A NEW SALTICID SPIDER 85 



dorsal 1.1, prolateral 1.1.1, retrolateral 1.1.1, ventral 1.2. Metatarsus: dorsal 0, 

 prolateral 1.2, retrolateral 1.2, ventral 2.2. Fourth leg— Femur: dorsal 1.1.1, 

 elsewhere 0. Patella : prolateral 1, retrolateral 1, elsewhere 0. Tibia : dorsal 

 1.1, prolateral 1.1.1, retrolateral 1.1.1, ventral 1.2. Metatarsus: dorsal 0, pro- 

 lateral 1.1.2, retrolateral 1.1.2, ventral 2.2. There are no spines on any of the 

 tarsi, nor on the palpi. 



Abdomen somewhat oblong in shape, truncate and concave at the rear; pro- 

 vided with an almost round dorsal epidermis which folds down to cover the 

 sides, reaching to but not covering any portion of the ventral surface. Spin- 

 nerets six, situate in the concavity at the end of the abdomen, the anterior pair 

 close together. 



Locality: Carnegie, Victoria. Six specimens, all males, collected on October 

 20, 1946. I have also a specimen collected at Altona on November 5, 1946. A 

 co-type has been lodged with the National Museum, Melbourne ; another will be 

 forwarded to Dr. V. V. Hickman, of Tasmania; the remainder being in the 

 author's collection. 



REFERENCES 



Simon, E., 1901. — Histoire Naturelle des Araignees, ii, p. 560. 

 Rainbow, W. J., 1911. — Rec. Austr. Mus., ix, 2, p. 286. 

 Hickman, V. V., 1944.— Trans. R. Soc. S. Austr., lxviii, 1, p. 46. 



