1901.] AFSTBALIA.X SPIDERS. 233 



Genus Aeb.o t itis L. Koch. 



Phohuon L. Koch (nom. prcBocc.), Arachn. Austr. 1873, p. 472. 



Arbanitis L. Koch, Arachn. Austr. IS 74, p. 491. 



Arbanitis E. Simon, Hist. Nat. d. Araign. vol. i. p. 115 (1892). 



Arbanitis differs primarily from Nemesia (sec. Simon) in having 

 the pectinations on the tarsal claws in one row instead of two. 

 Judged by this standard, all the species from Australia and New 

 Zealand described under the two genera must be included in the 

 former. 



M. Simon has already removed X. gilliesii ; and as Mr. 

 Urquhart's description of his X. hirlrii is apparently clear on the 

 point, though he does not state it directly, that must also follow 

 suit. 



Type, A. longipes L. Koch. 



Synopsis of Species. 



1. Middle eyes of front row about i diameter apart 



(sec. L. Koch) A. longipes L. Koch. 



Middle eyes of front row more nearly l& diameter 

 apart 2. 



2. Cephalothorax of adult (tf or 5) not exceeding 



about 6 mm. in length (sec. Canibr. & Groyen). A. huttonii Cambr. 

 Cepbalothorax of adult (J or $) 8-14 mm. in 

 length 3. 



3. No club-shaped spines on lip A. gilliesii Cambr. 



Lip covered with small papillae, or club-shaped 



spines (sec. Urq.)... if coming tuithin subfamily... A. kirkii Urq. 



Aebaxitis gilliesii Cambr. (Text-fig. 24, a, b.) 



Arbanitis gilliesii Cambr.. Simon, Hist. Nat. d. Araign. vol. i. 

 p. 115 (1892). 



Nemesia gilliesii Cambr. Trans. N. Z. Inst. vol. x. (1877) p. 2S4, 

 plate x. 



Nemesia gilliesii Cambr., A. T. Urquhart, Trans. N. Z. Inst, 

 vol. xxiv. (1891) p. 221. 



A female sent me by Prof. Dendy from Christchurch, N.Z., 

 I attribute to this species, the colouring and pattern agreeing. 

 Mr. Cambridge described his species from one male and two 

 females sent by Captain Hutton from Oamaru, Otago. 



The thoracic fovea is straight, or slightly recurved. Mr. Cam- 

 bridge draws his procurved, but does not mention the point. The 

 scopukc on tarsus and metatarsus of two front pairs of lege are 

 thick and undivided. With three long single spines in the 

 scopulao of the metatarsus; none on tarsus. Ou the two pos- 

 terior pairs there are a good many short spines on the underside 

 of the tarsus, and a row on the anterior end of metatarsus. There 

 are very long bristle- on the anterior end and sides of the sternum ; 

 bristles, but no club-shaped spines, on the lip, which Is as broad 

 as long, square in front, and Bunk below the maxilla'. There 



