Dicyrtomina superba sp. nov. Plate 1, fig. 7; plate 2, figs. 35–38.

Colour: In life, this striking species appears red-brown with patches of ochreous. Mounted, a ground colour of golden-ochreous overlaid with many irregular-shaped patches of reddish-brown pigment. The strip of reddish-brown pigment down the front of the face is punctured by a series of small ochreous dots, and the ground colour in the face forms a radiating pattern between the patches of red-brown. Ocelli black on yellow fields, the yellow field crossed by a reticulation of lines which form irregular-shaped hexagons and in one of which each ocellus lies. The red-brown pigment on the anterior dorsum tends to form bands which are broken down the mid-dorsal line by a longitudinal streak of lighter yellowish ochreous. On each side of and on the dorsal surface of the two posterior segments a very deep violet-purple patch, the dorsal of which is punctured by several small ochreous dots. Antennae deep red-brown, legs ochreous, banded by bands of red-brown with small depigmented spots. Furcula pale-yellow. Four shining-white spots down each side of the trunk.

Clothing: Very occasional slender plain setae. On top of head and around posterior part of dorsum are occasional short simple spines, and there are seven similar spines down the centre of the face. On the anal segment one pair of very long and two pairs of shorter spines, the latter about half the length of the former. Legs and antennae evenly clothed with plain setae, and at apex with three stout spines.

Body: Length up to 1.5 mm. Antennae twice as long as front of head, the four segments related as 4:26:30:7. Ant. III with wart-like swellings and processes, and from about halfway along to just below the apex, a series of fine annulations. Ant. IV apically with a small exsertile sense knob, three long straight and one curved sensory bristles. Cuticle finely granulate. Ocelli eight to each side, all large and equal.

Legs: Claw with strong lateral and apical tunica, one strong outer tooth at one-third down, and a pair of strong outer teeth at two-thirds down. Two inner teeth, one at one-third down, the other at a half. The tunica finishes just before apex of claw, giving the appearance at first sight of an apical bristle to the claw. Empodial appendage with very broad inner and narrower outer lamellae, the inner lamella with strong spine at the angle; and with apical bristle arising just before apex and over-reaching apex of claw. No tenent hairs. 4–5 serrations on outer basal edge of tunica.

Furcula: Dens to mucro as 25:8. Mucro boat-shaped with strongly serrated inner and outer lamellae.

Locality: From leaf mould in bush-clad gully, Karori. (Author's Coll.).

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Type: Slide 3/1279 and Figured Paratype Slide 3/1280 Dominion Museum Collection.

Dicyrtomina spiculata sp. nov. Plate 1, fig. 10; plate 2, figs. 33–34.

Colour: In life and mounted a beautiful brilliant deep-lilac colour all over body and appendage, the antennae a darker lilac, the ventral surface paler. Halfway up and a little to the rear on