equal to more than half facial space; pars thoracica depressedly convex, exhibits a very observable circular fovea on each lateral slope; striæ fairly marked; profile-contour rises moderately to verge of occiput, from thence dips abruptly into caput groove, slopes to petiole at an angle of 40°.

Four central eyes large, placed on dark rings, form a quadrilateral figure; anterior pair dark, about one-third larger than hind-pair; posited rather closer to each other than they are to dorsal eyes—an interval about equal to space separating the latter pair; anterior row strongly recurved; posterior line sensibly so, distributed at nearly equal distances; the lesser interval which divides the centrals surpasses an eye's diameter by one-half; laterals as large as centre-eyes of hind row, seated on a low, dark eminence, contiguous.

Falces yellow-brown; conical, slender, vertical.

Maxillœ orange-yellow, passing into a darker tone at base; transversely rugose; spathulate, curve over labium, which has a similar shade; semicircular, truncated, width somewhat exceeds length.

Sternum chestnut-brown; cordate; strongly rugose; projects coarse yellowish hairs.

Legs yellowish-orange; more or less pronounced annulations of a purple-brown shade at articulation of joints; hairs yellowish, sparse; few slender bristles. Legs do not differ much in length or strength.

Palpi shade darker than legs, armature similar.

Abdomen large, projects well over base of cephalothorax; of a rather quadrate form; dorsal aspect aplanate, plainly divergent to posterior incline; each corner of the trapezoidal dorsum projects a strong tubercle—hind-pair long, stout, conical, round-pointed, directed backwards and outwards; fore-pair about one-third shorter, equally stout, project outwards, inclined forwards; two similar but much smaller tubercular prominences occur on each lateral slope; posterior pair form a transverse line with the hind superior tubercles, and the fore-pair are placed midway between the latter and the anterior protuberances; integument very closely pitted with well-defined, deep foveæ; projecting from within are short, golden hairs; nine dark, impressed spots enclose a subcircular space on dorsum; similar dots occur in lines round the somewhat abrupt sides; ground-colour pale brownish-yellow, suffused and clouded with lake-brown; latter shade approximating to a deeper tone on posterior half; moderately spotted and streaked with the yellowish hue; a short, creamy-coloured stripe curves round base. Vulva represents a simple, transverse, narrow, fuscous, lip-like projection.

An immature female, apparently of the same species, was contained in Capt. T. Broun's collection from the Hunua,

rather longer than broad, obtusely pointed, inclined over labium, which has a similar colour, length nearly equal to breadth, round-pointed.

Sternum orange-ochreous, red-chestnut clouds round margins; cordate; eminences opposite coxæ.

Legs ochraceous, thighs suffused with lake, red-chestnut annulations on fore-end of tibial, metatarsal, and tarsal joints; hairs fine, yellowish, somewhat sparse; spines yellowish, moderately numerous.

Palpi brownish-yellow, indications of annuli; armature similar to legs.

Abdomen angular-ovate, moderately convex above; ground-colour creamy-brown, basal margin fuscous-green; folium broad-lanceolate, anterior border lake-colour, sides defined by four pairs of blackish, irregular oval spots, decreasing in size, subtouching; central area traversed by four lake, undulating bands, whose extremities are contiguous to the above-mentioned spots; the four impressed dots are enclosed within the two anterior bands; lateral margins exhibit a series of vertical, lake-brown, acute, V-shaped marks. Ventral region suffused with lake; shield brownish, evanescent. Vulva represents a broad, moderately-tapering, dark amber-coloured, transversely-wrinkled scape, fore-end rapidly constricted into a short-stalked stylus, apex broad-calceolate; scapus vulvæ laterally bordered by well-developed, cylindrical, fuscous lobes; enveloped on outer side by close-fitting cutaneous folds of a darker shade.

Single example. Taupiri Mountain, Waikato. A. T. U.

Epeira æstiva, sp. nov.

Fem.—Ceph.-th., long, 4.8; wide, 4. Abd., long, 14; wide, 14. Legs, 1–2, 4, 3 = 16, 14, 9 mm.

