Uequhart. — On Neiu Species of Aranese. 177 



organ represents a transverse oval, basin-like projection, dis- 

 closing within two red-lake, pyriform foveae, separated by a 

 broad, triangular septum. A front view shows that the pos- 

 terior 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 con- 

 tinuation of the septum — intersects the dark rim and termi- 

 nates above therima genitalis. Scapus vulvae 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. 



Fern. — 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 de- 

 fined ; 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. 



Falccs yellow-brown, clouded with olive-green ; conical, 

 vertical, base projects abruptly beyond plane of clypeus ; 

 about as stout as the femur of second leg. 



Maxilla greenish - yellow, base fuscous - green ; dilated, 

 pointed. 



Labium coloration of maxillae ; width somewhat surpasses 

 length, pointed. 



Sternum fuscous, medial stripe broad, yellowish - olive ; 

 cordate ; eminences opposite coxae. 



Legs light yellow-brown, fore-third of femora dark-brown ; 

 tibiae 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 

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