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granulations on the dorsal surface of the basal segment dark- 
brown. Pedipalps yellow but with dark-brown reticulations above. 
Coxae IV with black reticulations on the dorsal surface, legs 
otherwise pale-yellow. 
Body. Dorsal scute longer than wide in the ratio of 9:7. Еуе- 
mound low, wider than long in proportion of 12:7, with a line of 
three small spines above each eye; set slightly less than its length 
from the anterior margin of the carapace (Fig. 40). Cephalo- 
thoracic carapace sparsely covered with large granules behind the 
eyemound where it is separated from area I by a deep, curved, 
transverse groove. Areas I-V separated by wide, shallow, trans- 
verse grooves which are terminated at each side by the strong 
lateral ridge which extends forward almost to the anterior margin 
of the cephalothoracic carapace and divided medially by a shallow 
longitudinal groove. A single row of small granules is present 
on the lateral ridges, while areas I-IV are sparsely covered with 
small spines, but with a median larger pair on each area. Free 
tergites I and IT fused laterally with the dorsal scute and each 
armed with a single transverse row of small spines. Free tergite 
III with an anterior row of similar spines and also a more 
posterior row of small granules. Sternites each with a single 
transverse row of very small granules. Spiracle hidden beneath 
the postero-distal margin of coxa IV. Genital operculum smooth, 
anterior margin smoothly rounded. Sternum small, rodlike. 
Pedipalp. Slender, spined as in Figs. 41, 42. 
Chelicerae. Small. Basal segment with a strongly granulate 
disto-dorsal swelling, chelicerae otherwise smooth. 
Legs. All coxae closely granulate, with a row of granules along 
the anterior margin. Remaining segments faintly granulate. Cal- 
caneus small; tarsal formula 6-8, 12-16, 6, 7. Distotarsi of leg I 
with three segments, leg II with four segments. 
Measurements in MMS. — 
Body: length 4:59, width 2:45 
Cox. Troch. Fem. Pat. Tib. Met. Tars. Total 
Leg I.,.,...... 1:04 03 >08 063 159 2976 1:25 9-56 
Leg IL. .. .. .. 123 0:44 3:74 094 3:03 314 2-75 15:27 
Leg III .. .. .. 1:32 049 259 082 198 3-42 1-44 12-06 
Leg IV ...... 245 0:53 404 103 29 4:83 1:48 17:29 
Pedipalp .. .. .. 0-32 0:83 0:82 0:48 — 0:45 2:91 
Chelicera: basal 0-73, second 0-78 1:51 
This species was originally established by Roewer for a single 
male specimen collected at Winton, Queensland. A large col- 
