Urquhart. — On new Species of Araneidea. 149 



comprised within are about 360 pinkish eggs, agghitinated 

 together. 



Tairoa, T. Broun; Te Karaka, A. T. U. 



Fam. THLAOSOMID^. 

 Genus Thlaosoma, Cambr. 



Thlaosoma tulerosa, sp. nov. 



Female. — Ceph. th., long, 2; broad, 2-7. Abd., long, 3'1; 

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



Ceplialothorax pale stone-colour, olive-tinge, base and 

 lateral margins semi-pellucid, stri^ defined by interrupted 

 dark-brown streaks ; pars cephalica brownish, light olive- 

 brown oblique bars; median streak yellowish-brown, acute ; 

 eye-area reddish, cross yellow ; hairs papillaefomn, white and 

 reddish ; pars thoracica somewhat reniform, raised into two 

 abrupt ridges, terminating in prominent sub-conical points 

 above thoracic junction ; fore-part of pars cephalica somewhat 

 conical, has the normal upturn ; height of clypeus nearly 

 equals depth of ocular area. 



Four central eyes form a quadrilateral figure broader than 

 long, of about equal size ; laterals rather smaller than median 

 eyes, their radius apart. 



Legs brownish-yellow, broad, somewhat flecked, brown 

 annuli on femora ; two broad annulations on tibiae ; single one 

 at fore-end of metatarsi ; 1-2 and 3-4 of about equal strength, 

 two fore-pairs stoutest ; femoral joints armed beneath with 

 double row of moderately short and strong tubercular spines, 

 numerous smaller spines between rows ; similar rows, com- 

 posed of smaller spines, beneath tibia of 1-2 ; hairs sparse ; 

 outer superior tarsal claw — 1st pair, much the longest and 

 strongest, 4 close teeth ; inner claw 5 ; inferior claw sharply 

 bent, 2 short teeth. 



Palj^i and legs concolorous ; palpal claw sharply curved, 

 3 teeth increasing in length and strength. 



Fakes clouded with blackish-olive, fangs red ; long, some- 

 what linear, directed inwards. 



MaxiUcB rather longer than broad, roundly pointed, in- 

 clined over labium, which is large, broader than long, some- 

 what pointed; organs chocolate-brown, apices light. 



Sternum olive-brown, clouded with dark-brown ; cordate. 



Abdomen, base and lateral margins have a pinkish tint ; 

 in centre of concave depression above thoracic junction is a 

 linear-oval, red-brown mark ; dorsal surface, except posterior 

 third, which represents a creamy-white triangular area, is 

 black-brown ; tubercular eminences mostly yellowish-brown ; 

 hairs papillaeform, numerous, reddish and white ; the apices 

 of the two lateral and leading protuberances are nipple-like; 



