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Show 424 MR. H. R. HOGG ON AUSTRALASIAN SPIDERS. [Dec. 2, th a n 1 s t , a n d in n o t h a v in g th e c e p h a lo th o r a x h ig h e s t in p o s te r io r th ir d . T h e f r o n t s id e -e y e s are g e n e r a lly n o t la r g e r th a n th e m e d ia n . U n t i l w e k n ow th e m a le s o f a ll th e sp e c ie s n ow in c lu d e d p r o v is io n a lly , fo r w h ich a g o o d d ea l m o r e c o lle c t in g is r e q u ir e d , w e c a n n o t s e t t le th e w h o le o f th e sp e c ie s fo r c e r ta in . T h e species m a y b e d is t in g u ish e d a s f o l lo w s :- A. Side-eyes of front row larger tlian median. Abdomen above and below pale yellow, with very fine hairs........................................................................................... magareyi, nov. sp. B. Side-eyes of front row not larger than median. a1. Side-eyes of front row smaller than median. a2. Abdomen underneath whole-coloured, without special markings. a3. Abdomen twice as long as broad, a longitudinal median dark stripe the whole length of back (sec. L. Koch) ........................................................... macilentus L. K. b3. Abdomen at most 1^ times as long as broad, without the longitudinal median stripe above (sec. L. Koch) ........................................................... pallidus L. K. b2. Distinct markings on underside of abdomen. a4. Shield-pattern behind epigyne a5, black, with two white longitudinal stripes thereon (sec. L. Koch) ........................................ pictus L. K. bb. reddish brown, darker anteriorly, bounded by pale brown border all round. Cephalothorax highest posteriorly ............................................ tJioracicus, nov. sp. b4. No black shield behind epigyne, a6. but an orange-yellow transverse stripe (sec. L. Koch)............................. ...................................... pr(Belarus L. K. 66. Underside of abdomen dark orange-yellow; in front of the spinnerets a broken transverse band of yellowish-white hair................. rutilus L. K. cG. Longitudinal brown median stripe on pale yellow ground from middle of back to spinnerets ; irregular small dark brown spots on underside................................................................... inframaculatus Hogg. 61. Eyes of front row of equal size. a‘ . Eyes of front row equidistant. a8. Median sulcus wanting on cephalothorax ............ festivus L. K. b8. Median sulcus clearly defined. a9. On the underside of abdomen no black field, a10, but two brighter longitudinal stripes............ hcemorrhoidalis L. K. 610. four brighter longitudinal stripes ........ incomtus L. K. J9. On the underside of abdomen a black field, a11, with two white longitudinal stripes or spots. a 12. Inside the black field two white longitudinal stripes and a black stripe at base of abdomen on underside............................... diana L. K. 612. The two white longitudinal stripes, one each side, but outside the black field........ ?pictus L. K., var., or 611. No white spots accompanying the black [n. sp. field. The black field reaching two-thirds of way down .......................................................... calligaster L. K. J13. A straight black stripe halfway down on orange ground (sec. Karsch) ..................... patellatus Karsch. c13. The black field broken in the middle transversely, thus forming two ................. salacius L. K. b~‘. The front middle eyes farther from the side-eyes than from one another. a14. On the underside of the abdomen a black longitudinal field reaching to the spinnerets, but separated transversely in the middle (sec. Jj. Koch).................................. ....................................... conspicuus L. K, |