I'kquhart. — On i/tr Spiders of New Zealand. 203 



Labium rather hss than half length of maxilla', dark-brown, 

 apex round, everted, pale. 



Sternum oval, yellowish-brown. 



Abdomen elongate-oviform, projects over base of cephalo- 

 thorax ; brown, clothed with bright yellow and erect black 

 hairs ; median band, broad-lanceolate, margined with dark- 

 brown, on the basal half there are a series of angular brown 

 marks, apices directed forwards ; between latter and spinners, 

 which are long, there is a tapering brown mark ; ventral surface 

 light-brown, two dark lines converge posteriorly from bronchial 

 opercula. 



Genital eminence moderately prominent, convex above, con- 

 cave within, orifice oval, projecting from above is a tapering 

 process directed backwards. 



Male slightly exceeds female in length, resembles her in form 

 and colouring, specific pattern more defined ; median band of 

 cephalothorax formed of yellow and bright orange-red lanceolate 

 hairs, in some examples nearly covering ocular area, tapering 

 towards and bifurcating at thoracic junction ; marginal zone 

 fringed with yellow hairs. Anterior eyes, like those of females, 

 are encircled with an iris of golden orange-red hairs. Chjpeus 

 thickly bearded with short pale-yellow hairs. 



Legs differ from female's in relative, 1, 2, 4, 3, and exceed 

 hers in actual length ; first pair red-mahogany colour, suffused 

 with brown, hind pairs pale-brown, darker and faintly annu- 

 lated towards extremities ; outer tarsal claw, 1st pair, 1 strong 

 curved tooth near centre ; inner claw 19 teeth, 18 small, close 

 teeth, increasing slightly in length, terminal tooth long, curved. 



Palpi moderately long, strong black hairs ; humeral joint 

 greenish -brown, projects a short, curved black spine on upper 

 side near its articulation with cubital joint ; humeral rather 

 exceeds cubital and radial joints in length, the latter is one- 

 third shorter than cubital ; a black curved, horn-like apophysis 

 projects on outer side, at articulation with digital joint, which 

 is a rather narrow oval, has red-mahogany hue of former joints, 

 convex above, convexities directed towards each other ; palpal 

 organs simple, inferior surface somewhat pointed bulb, a 

 reddish beaded band extends from base beneath upper fold, 

 curving upwards near apex. 



Captured in June beneath old bags, Te Karaka, Auckland, 

 A.T.U. 



Attus zanihofrontalis. Plate VIII., fig. 9. 



Salticus zanthofrontalis, A.T.Ur. "Trans. N.Z. Inst.," 1884. 



Length of an adult female, 4-5 mm. 



Female does not differ much from male, abdomen larger, first 

 pair of legs shorter, relative length 1-4, 2-3 ; femora, 1st pair, 

 tumid, genua and tibise strong, nearly equal in length, meta- 

 tarsi about two-thirds length of tibiae, tarsi rather shorter ; tarsal 



