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HORN EXPEDITION—ARANEIDiE. 
A large number of specimens of this species—all females, and without any 
males—were brought from Oodnadatta and the Goyder River, where their large 
orb webs, hung on powerful lines and stretching twelve to fifteen feet across the 
scrub are reported by Professor Spencer to be a prominent feature of the land¬ 
scape in the months of June and July. 
This species would appear to be closely allied to all the following :— JV. 
victorialis, L. Koch, ]V. ?iigritarsis, L. Koch, L. imperatrix^ L. Koch, and 
L. imperialism Dol. From the two former, however, it is distinguished by the 
shape of the epigyne and the evenness of colouring of its femur, patella, 
and tibia. Like imperatrix and imperialis in shape, and having a network 
pattern on the under side of abdomen ; the legs are finer and smoother ; the 
elevation on sternum behind lip is as low as those round the sides; the side eyes 
are wider apart and hinder row not recurved. The network pattern also diffei’s 
in detail, and there is no bright yellow transverse band across front of abdomen. 
Tetpagnatha, Latr. 
Tetragnatha demissa, L. Koch. 
Locality. —Illamurta, James Range. Previously described from Bowen, 
Queensland. 
Meta, C. Koch. 
ALeta a^rea, sp. n. (Figs. 4, 5). 
Cephalothorax pale golden yellow deepening into brown on the sides of the 
breast part. Abdomen, legs, palpi and maxillte yellow and brown ; digital joint of 
palpi yellow above, black-brown underneath, with black points. 
Cephalothorax ovate, contracted in front but squarish and rounded at corners; 
breast part rounded at sides, smooth, shiny, without hairs ; moderately raised all 
along middle ridge and sloping off to side margins. 
Abdome7i ovate, pointed at the posterior end, smooth and shiny; both upper 
and under sides rather flat, and of no great thickness ; bare of hair. 
Eyes. —The hinder row straight, equidistant, and about equal in size. The 
middle eyes round, the side eyes oval; the two middle eyes one diameter apart; 