Cephalothorax light-ochreous; hairs whitish, somewhat sparse; length equal to patella + tibia of a fourth leg; pars cephalica convex, lateral index fully equal to two-thirds of facial; ocular prominence rather low; depth of clypeus equal to interspace between fore-central eyes; pars thoracica convex, dilated; fovea deep; caput and radial striæ fairly well defined; profile-contour somewhat prominently arched, incline across occiput nearly as abrupt as posterior.

Eyes of tolerable and nearly equal size, encircled by narrow dark rings, form two moderately-prominent recurved rows; four centrals represent a trapezoid a trifle longer than wide in front; fore-pair sensibly the largest of eight, separated from one another by scarcely an eye's breadth and a half; visibly less than that distance from hind-pair, which are divided by an interval almost equalling their own diameter; about their space and one-half from side-eyes; laterals smallest

of set, posited obliquely on a very slight elevation; less than their radius apart.

Falces pale yellow-ochreous; conical, vertical, gibbous at base in front, nearly as stout as first quarter of femur.

Maxillœ light-ochreous, stained; rather longer than broad, dilated, obtusely pointed, inclined towards each other.

Labium brownish-yellow, apex pale; perceptibly wider than long, round-pointed.

Sternum brownish-ochreous, fuscous clouds; cordate; eminences slight.

Legs brownish-ochreous, femora suffused with lake; hairs short, sparse, whitish; tolerably well armed with yellowish, dark-based spines; legs somewhat slender; first and second pairs of about equal length and strength.

Palpi yellowish, green tinge; slender; armed with light hairs and spines.

Abdomen triangular-ovate, depressedly convex; ground-pattern formed by a series of confluent, large, cream-coloured flecks, stained with light-brown, indications of purple margins; folium purple cream - colour, spotted with purple; leaf-like, acute-crenate; petiole and midrib formed by a series of elongated spots of the normal ground-shades, placed transversely on posterior half; the four impressed spots occur within four rather large, subpyriform marks. Ventral surface suffused with bright-lake, bordered by broad, irregular, greenish-black bands, which encroach into the basal region; shield similar shade, triangular. Corpus vulvœ glossy, fuscous-black; projecting, base elliptical, transverse, about twice as broad as long, wrinkled; scape brownish; moderately wide, of somewhat even breadth, flat, transversely rugose; apex circular, ladle-like; intersects and projects beyond two well-developed convoluted lobes.

Two specimens of this handsome, pale-tinted species were captured on Taupiri Mountain. A. T. U.

Epeirana viridana, sp. nov.

Fem.—Ceph.-th., long, 3.2; wide, 2.8. Abd., long, 5; wide, 4. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 14.8, 13, 11, 8 mm.

Cephalothorax light ochraceous-brown; cephalic part lightly suffused with bright-green; displays a large, fuscous heart- or spade-shaped spot over foveal indentation; the brown streaks that define caput grooves are bent to an obtuse angle at limit of caput, and form a continuous line to region of fovea; hairs adpressed, light, somewhat sparse; clathrate; pars cephalica moderately convex, eye-prominence projects well over clypeus, whose depth fully equals the interspace between the fore-central eyes; lateral index equals two-thirds of facial; pars thoracica convex, well rounded; fovea tole-

rably deep, oval; radial striæ faint; caput grooves more defined; contour of profile slopes slightly across cephalic part, dips moderately to stalk.

Eyes do not differ much in size, on dark rings; fore- and hind-row form two rather prominently recurved lines; anterior centrals largest of eight, form with hind-pair a trapezoid widest in front; posterior centrals closer to one another—visibly more than an eye's breadth—than they are to fore-pair; rather more than their space from side-eyes; laterals smallest of eight, posited obliquely, nearly the diameter of a posterior eye, which visibly the smallest, apart; fore-tubercle strongish, cup-shape.

