576 ME. H, R. HOGG ON [Dec. 12, 



The eyes of the front row are clearly procurved. The side 

 eyes not quite | the diameter of the median, having their centres 

 on a level with the lower part of the latter. The median pair 

 are half their diaineter apart, the same distance from the eyes of 

 the second row and slightly less from their own laterals. The 

 clypeus is broad, the distance to the root of the mandibles being 

 twice the diameter of the front median, but a transverse edge 

 marking runs across at more than half the distance away from 

 the eyes ; the whole distance is of the same colour and covered 

 with hair. 



The eyes of the second row are rather more than half their 

 diameter apart, their total width being I5 of that of the front 

 row, Those of the third row are three times their diameter apart 

 and 5 the diameter of those of the second row. 



The ')nandihles ai-e ^ longer than the front patellfe, are thickly 

 covered with downlying matted hair, interspersed with upstanding 

 bristles ; on the inner edge of the falx-sheath are three equally 

 large teeth, and on the outer edge one similar sized large tooth 

 between two smaller ones. 



The lip is straight across the front, but the edge sligiitly 

 hollowed and bevelled forward ; it widens towards the base, where 

 it narrows somewhat suddenly. It is clearly less than half the 

 length of the maxilte, which ai-e broadest | of the distance from 

 the base ; rounded in front and on the outside, and narrowed 

 considerably at the basal end. 



The sternum is broadly ovate, almost pointed at the base, thickly 

 covered with short coarse hair. 



The abdomen is a long oval, thickly covered with short fine 

 downlying hair. 



The spinnerets are rather prominent, covered with thick 

 coarse hair. 



The epigyne is only slightly longer than broad and not much 

 narrower anteriorly than at its base ; the median longitudinal 

 ridge broadens out considerably from the basal to the anterior end. 

 The legs are moderately long and stout, thickly covered with short 

 downlying hair and upstanding bristles. There are two median 

 spines on the upper sides of tibiae iii. and iv., none on the same of 

 tibiae i. and ii. 



The j^idpi are clearly longer than the cephalothorax. 

 In colouring, pattern, and size, this spider is very like L. leuck- 

 artii Thor. from Peak Downs, Queensland, as described by L. Koch, 

 but differs in having the j)attern of the under side of the abdomen 

 bright brown instead of black-brown. The clypeus is miich wider, 

 instead of slightly only, than the front median eyes, which are 

 rather wider apart than they are from the side eyes instead of 

 equ^idistant. The palpi are longer instead of shorter than the 

 cephalothorax, and the lip less instead of more than half the 

 length of the maxillae. The epigynal ridge of leuckartii is drawn 

 by L. Koch widest in the middle, while here it certainly widens 

 from the middle anteriorly. 



