1902.] MR. H. R. HOGG ON AUSTRALASIAN SPIDERS. 455 



Genus Typostola E. Sim. 



Typostola E. Sim. Hist. Nat. des Ar. vol. ii. p. 44. 



Type species, T. harhata (L. Koch). 



M. Simon removes this species from Isopeda and makes it the 

 type of a new genus on the strength of the somewhat larger size of 

 the rear median eyes compared with the laterals, and the curious 

 development of a mass of very long and stout plumose bristles on 

 the inner side of the mandibles and the outer side of the maxillse. 



In the specimens in the British Museum (two females and 

 a male) the former point is not by any means clearly shown, but 

 in the male palp the spiral support and flagellum are only par- 

 tially developed, being in fact in the intermediate stage ; it is 

 therefore, I think, a quite good genus. The outer mandibular 

 teeth are also five, instead of the four in Isopeda. The com- 

 parative nearness of the rear middle eyes in some cases makes 

 the eye-square longer than broad. 



The female specimens in the British Museum differ fi'om one 

 another in minor points, and considerably from the male. All 

 three, so far as can be judged, are different from L. Koch's 

 T. harhata, but it must be remembered that they are all single 

 specimens. The Rev. O. P. Cambridge has a fine female agreeing 

 with the largest T. 'magnifica, which he was good enough to allow 

 me to inspect. 



The following synopsis shows the chief points of difference. I 

 am not quite satisfied as to how far T. major really differs from 

 T. harhata L. Koch, but his drawing of the epigyne, if correct 

 and from a fully adult specimen, should be conclusive. 



A. Lip and maxillse yellow-brown. Rear side-ej^es longer 



than the front laterals and clearly much larger than the 

 rear middle, at least in male. Cephalothorax shorter 

 than tibia iii hroomi, nov. sp. 



B. Lip and maxillae dark or nearly black-brown. Front 



and rear laterals of equal diameter. 

 a}. Lip and maxillse scarcely any lighter at extremities. 

 Cephalothorax clearly longer than broad, as long as 

 tibia iv. and in front as wide as the mandibles are 



long magnijica, nov. sp. 



lA. Lip and maxillae much lighter at extremities than in 

 the above. Cephalothorax as broad as long, clearly 

 longer than tibia iv., and wider in front than man- 

 dibles are long. 

 a^. The points of the chitinous oval of the epigyne 

 widely apart at base. Rear middle eyes more than 



one and a half times their diameter apart major, nov. sp, 



J2. Chitinous oval of epigyne closed at base {sec. Koch). 

 Rear middle eyes only slightly farther apart than 

 their diameter harhata L. Koch. 



Typostola broomi, nov. sp. (Text-fig. 100, p. 456.) 



Cephalothorax, lip, and maxillse orange-brown ; mandibles the 

 same but darker ; beard pale orange ; sternum and coxse yellow 

 with pale yellow hair ; legs somewhat darker ; scopulse dark grey. 

 Abdomen dingy orange with yellowish-grey hair, both lighter on 

 underside, no signs of any pattei-n 