Falces dull olive-yellow, traversed by a wide, olive-green band; subconical, vertical, project well beyond plane of clypeus; length fully equals the pars digitalis of palpus; as stout as femur of third leg.

Maxillœ dull brownish-yellow, greenish tone; rather longer than wide, moderately dilated, obtusely pointed.

Labium dark chocolate-brown, apex pale-slate.

Sternum brownish-drab, passing into dark-brown round margins.

Legs: Femora light brownish-yellow, marked with broken, fuscous-black annulations; patellæ, tibiæ, metatarsi and tarsi suffused with bright pea-green. Superior tarsal claws—first pair, 10 teeth; inferior, 2 close teeth.

Palpi colour and armature of legs; palpal claw evenly curved, 9 comb-teeth increasing in length.

Abdomen ovate, depressedly convex above; hairs yellowish, short, rather sparse; armed with spine-like bristles resembling leg-spines; integument light brownish-yellow, well suffused with bright pea-green; base on either side of the pea-green, buff-margined, subtriangular petiole of folium, fuscous-black; folium moderately wide, tapers gradually; dusky outlines, lightly stained with brown; basal end pinkish-creamy colour, studded with reddish spots; between the latter patch and anus six pairs of projections occur; three anterior much the largest, somewhat comma-shaped, up-curved, velvety fuscous-black; interrupted T-shaped marks of similar colour in line with fore-pair; three posterior pairs angular, greenish. Superior and larger portions of lateral margins, which have the greenish tone of dorsal aspect, are bordered by blackish, undulating lines; inferior parts yellowish-brown, marked with ill-defined, longitudinal streaks. Ventral shield semicircular, anterior end truncated; olive-brown, lateral borders fuscous-black; partially traversed, midway, by two creamy-coloured, somewhat pyriform marks. Corpus vulvœ ochraceous, passing into fuscous-purple on fore-aspect of the subglobose part; rests on a pale-brownish elevation; viewed from above, the genital

organ represents a transverse oval, basin-like projection, disclosing within two red-lake, pyriform foveæ, separated by a broad, triangular septum. A front view shows that the posterior half of corpus is rapidly constricted beneath the basin-like projection, tapering to extremity of the above-mentioned elevation; a yellowish, moderately wide, acute sinus—a continuation of the septum—intersects the dark rim and terminates above the rima genitalis. Scapus vulvæ yellowish, large, rather broad and flat, shows well-developed transverse wrinkles; apex dilated, rounded, depressed, somewhat spoon-shaped, curves backwards beyond margin.

Two examples, Taupiri Mountain. A. T. U.

Epeira munda, sp. nov.

Fem.—Ceph.-th., long, 2; wide, 1.4. Abd., long, 3.8, wide, 3. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 8.6, 6.5, 6, 4 mm.

Cephalothorax yellowish-olive, reddish cloud over caput; sides and radiating depressions olive-green; hairs white, sparse; pars cephalica convex, frontal index scarcely exceeds lateral; ocular prominence low; height of clypeus equals diameter of a fore-central eye; pars thoracica well rounded, sides fall somewhat steeply; normal grooves fairly well defined; profile-line ascends from stalk to the thoracic junction at an angle of 45°, slopes rather prominently over occiput.

Eyes on dusky spots, distributed in two recurved rows; four centrals of about equal size, form a trapezoid widest in front; posterior pair barely an eye's breadth apart; somewhat more remote from anterior pair; laterals about one-third smaller than centre-eyes, posited on a low, fuscous, tubercular eminence; separated by an interval fully equal to one-fourth their diameter.

Falces yellow-brown, clouded with olive-green; conical, vertical, base projects abruptly beyond plane of clypeus; about as stout as the femur of second leg.

Maxillœ greenish - yellow, base fuscous - green; dilated, pointed.

Labium coloration of maxillæ; width somewhat surpasses length, pointed.

Sternum fuscous, medial stripe broad, yellowish-olive; cordate; eminences opposite coxæ.

