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Show 416 MR. H. R, HOGG ON AUSTRALASIAN SPIDERS. [Dec. 2, Genus H eteropoda Latr. Heteropoda Latreille, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat. xxiv. 1804, p. 135. Sarotes Sund. Oonsp. Arach. 1833, p. 28. Ocypete C. Koch, Uebersicht des Arach. Syst. 1837, p. 27 (ad part.). Sarotes L. Koch, Ar. Aust. 1875, p. 659. Heteropoda Latr., Thorell, Rag. Mai. vol. i. 1877, p. 145 et al. Heteropoda Latr., E. Simon, Hist. Nat. des Ar. 1897, vol. ii. p. 54. L. Koch (loc. cit. p. 709 et seq.) described a good many species under the title of Heteropoda, none of which, as both Dr. Thorell and M. Simon have shown, conform to Latreille's genus, and they have been removed by M. Simon to Sparassus Walck. Furthermore, the species placed by L. Koch under Sarotes Sund. really belong to Heteropoda Latr., where they are now recorded. To these is added II. lycodes, described by Thorell from Cape York under its correct title. \_Note.-L. Koch had two species, described as Sarotes badius L. Koch (Ai-. Austr. p. 662) and Heteropoda badia L. Koch (I. c. p. 712), both from the Island of Boeroe near New Guinea ; as also Heteropoda luemorrhoidalis L. Koch (I. c. p. 726). Thorell also described Sparassus hcemorroidalis Thor. To avoid confusion, I may point out that Sarotes badius L. K. becomes Heteropoda badia L. K. ? = S. malayanus Dol. (Thor. I.e. p. 277). Heteropoda badia L. K. becomes Sparassus badius L. K. ? = S. mygalinus Dol. (Thor. I. c. vol. ii. p. 189). Heterop>oda luemorrhoidalis L. K. becomes Sparassus hcemor-rhoidalis L.'K. Sparassus luemorrhoidalis Thor, would therefore require a new name if not Neosparassus punctatus L. K. (see Thor. I. c. vol. iii. p. 259). From Thorell's description S. mygalinus may belong to Neosparassus, nov. gen.] The species may be distinguished as follows :- A. Abdomen underneath whole-coloured, without any distinguishing markings. a1. Spines above on tibia iii. and iv. a2. On tibia iii. three spines, two on tibia iv. (sec. L. Koch)............................................................................. b2. On tibia iii. and iv. two spines (sec. L. K.) ........ 51. No spines above on tibia iv. a6. The median sulcus of cephalothorax short, uot reaching down the rear slope (sec. L. Koch)........ b:i. The median sulcus very long and reaching down the rear slope. a4. The front and rear middle eyes of equal size . . . b4. The rear middle eyes larger than the front middle............................................................................. B. The abdomen with distinct markings on the underside. as. Two white stripes on a black shield .......................... b5. No black shield. a6. Four narrow dark longitudinal lines; a twotoothed tibial spur on male palp .......................... b6. A brown longitudinal stripe below genital fold... jugulans L. K. longipes L. K. suspiciosus L. K. procerus L. K. lycodes Thor. cervina L. K. regia Fabr. keyserlingi, nov. sp. |