246 ME. H. B. HOGG ON [June 4 



male was known it was supposed to be L. Koch's S. crassipes, 

 from whicli it differs in the coloration of the legs. 



To many female specimens I have only seen one male, sent to 

 the British Museum from Crown Point Station, S. Australia. 



The measurements (in millimetres) compare as follows : — 



Female. 

 Long. Broad. 



Cephalothorax . . 18 < ,g 



Abdomen 28 20 



Mandibles ...... 6|- 



Pat. & Metat. 



Coxa. Tr. &fem. tib. &tars. 



Legs 1. 9 17 17 15 = 58 



2. 8 14 14 14 = 50 



3. 7 12 12 14 = 45 



4. 8 16 16 18 = 58 

 Palpi 9 12 12 7 = 40 



Male. 

 Long. Broad. 



Cephalothorax . . 16 14 



Abdomen VJ\ 14 Spinnerets 8. 



Mandibles 6 



Pat. & Metat. 



Coxa. Tr. & fern. tib. & tars. 



Legs 1. 81 18 19 18 = Q^ 



2. 7 16 171 16 = 561 



3. 6 14 15 19 = 54 



4. 7 17 18 22 = 64 

 Palpi 61 13 14 4 = 37^ 



The point of the stigma of palpal bulb of male is broadened 

 into a flattened scoop, but not to the same extent as in S. vuljnna, 

 n. sp., below. 



Selenocosmia strekua Thor. 



Selenocosmia strenua Thor. Ann. Mus, Genova, vol. xvii. (1881) 

 p. 253. 



Described from an adult female from Somerset, Cape York 

 (Gulf of Carpentaria). 



This species is unknown to me ; but the Austrahan Museum at 

 Sydney possesses specimens from New Guinea, identified by 

 Mr. W. J. Eambow, P.L.S. 



SELEifocosMiA VULPINA, n. sp. (Text-fig. 28, p. 247.) 



Male. — Colour. The cephalothorax is black-brown, covered with 

 short matted yellowish-brown hair which extends over the whole 

 of the falces but is longer on the lower half. The sheath-fringe 