Legs light yellow-brown, fore-third of femora dark-brown; tibiæ and metatarsi marked with three olive-brown annulations; hairs light-brown, somewhat sparse; spines black, rather slight and long, irregularly distributed, moderately numerous.

Palpi resemble legs in colour and armature.

Abdomen angular-ovate; sparingly clothed with fine, light hairs; integument brownish-drab, clouded with soft dark-brown, dotted with more or less obscure lake spots; folium

extends over dorsal aspect, broad-lanceolate or spade-shape; petiole reaches from hind-pair (third pair) of impressed spots to spinners; light yellowish - olive, dappled with a deeper shade, suffused with cream-coloured intricate spots and lines, centred or bordered with dull lake-brown; apex and margin creamy-white, few reddish spots; ventral region light olive-brown; shield olive - brown, displays two yellowish spots. Vulva pale amber-colour; lateral extensions of corpus represent two large, semi-oval, rapidly bent, wing-like expansions, bordered by a deep costa; scapus spoon-shape, moderately long, stout, springs from between the involute basal extremity of wings, which exhibit a conspicuous dark spot.

Single specimen, Taupiri Mountain. A. T. U.

Var. inversa, var. nov.

Coloration of cephalothorax and legs does not differ very essentially from that of the type form.

Abdomen light yellowish-olive, flecked with greenish cream-coloured spots of irregular shape and size; traversed by about five dusky-olive bands, which gradually fade into the groundcolour; the folium differs both in form and position from the dorsal figure of the typical example; it is of an acute-lanceolate shape, the point, which is considerably drawn out, reaches to anus; petiole short, curves round base of abdomen; folium has the normal ground-shade, spots coalesce more or less into irregular-shaped patches; base and petiole bordered with cream-colour, stained with lake; outline defined by five pairs of soft-brown oval spots.

Single example, from the same locality. A. T. U.

Epeira albo-lineata, sp. nov.

Fem.—Ceph.-th., long, 3; broad, 2. Abd., long, 4; broad, 4. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 10, 9, 6.5, 4.6 mm.

Cephalothorax brownish-yellow; cephalic region lightly suffused with brown-lake; a dilated, chrome-yellow, V-shaped mark extends forwards from limit of caput; fairly well clothed with silky, whitish, adpressed hairs; somewhat depressed; outline oval; lateral constriction at caput moderate; ocular eminence not very prominent; facial index scarcely surpasses lateral by one-fourth; height of clypeus exceeds diameter of a fore-centre eye; thoracic groove longitudinal; striæ rather slightly defined; profile-contour represents a moderately prominent arch.

Fore- and hind-row of eyes somewhat evenly recurved; four centrals form a subquadrate figure; posterior pair about one-third larger than anterior, separated from them by a space visibly shorter than their own diameter, plainly more than that interval from each other; laterals rather the smallest of

eight, divided by fully an eye's radius; seated on moderately-developed tubercular prominences.

Falces pale-ochreous; conical, vertical, nearly as stout as thigh of a fore-leg.

Maxillœ pale slaty-brown; rather longer than wide round-pointed.

Labium light slate-colour; perceptibly wider than long, roundly pointed.

Sternum brownish, clouded between median streak and eminences.

Legs light brownish-yellow; femora, especially of fore-pairs, stained with lake; remaining joints reflect an olive tinge; patellæ spotted; tibiæ, metatarsi, and tarsi marked with irregular, lake or olive-green annulations; somewhat sparingly furnished with whitish hairs; spines yellowish.

Palpi pale-brown, stained with lake, semi-pellucid; tolerably stout, armed with light hairs and spines.

Abdomen triangular-ovate; humeral tubercles moderately developed; ground-colour light yellow-brown, approximating to pale slaty-brown about tubercular region; closely flecked with small purple-brown dots, stained with fuscous-green; dorsal band broad, margins irregular, pale greenish-yellow, suffused with creamy-white, spotted with small lake-brown dots. Ventral surface yellow-brown, clouded with olive-green. Corpus vulvœ brownish amber-colour, green reflections; reniform, turgid, depressed; superior margin, above the rima genitalis, exhibits two elongate, transverse foveæ, intersected by a moderately-wide septum; scapus vulvæ pale yellowish-brown, curves somewhat closely over corpus, of even breadth, transversely rugose, apex large, circular, ladle-shape.

