. Koch, Die Arachn. Austr. 1875, p. 687. 



Zoo. Sydney {L. K.). Specimens from Victoria and South 

 Australia I attribute to this — they have eight spots on back, two 

 middle pairs conjoined ; also a female sent by Dr. Broom fiom 

 Muldiva, Queensland. The latter measures in millimetres : — ■ 



