Urquhart. — On Nciu Species of Araneae. 245 



apices terminate close to margin of the rima genitalis ; a long, 

 tolerably wide, tapering, transversely-wrinkled, yellowish 

 scapus springs from above, curves closely over the corpus ; 

 extends beyond superior margin of the latter for more than 

 one-third its length. 



This fine specimen was kindly sent to me by Mr. E. J. 

 Savage, from Eaglan. 



Epelra leucisca, sp. nov. 



Jl/a.s.— Ceph.-th., long, 4-1; wide, 3-7. Abd., long, 4-5; 

 wide, 3-5. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 14-5, 14, 11-5, 7-7 mm. 



Cephalothorax mahogany-brown, clouded and figured with 

 a deeper shade ; glabrous ; rugulose ; depressed ; broad-ovate ; 

 cephalic part moderately convex, lateral compression some- 

 what sharp, well-defined subcircular fovea in centre ; ocular 

 emmence very prominent ; thoracic indentation large, deep, 

 exhibits within a lake-brown cruciform figure ; normal grooves 

 irregular ; profile-line represents a tolerably even low arch. 



Central eyes on dark rings, posited obliquely on ocular 

 prominence, form a trapezoid rather longer than broad behind, 

 widest in front, anterior pair largest by one-fourth ; laterals 

 much the smallest of eight, placed on tolerably prominent; 

 elevations, interspace separating them equals their radius. 



Falccs lake-brown ; slender, vertical, profile sensibly con- 

 cave, fore-third divergent, nearly twice as long as broad at 

 base. 



MaxlllcB greenish -yellow, clouded with fuscous - green ; 

 breadth visibly surpassed by length, somewhat obtusely 

 pointed, inclined towards each other. 



Labium fuscous - green, margins pale ; nearly as wide as 

 long, oval, apex very perceptibly pointed. 



Sternum fuscous-green ; narrow-cordate. 



Legs greenish-fulvous, suffused with a light coffee-brown, 

 passing into fuscous-brown on fore-part of femora ; indication 

 of three annuli on tibiae -j- metatarsi ; almost glabrous; spines 

 yellowish, short, slender, tolerably numerous, irregular; 

 curved process on coxae of first legs ; femora of anterior pairs 

 stout, slightly compressed; tibia of first leg slight, gradually 

 incrassated forwards ; of second leg somewhat clavate, well 

 armed with spines, strong and numerous on inner side of 

 second half. 



Palpi yellow -brown, suffused with olive -green ; pars 

 humeralis short, prominently turgid beneath ; inferior surface 

 projects a few strong bristles ; cubital joint angular-oval, 

 bristle at extremity ; radial more than twice as wide as long, 

 subcylindriform, exhibits three longitudinal grooves ; lamina 

 yellow-brown, clouded with olive-green ; finely haired ; linear- 

 ovate, apex tapers somewhat rapidly ; base prolonged into a 