Single example, captured in the bush near Ohaupo. A. T. U.

Epeira blattea, sp. nov.

Mas.—Ceph.-th., long, 4.2; wide, 3.5. Abd., long, 4.2; wide, 4. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 17.5, 15, 12, 8.7 mm.

Cephalothorax brownish-fulvous, lightly clouded with red-lake, speckled with olive-green; latter tone predominates about posterior incline and lateral margins of caput; depressed, sides well rounded, sharply constricted forwards; lateral index equal to about three-fourths facial; thorax impressed by a large, quadrangular indentation, conspicuous within it is the long, dark thoracic groove; normal striæ ill-defined; profile-contour represents an almost horizontal line to posterior incline, which is slight.

Eyes rather small, nearly equal in size, encircled by black rings; form two prominently-recurved lines; posterior centrals divided by an interval plainly exceeding an eye's

breadth; anterior pair separated by an interval nearly equal to space occupied by hind-pair, form with them a trapezoid wider in front than long; laterals smallest of eight, posited obliquely, about an eye's diameter apart, on well-developed projections.

Falces light-brown, approximating to olive-green; slender, plainly arcuated, convexities directed towards each other, inclined inwards.

Maxillœ pale greenish-brown, base mottled with olive-green; rather short, gradually dilated, rounded.

Labium darker than maxillæ; about one fourth wider than long, round-pointed.

Sternum greenish-fulvous, clouded with deep olive-green; cordate.

Legs fulvous, reflecting reddish and olive-green tints; thighs marked beneath with three broken olive-green annuli; indications of ochraceous or green rings on tibial and metatarsal joints; hairs whitish, sparse; spines moderately long; light-brown, base dark; tibiæ of first and second pairs well armed along second half, inner side.

Palpi: Humeral and cubital joints have the tints and reflections of legs; former article of somewhat even thickness; pars cubitalis, viewed from above, ovate; projects from extremity two strong bristles; radial joint dense olive-green; strongly developed on inner side, represents a vertical segment of a circle, pointed below; projects forwards, at a right angle, from the more tumid superior end a yellowish, membranous, dilated, bicornate process; two dark ocelli occur contiguous to border; springing from margin above the latter spots is a wide organ, whose somewhat rapidly compressed fore-half extends just beyond the light process above it; lamina fulvous, densely clouded with blackish - green; sparingly haired; broad-ovate, inner side deeply impressed, projects forwards well above bulb; base produced on outer side into a dark mahogany-coloured, up-curved process of the normal form; outer shell of genital bulb somewhat pyriform or sub-discoid, consists of three lobes or cutaneous folds; upper and lower bright straw-colour; central and somewhat more tumid lobe chestnut; lower lobe much the largest, upper rather the smallest of the set. A front view of bulbus discloses, on inner side, a yellowish, elongated, gradually-dilated, bifid membrane, whose inner extremity is truncated and drawn out into an acute process; contained between the above-mentioned processes is a dark, mahogany-coloured, crumpled lobe, prolonged into a moderately wide, emarginate appendage.

Abdomen triangular-ovate, depressed above; humeral tubercles fairly well developed. Ground-colour whitish, faint-purple tint, closely flecked with purple-lake dots, which

brown; cup-shape, shallow; pars digitalis well developed, ovate; laminæ bulbi yellow-ochreous, base clouded; ovate; rugose; moderately haired, directed towards each other; genital bulb moderately complicated, the pointed apophyses will most attract attention. A long, wide, tapering, fuscous apophysis springs from near fore-half, follows superiorposterior margin of bulbus, free end curves forwards and upwards, margins involute; second apophysis fuscous, broad, tapers rapidly, projects forwards from extremity of bulb; immediately below the latter organ is a reddish process, basal half depressedly conical, fore-part sharply compressed and pointed.

