Uequhabt. — On New Species of Araneae. 241 



depressedly convex, roundly truncated, ocular prominence 

 low ; depth of clyjjeus equals breadth of a fore-centre eye ; 

 thoracic part moderately convex, well dilated ; indentation 

 and normal grooves shallow ; contour of profile rises from 

 thoracic junction at an angle of 40°, slopes moderately, with a 

 perceptible curve, across occiput, dips more abruptly over eye- 

 area. 



Posterior row of cijes sensibly recurved ; centrals separated 

 by an interval visibly exceeding an eye's diameter, nearly their 

 space and one-half from laterals ; anterior row rather more 

 distinctly recurved ; median eyes slightly larger than hind- 

 pair, less than twice their diameter apart, rather more than 

 their space from side-eyes ; laterals have the lake tinge of 

 posterior median pair, divided by an interval fully equalling 

 their diameter. 



Falces creamy-ochreous ; conical, vertical, length equals 

 the pars digitalis of palpus. 



Maxillce pale-drab, mottled with olive-green. 



Labium greenish ; margins tumid, everted. . 



Stermim pale-drab, greenish reflections. 



Legs brownish straw-colour, annuli evanescent ; armature 

 does not differ greatly from male's. 



Palpi colour and armature of legs. 



Abdomen triangular-ovate, subaplanate ; humeral tubercles 

 low ; coloration and markings do not differ very essentially 

 from male's. Ventral shield greenish. F/^Zra light-brown; sub- 

 reniform, projects strongly, subcircular above; posterior half 

 transversely rugose ; lateral margins of superior half show 

 about six broad longitudinal ridges, divided by a brown-lake 

 fovea ; truncated in front, concave and transversely wrinkled 

 within, discloses a prominent median ridge. 



Mr. P. Goyen, F.L.S., to whom I am indebted for this 

 interesting species, states that "it is found on whitish cliffs 

 of calcareous sandstone, and is a fine example of protective 

 coloration. Whether resting on, or in its web before, the rocks, 

 it is so like the surface upon or before which it rests that it is 

 most difficult to see when one is looking for it." Dunedin. 



Epeira sublutia, sp. nov. 



Fein. — Ceph.-th., long, 2-3 ; broad, 2. Abd., long, 4-2 ; 

 broad, 2. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 9-5, 8, 6-5, 5 mm. 



Cephalothorax light ochreous-brown ; somewhat sparingly 

 clothed with whitish pubescence ; length equal to the pars 

 patellaris -|- tibialis of fourth leg ; cephalic part moderately 

 convex, roundly truncated ; lateral index fully equals three- 

 fourths facial ; height of clypeus less than diameter of a fore- 

 central eye ; thoracic part moderately dilated ; fovea sub- 

 circular ; normal grooves tolerably shallow ; contour of profile 

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