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sides of elytra with a few long hairs, more numerous on sides of abdomen and 

 on anal styles, rest of abdomen moderately clothed. 



Head oblong-ovate, with a rather large neck ; with large and fairly numerous 

 but irregularly distributed punctures ; under-surface highly polished, with a 

 few strong punctures on sides. Mandibles long and sharp, with a strong acute 

 tooth about one-third from base, base with two very minute teeth. Eyes large, 

 invisible from below. Antennae thin, none of the joints transverse. Prothorax 

 distinctly longer than wide, widest near apex, where the width is about equal 

 to that of head, and decidedly more than that of base, sides gently rounded, all 

 angles strongly rounded ofif ; with an irregular row of large punctures on each 

 side of the middle, and more irregular ones on sides, a few minute punctures 

 scattered about. Elytra small, much shorter and slightly narrower than pro- 

 thorax, base strongly, the sides slightly rounded; with coarse crowded punctures. 

 Abdomen slightly dilated posteriorly, the sixth segment largest of all and 

 slightly wider than head, with dense punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly. 

 Length, 7.5 mm. 



Hah. — Victoria: Dividing Range (Blackburn's collection). Type (unique), 

 I. 12622. 



The front tarsi are not very thin, and are distinctly shorter and wider than 

 the others. In general appearance the species is close to Hyperomma pictipes, 

 but is referred to Suniopsis on account of the maxillary palpi, of these the third 

 joint is large, elliptic-ovate, and with the fourth quite concealed in its apex. 

 There are two ball-like appendages to the mentum, but the type being unique 

 I have not dissected out the mentum to examine its paraglossae. The mandibles 

 are almost exactly as in H. hryophilum, and practically the only feature generic- 

 ally distinguishing it from that species is the apical joint of the maxillary 

 palpi ; the fact that this species has the curious ball-like appendages as in most, 

 if not all, species of Hyperomma, would appear to indicate that the two genera 

 sliould be combined; if this course should be decided upon, Suniopsis has 

 page priority. 



Suniopsis picticornis, n. sp. 



6 • Black and highly polished ; mouth parts, two basal joints of maxillary 

 palpi, and mandibles reddish, two basal joints of antennae reddish, the apical 

 one almost flavous, the intervening ones more or less deeply inf uscated ; femora 

 pale (almost watery) flavous, tibiae and tarsi inf uscated. Head, sides of pro- 

 thorax, and of elytra with long straggling hairs, becoming numerous on sides of 

 abdomen and on anal cerci, rest of abdomen densely clothed. 



Head oblong-ovate, with a rather large neck ; with large and numerous but 

 irregularly distributed punctures, and a few minute ones ; under-surface polished 

 and with scattered punctures. Mentum triangularly notched in middle, each 

 side margining the notch slightly produced. Eyes of moderate size, concealed 

 from below. Mandibles rather long and acute, a small but distinct tooth near 

 base. Antennae rather short, joints after the third feebly decreasing in length, 

 the ninth and tenth scarcely, if at all, longer than wide, eleventh somewhat 

 longer. Prothorax distinctly longer than wide, apex slightly wider than head, 

 and distinctly, but not much, wider than base, sides gently rounded, all angles 

 feebly rounded off; an irregular semidouble row of moderately large punctures 

 on each side of middle and irregular ones on sides, a few minute punctures 

 scattered about. Elytra very small, much shorter than prothorax, and slightly 

 narrower at widest ; with fairly dense and rather large punctures. Abdomen 

 almost parallel-sided to near apex, sixth segment largest of all and slightly wider 

 than prothorax ; with dense punctures, subapical segment with a deep triangular 

 notch on under-surface, with a fine margining membrane. Legs not very long, 

 front tarsi thin, but somewhat wider and shorter than the others. Length, 8 mm. 