The abdomen resembles that of the female both in form and markings; coloration of type specimen of a somewhat lighter and duller tone.

Fem.—Ceph.-th., long, 1.5; broad, 1.4. Abd., long, 2.5; wide, 1.4. Legs, 4, 1, 2, 3 = 9.2, 9, 6, 4.4 mm.

Cephalothorax ochraceous-yellow, cephalic region suffused with lake; border-hem and striæ mottled with olive-green; sparsely furnished with yellowish hairs. Cephalic parts and eyes do not differ essentially from the male's.

Legs pale-brown, patellary rings dark; yellowish-brown central and distal annuli on femoral, tibial, and metatarsal joints; hairs sparse; bristle-like spines on patellæ and tibiæ.

Palpi pale-brown; moderately long and slender.

Abdomen from the acutely-emarginate base is gradually enlarged to posterior third, from thence pointed to anus; a low tubercular elevation occurs at each lateral angle; two fore-thirds of profile somewhat level, posterior third inclined moderately to spinners; ground-colour yellowish olive-green, clouded with a deeper tone; folium lanceolate, occupies dorsal area from base to tubercles, clouded with fuscous-lake, few whitish spots; border cream-colour, spotted with lake dots; lateral margins and hind-slope clouded with fuscous-green; rather sparingly clothed with yellowish hairs. Vulva represents a large, shallow, somewhat reniform area, of an orangecolour, red-lake reflections, rising to a slight central ridge, whose up-turned, superior extremity exhibits two moderatesized, oval foveæ, divided by a septum perceptibly narrower than their transverse or greater breadth; superior and lateral borders of area bounded by well-developed, incurved costæ.

Pirongia Mountain. A. T. U.

Episinus similanus, sp. nov.

Fem.—Ceph.-th., long, 5.8; wide, 1.4. Abd., long, 4.9; wide, 2.3. Legs, 4, 1, 2, 3 = 9.8, 9.1, 6, 4.8 mm.

Cephalothorax dull yellow-ochreous, suffused over cephalic

Sternum greenish-brown, fuscous clouds.

Legs brownish-yellow; coxæ have light olive-green clouds; femora, patellæ, and tibiæ more or less clouded with fuscousblack; metatarsi exhibit basal and distal dusky rings; spine armature normal; hairs dark, fine, tolerably thick.

Palpi brownish-yellow, green tinge; hairs white and black; humeral joint incrassated forwards, subcompressed, about as long as terminal article; cubital and radial joints somewhat cup-shaped; radial shortish, produced on outer side into a moderately long, forward-directed process, with involute margins; pars digitalis bright yellowish-chestnut; exhibits two dark rings, one within the other; genital bulbviewed from outer side, somewhat slipper-shape, from beneath subovate; apex constricted, prominently so on outer side; free, reaches back to the pars cubitalis; base perceptibly constricted; fore-end occupied by a rather large fovea, encircled by a fuscous costa.

Abdomen ovate, subdepressed; somewhat thinly clothed with white hairs, sparingly so on fore-half; stone-colour, tinged with green; dappled with fuscous-green, somewhat densely so over superior aspect of posterior third; folium ovate; brown, clouded with a darker shade; glossy.

Single example. Wellington. T. Kirk, F.L.S.

Attus suffuscus, sp. nov.

Fem.—Ceph.-th., long, 3; wide, 2.2. Abd., long, 4.5; wide, 2.5. Legs, 1, 2–4-3 = 6.4, 5 mm.

Cephalothorax fuscous-mahogany colour; hairs dark, short, thin; cephalic part limited by a tolerably deep and large subcircular depression; profile-contour ascends from stalk at an angle of 40°, dips perceptibly at median indentation, from thence falls with a slight curve to frontal margin.

Anterior row of eyes nearly equidistant, side-eyes fully one-third size of centrals; posterior pair perceptibly smaller than fore-laterals, posited on slight eminences; eyes of second row placed centrally between fore- and hind-pairs; ocular area represents a quadrilateral figure one-third wider than long.

