HORN EXPEDITION—ARANEIDiE. 
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Latpodectus, Walck. 
Lairodectus scelio, Tliorell. 
Two females of tliis species were collected. The streak on one of them is 
white (as in the male). This spider, popularly known as the red-streaked spider, 
is found all over Victoria and New South Wales, and is recorded from Rock¬ 
hampton and Bowen on the Queensland coast and from the North Island of New 
Zealand, where it is known by the Maoris as the Katipo. 
Locality. —Crown Point, Finke River and Bagot’s Creek, George Gill Range. 
Enyoid^. 
Habponestes, L. Koch. 
{S/oroia, Walck.) 
ILabronestes schitillnns, Cambr. 
Two female specimens were brought down, which well illustrate the great 
lieauty of this interesting little spider. 
Locality. —Palm Creek. Previously described from Swan River, W.A. 
LLabro7iestes for!nos 2 {s, Thorell. 
Locality. —Charlotte Waters and Goyder River. Previously recorded from 
“New Holland.” Two female specimens, one young, were brought down. 
Agalenoid^. 
Amaupobius. 
Amaurobius biinetallicus, sp. n. (Figs. 6, 7.) 
Cephalothorax pale golden yellow, tinged with brown on pars cephalica and 
mandibles. Legs and palpi similar yellow colour, the coxse a darker orange. Palpi 
thickly legs sparsely clothed with long tine brown hairs. Lip and maxillie 
brownish yellow. Sternum brownish-orange, covered with upstanding brown hair. 
Abdomen pale silver-grey, upper surface covered with rather long pale golden 
hairs. 
Cephalothorax oblong, sides nearly straight, but convex towards the rear, 
rounded behind, only slightly narrower in front. Pars cephalica separated by 
