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in which respect it might easily have been mistaken for a Papilio. 
This feature, it is well known, is not uncommon among the moths 
of the family Geometridse. 
In answer to a query as to its food-plant, Mr. Evans writes us 
as follows : — “ I am sorry to say that I am unable to tell you 
what the food plant of the caterpillar is. I found it holding on to 
a blade of grass near the Guyra Lagoon, and at first sight took it 
for a folded leaf, but on closer inspection found it was alive, but 
could not decide ‘which end was which,’ as there was apparently 
no difference.” Mr. G Lyell, Junr., informs me that- he has 
observed the larva feeding on the Peppermint Gum ( Eucalyptus 
piper ita, Sm.) 
The moth bred out on 3rd January, 1898. 
DESCRIPTION of a NEW ARANEIAD. 
By W. J. Rainbow, Entomologist. 
(Plate xviii.) 
Family ARGiOPiDiE. 
Genus Poltys, C. Kocli. 
POLTYS MULTITUBERCULATUS, Sp. 710V. 
(PI. xviii., Figs. 2, 2a, 2b.) 
$ Cephalothorax 6*2 mm. long, 4*8 mm, broad; abdomen, 
11*6 mm. long, 8 8 mm. broad. 
Cephalothorax longer than broad, arched, dark brown, almost 
black, glossy. Caput arched, terminating in front with a tuber- 
cular ocular eminence, the latter 0*5 mm. high, and clothed in 
front with long grey hairs ; commencing at base of ocular eminence 
and extending thence to the junction of the cephalic and thoracic 
segments there is, in the median line, a very conspicuous scopula, 
the hairs of which are long and grey. Clypeus broad, strongly 
arched, dark brown, almost black, glossy, median depression deep, 
radial grooves indistinct. Marginal band broad, and of a pale 
fleshy tint. 
Eyes black ; of these six are seated on the tubercular ocular 
eminence, and arranged in two rows, the lower consisting of four 
eyes, and these are in a curved line directed downwards and for- 
wards ; of this series the median pair are sensibly the largest of 
the group ; each eye of the anterior row is separated from each 
other by a space equal to fully twice their individual diameter ; 