Falces lake-brown; transversely rugose; flattish, about one-third longer than broad; profile-line of outer margin strongly curved.

Maxillœ rather prominently dilated, roundly pointed; labium conoid, apex rounded; visibly more than half length of maxillæ; organs ochraceous, olive-green tone.

Sternum olive-yellow; elliptical, perceptible eminences opposite coxæ.

Legs brownish-yellow, tinged with olive-green, passing towards extremities into a reddish-chestnut, clouded, espe-

cially first pair, with black-brown. Hairs black, fine; spines normal.

Palpi, axillary and humeral joints yellow-brown; three following articles olive-green.

Abdomen elongate-ovate, subconvex; hairs light, somewhat thinly interspersed; ground-colour lightish olive-brown, passing into a paler tone over central part of dorsum; specific markings obscure, dark-brown; two longitudinal lines, which diverge posteriorly, occupy the pale central area; sides longitudinally striped; ventral surface brownish-yellow, displays three stripes converging towards and terminating near spinners in a circular spot. Vulva olive-brown, fore-corners chocolate-brown; semi-oval elevation; the superior margin which connects the stigmata is truncated, somewhat turgid and abrupt, exhibits on its face two oval foveæ, separated by a projecting septum, rather narrower than their transverse diameter.

Single specimen, contained in Mr. T. Kirk's Wellington collection.

Attus kirkii, sp. nov.

Mas.—Ceph.-th., long, 3; broad, 2. Abd., long, 3.5; broad, 2. Legs, 1–2, 4, 3 = 8.3, 6.8, 6.2 mm.

Cephalothorax rich brown-pink, sides and caput clouded with black-brown. Hairs yellowish, form a rather thick fringe over verge of frontal margin; circle round eyes orangered, sparse; cephalic part sensibly dilated forwards; limited by a large, transverse indentation, which exhibits on its posterior slope a longitudinal groove; clypeus in height barely equal to radius of a side-eye; fringe pale-yellow, dense; thoracic part slightly rounded; profile-contour ascends from stalk at an angle of 45°, dips at indentation, slopes moderately across caput.

Anterior row of eyes recurved; laterals separated from centrals by an interval equalling one-half their own radius, a little more distant from them than they, the centre-pair, are from each other; eyes of posterior row sensibly smaller than the fore-laterals; their space equals that occupied by the latter pair; small eyes equidistant between fore- and hindlaterals; ocular square one-third wider than long.

Falces brownish-lake; rugose; sparingly haired; broadoval, flattish, projecting.

Maxillœ deep brown-pink; dilated, roundly truncated, inferior angle somewhat pointed.

Labium roundly-conical, one-half length of maxillæ, concolorous.

Sternum brownish-yellow, oval.

Legs brownish-yellow; anterior pair more or less suffused

with deep brown-pink; tibiæ and metatarsi of second legs suffused with red-chestnut; femora of two first pairs have four spines, 1, 1, 2; hind pairs, 1, 1, 3; tibiæ of first, 2, 2, 2 beneath, 1 side spine inner aspect; tibiæ of second, 2, 2, 2, side spines 2; metatarsal joints, 2, 2; thighs of two hind-pairs, 1, 1, 3; tibial joints, 8 somewhat irregular spines; metatarsi, 6, three of which form a ring; hairs somewhat sparse, short, yellow, adpressed; black hairs more or less erect; tarsal claws, first pair, outer, 1 strong tooth; inner, 15 short close teeth; clawtuft well developed.

Palpi lake-ochreous, stained with olive-green; moderately furnished with dusky hairs; pars humeralis perceptibly compressed, incrassated forwards; in length exceeds the two following joints together; cubital joint moderately dilated, one-third longer than penultimate article; pars radialis produced on outer side into a tolerably long, black process, directed forwards, inward-curved, basal half broad, fore-half rapidly compressed; lamina elongate - ovate; fairly well haired; genital bulb ovate, moderately developed, rugulose; exhibits on outer side of anterior half a large, subtriangular indentation, apex directed forwards, bounded, except across base, by a turgid, reddish costa; viewed from outer side, the costal ridge is plainly prolonged round base of bulbus; inner margin of bulb bordered by a somewhat membranous, reddish costa, which reaches to apex; projecting from the latter part is a short, black process, resembling a stout, broken bristle.

