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breadth apart, perceptibly more than their breadth from 

 median eyes of second hne ; second row sensibly procurved, 

 median pair seated on oval brown spots, perceptibly smaller 

 than e}'es of posterior row, separated from them by an interval 

 equal to their breadth and one-half, divided from each other 

 by a space rather surpassing their diameter, and from side- 

 eyes — which are much the smallest of the eight — by a some- 

 what shorter interval ; eyes of third row directed obliquely 

 backwards, seated on rather strong black-brown tubercles, at 

 base of which are laterals of second row. 



Legs pale-brown, flesh-coloured tinge, lightly suffused with 

 redchsh-brown ; about three broken, somewhat acutely-crenate, 

 dark-brown annulations on femoral joints ; rings more or 

 less obliterated on patellae, tibiae, and metatarsi ; faint central 

 annuli on two latter articles ; legs of nearly equal strength 

 and length ; almost devoid of hairs, except on penultimate and 

 tarsal joints ; few short black spines on femora ; tibiaj of first 

 and second pairs have 13 spines, surpassing diameter of 

 article in length ; 5-5 beneath ; metatarsi 12, on inferior sur- 

 face 4-4 ; about 8 on tibiae and metatarsi of third and fourth ; 

 superior tarsal claws — first pair stout, well-curved, 6 open 

 somewhat coarse teeth, increasing in length and strength ; 

 inferior claw stout, 3 open rather strong teeth, increasing in 

 length. 



Palpi colour and markings of legs ; pars digitalis hairy, 

 13 strong spines ; palpal claw, 4 very open teeth. 



Falces light-chestnut ; conical, project at base in front, 

 sloj^e inwards. 



Maxilla yellow-brown ; linear, slightly pointed, about one- 

 third longer than broad ; perceptibly inclined towards labium, 

 which is rather broader than long, sides rounded, apex some- 

 what concave, chestnut-brown. 



Sternum yellow-brown ; cordate, breadth nearly equals 

 length. 



Abdomen oviform, base someAvhat truncated, rather de- 

 pressed above ; sparsely clothed with bright, straw-coloured 

 hairs ; colour of cephalothorax, spotted and figured with dark- 

 brown ; most conspicuous spots on dorsal field comprise 8 

 small spots on basal third, and 4 large, representing a 

 quadrilateral figure in centre of back ; few broken trans- 

 verse lines towards spinners; vulva represents a semi -oval 

 narrow projection, apparently simple within (organ somewhat 

 shrunk) . 



Two female examples of this handsome species were con- 

 tained in a collection kindly communicated to me by T. Kirk, 

 Esq., F.L.S., from Wellington. 



