Ukquhakt. — On New Specica of Araueidac. 261 



cated in front, on face of truncation is a somewhat quadrate 

 lobe, in relievo, of a deeper hue ; two black semi-detached 

 apopliyses follow the margins of the lamina, curve down- 

 wards beyond the bulb ; fore-apophysis has the shortest 

 curve. 



Falccs yellowish, lake stains ; vertical, somewhat conical, 

 sliglitly divergent, rather shorter than pars digitalis of palpus. 



Maxillce linear-conical, long, inclined toward labium, which 

 is conical, more than one-half length of maxillae ; organs yel- 

 lowish. 



Sfernnni ovate ; eminences opposite coxa} ; few hairs ; yel- 

 lowish. 



Abdomen aplanate above, base displays a slight angular 

 notcli ; broadest between posterior subconical projections, 

 wdiich are directed backwards and slightly outwards; from, 

 these tubercular projections abdomen represents a triangular 

 area dipping somev«'hat abruptly to spinners ; sides abrupt ; 

 marginal zone longitudinally wrinkled ; colour of cephalo- 

 thorax, with vein-like lake-coloured streaks ; blackish semi- 

 circular patch on concave margin betw-een tubercular pro- 

 minences ; lateral margins and ventral surface brownish, 

 clouded, and streaked with black-brown and lake. 



Waiorongomai Gorge, Te Aroha, A. T. U. 



Fam. LYCOSID^. 

 Gen. Cycloctenus, L. Koch. 



Cijcloctenus Icijidus, sp. nov. Plate XYII., fig. 1. 



Female. — Ceph.-th., long, 4-5; broad, 4. Abd., long, o ; 

 broad, 3. Legs, 4, 2, 1-3 = lG-5, 15-5, 14-5 mm. 



Geplialothorax fulvous, markings fuscous, indentation red- 

 dish ; marginal band narrow, projects across the border hem 

 14 acute marks, 7 on each side ; radial eminences have vein- 

 like streaks, and terminate with irregular angular marks, 

 nearly alternating with those of the marginal band ; from limit 

 of caput two lines follow the grooves, and two broader lines 

 radiate nearly to posterior eyes ; fringe of white hairs beneath 

 marginal zone ; length equal to the patella and tibia of a leg 

 of third pair ; pars cephalica somewhat quadrate, depressed 

 above, sides moderately abrupt ; pars thoracica circular, con- 

 vex, indentation narrow, longitudinal ; radial and caput 

 striae well-defined ; profile-contour rises from thoracic junction 

 at an angle of about 50^, slightly arched to base of caput, from 

 whence it rises with a perceptible curve to hind row of eyes, 

 dips abruptly across oculai area ; depth of clijpcus nearly 

 equals diameter of an eye of first row. 



First row of eyes straight, nearly one-third size of centrals 

 of second row, posited on a Ijrown patch, scarcely an eye's 



