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ON NEW SPECIES OF TASMANIAN ARANIEDJ5. 



femora of two first pairs much the stoutest ; tibial joints 

 •cylindrical, slender, about one-third longer than patellae ; 

 metatarsi nearly twice length of tarsi, together one-third 

 shorter than tlbae ; hair short, somewhat sparse ; femoral 

 joints of I., II. and III. armed on inferior side with two 

 irregular rows of sub-conical tubercles of various sizes, pro- 

 jecting short spines, tarsal claws of normal form ; outer 

 claw much the longest and strongest ; inner sharply curved, 

 three close teeth at base ; inferior claw closely inflected, per- 

 ceptibly stronger than inner; two pairs of axillary claws." 



Palpi, pars humeralis creamy-yellow, brown rings, following 

 joints fulvus, suffused with brown; armature short, black 

 hairs ; moderately long, stout ; radial joint rather the longest 

 and strongest, enlarged forwards ; cubital joint much the 

 shortest ; pars humeralis and digitalis of about even length ; 

 palpal claw stout, sharply bent, 3 close teeth. 



Maxillcs light coffee-brown ; apices pale, greenish ; moder- 

 ately enlarged forwards, pointed, directed towards each other. 



Labium base brown, fore-half pale ; oval, rather wider than 

 long. 



Sturnum chocolate-brown, well-defined, large, yellowish 

 lanceolate figure in centre, point directed towards lip, haft 

 tapers to posterior end ; cordate, tapers from the somewhat 

 prominent eminences opposite coxal joints of third pair. 



Abdomen large, nearly one-third wider between humeral 

 tubercles than long ; base rather broader than cephalothorax, 

 concave, angles prominent, rounded ; viewed laterally conoid, 

 apex abscinded ; summit occupied by large convoluted, some- 

 what semi-globose humps, sloping abruptly to the short, 

 conical humeral tubercles, divided by a level space about one- 

 half their own diameter ; each hump indented by seven deep 

 pits, three of which occur on each margin of intervening 

 space ; hind lobes of humps project over the abrupt posterior 

 end, which is semi-oval ; the outer pair display at their 

 extremity brownish, nipple-like tubercles ; posterior face of 

 abdomen shows several well-marked f ovese, two largest form a 

 trapezoid, widest below, with the hind-pair of the above-men- 

 tioned six pits; semi-circle of five impressed spots on posterior 

 side of humeral tubercles ; between hind-pair of foveas and 

 spinners is a large, somewhat oval space enclosed by small 

 pits, area occupied by two centrally interrupted, transverse 

 indentations; anterior slope slightly pitted; fore-part of 

 abdomen creamy-colour, graduating into patches of pale 

 brownish tints; on margin of basal concavity is a black, 

 heart-shaped figure, on either side of it two streaks curve off 

 towards fore-tubercles, upper streak brown, lower bluish; 

 summit and posterior side light greyish fawn colour ; humps 

 and fore-sides appear to be tattooed with bluish lines, pattern 



