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ON NEW SrECIES OF TASMANIAN ARANIEDiE. 



oval elevation, prolonged into a broad, tapering, flatly convex,, 

 close lying scapus, fore-end slightly segmented. 

 Single example. A. M. 



JEkea, gen. nov. 

 Cephalothorax rather longer than broad, sub-parallel, lateral 

 constriction slight; cephalic part large, elevated, rather 

 abruptly inclined on all sides from posterior central eyes ; 

 anterior angles prolonged into strong, abscinded, sub-conical 

 prominences, depressed above, directed, outwards and forwards 

 beyond the frontal line; clypeus retreating, centrally pro- 

 longed, pointed, depth equal to the space occupied by the 

 fore-centre eyes ; thoracic part depressedly convex ; at 

 junction with caput on same plane as anterior median eyes, 

 indentation, radial and caput stria? shallow and irregular ; 

 contour of profile represents a rather even line rising from 

 thoracic junction, at an angle of 30deg., to posterior central 

 eyes, incline across ocular area somewhat more abrupt. 



Eyes tolerably small, in three rows — 4, 2, 2 ; or two 

 procurved rows, posterior line being very strongly curved ; 

 fore-centrals form a trapezoid narrowest in front, rather 

 longer than broad behind ; laterals posited on truncated 

 apex of lateral projections. 



Legs of moderate and somewhat equal length, 1 — 2, 4, 3 • 

 first and second pairs stoutest, of about equal strength ; 

 patellary, tibial and metatarsal joints of two first pairs sub- 

 aplanate ; patella rather shorter than tibia, metatarsus and 

 tarsus of about the same length ; together nearly equal 

 the two former articles in length ; tibial and metatarsal 

 joints armed their entire length, on both edges, with long, 

 curved spines, intermediate spaces occupied by 3 or 4 smaller 

 spines of similar form ; tarsi furnished with an inner and 

 outer row of close spines, not differing from metatarsal, 

 except that they are shorter and of somewhat even size; 

 tibiae and metatarsi of third and fourth pairs have a few- 

 straight spines ; superior tarsal claws of first pair, short, 

 well-curved, 8 comb-teeth; inferior claw sharply bent; 

 axillary claws. 



Palpi moderately strong, armed with spines ; palpal claw 

 long, slender, 7 teeth, free end short. 



Falces of tolerable strength and length, inwardly inclined. 



Maxilla short, length perceptibly surpasses the breadth, 

 fore-end enlarged, roundly pointed, directed towards the 

 labium, which is semi-circular, everted, breadth exceeding the 

 length. Sturnum sub-oval. 



Abdomen sub-rhomboid, base truncated, posterior extremity 

 enlarged, somewhat depressed above 