Abdomen elongate-ovate in outline, subdepressed; hairs black and yellow, thinly interspersed. Folium occupies dorsal area, light olive-brown, on its fore-third appears a large reddish spot, which without any determinate limits gradually fades into the ground-colour; a series of 6 more or less acute brown chevrons, decreasing in size, extends from the above-mentioned spot to spinners; lateral margins longitudinally wrinkled; portion of the upper series has a deep olive-green colour, and forms a border to folium. Ventral region yellow-brown; shield defined by an olive-green border.

This rather handsome Attus, which was captured near Wellington, I have much pleasure in naming after Mr. T. Kirk, F.L.S.

Attus tenebrosus, sp. nov.

Mas.—Ceph.-th., long, 2.8; broad, 1.6. Abd., long, 2.3; broad, 1.4. Legs, 1, 2–4, 3 = 6.5, 5, 3.9 mm.

Cephalothorax dark mahogany-colour, dorsal area mostly occupied by a reddish-mahogany, lanciform figure; sparingly clothed with yellowish and fine black hairs, former tufty over eye-region; cephalic part limited by a large circular depression; depth of clypeus about half breadth of a side-eye; fringe

yellowish; thoracic part less than one - third longer than cephalic, sides moderately dilated; profile-line ascends from stalk at an angle of 50°, dips forwards with a slight incline and curve.

Anterior row of eyes distributed at nearly equal distances —less than radius of a side-eye; dorsal pair do not differ perceptibly in size from fore-laterals, placed slightly nearer to each other than are the former pair; eyes of second row intermediate; square fully one-third wider than long.

Falces lake - chestnut; transversely rugose; sparingly haired; oval, flat, rather longer than broad, directed forwards.

Maxillœ long, rather sharply dilated and rounded at extremity. Labium oval, barely one-half length of maxillæ; organs brownish, approximating to olive-green, passing into a red-chestnut about margins.

Sternum light-brown, dappled with olive; oval.

Legs: First pair orange-ochreous; femora clouded, especially inner side, with dark-brown; tibial, metatarsal, and tarsal joints have bright reddish reflections; three hind-pairs lightochreous, except the tibiæ, metatarsi, and tarsi of second legs, which have a similar shade to the respective joints of forepair; hind-pairs have more or less evanescent, olive-brown annuli; second and fourth legs of about equal length. Hairs fine, sparse; spine armature normal.

Palpi ochraceous, penultimate and digital joints reddish; pars humeralis suffused with olive-brown; latter article arcuated, incrassated forwards, projects 2 spines; cubital plainly longer and stouter than radial joint, which projects forwards from outer side a black, tolerably long and slender, downcurved process; pars digitalis nearly equals the two preceding joints in length; lamina elongate-ovate, moderately haired; genital bulb depressedly conical, moderately developed; bordered on outer side by a wide, reddish callus—contiguous to lamina—that bends abruptly into its emarginated third.

Abdomen ovate, moderately convex; sparsely clothed, chiefly on lateral margins, with short, yellowish hairs; stonebrown, lightly dappled over dorsal region with reddish-brown; median band chocolate-brown, somewhat evanescent, terminates at posterior half; two branch streaks project forwards; second half exhibits five broad, more or less arrowshaped figures, approximating to olive-brown; lateral margins horizontally streaked with olive-brown; spinners orangeyellow.

Single specimen. Hunua. T. Broun.

Attus adustus, sp. nov.

Fem.—Ceph.-th., long, 3.4; wide, 2.2. Abd., long, 4; wide, 2.4. Legs, 1–4, 2, 3 = 6.2, 5.1, 4.9 mm.