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Falces prominent at base, vertical ; light red-mahogany 

 colour ; one strong tooth near extremity. 



Maxilla obliquely truncated on outer side, inclined towards 

 labium, which is somewhat oval, more than half length of 

 maxillae, everted ; these parts have a brownish tint, labium 

 darkest. 



Sternum broad cordate, rugulose, chocolate-brown. 



Abdomen oval, moderately convex above, projects over base 

 of cephalothorax ; brownish-black, sparingly clothed with fine 

 light hairs ; encircled and centrally divided with creamy-coloured 

 disjointed bands ; marginal bands extend from spinners along 

 ventral surface to branchial opercula. Genital organ vermiform, 

 pendulous, directed backwards ; pale amber-colour, extremity 

 reddish ; projects from much wrinkled integument of a darker 

 hue. 



Male shorter and slimmer than female, resembles her in 

 specific pattern, colour, and armature ; caput rises higher, pro- 

 jects further forwards, causing hind and especially the fore-row 

 of eyes to form a stronger curve. 



Legs rather longer than female's, i.-iv., ii.-iii., nearly equal, 

 strong black hairs. 



Palpi mahogany-colour ; humeral joint long ; cubital and 

 radial short, latter cup-shaped, greenish; digital joint oval, 

 convex, and hairy externally, convexities directed towards each 

 other ; palpal organs moderately complex, lobe-like, posterior 

 half dark ; projecting at extremity is a broad black, concave, 

 sharply pointed process. 



Taken on shrubs ; cocoons two or more, whitish, globular, 

 4 mm. in diameter, suspended by a short silken line to inferior 

 surface of leaf; about 15 light-coloured spherical eggs, not 

 agglutinated together ; web normal intricate lines. Pairs in 

 November. 



Te Karaka, Auckland, A.T. U. 



Theridium squalide, sp. n. Plate VIII., fig. 2. 



Length of an adult female, 5 mm. 



Cephalothorax oval, moderately compressed at caput, glossy 

 red-mahogany ; median fovea narrow-oval, deep, nearly length 

 of thorax ; caput and radial striae well-marked ; contour of profile 

 rises gradually from thoracic junction, forming a slight arch 

 across caput ; clypeus vertical, convex, indentation below eyes ; 

 height equals depth of ocular area. 



Four central eyes form a trapezoid whose shortest side is 

 between anterior pair, which are smallest of eight ; posterior 

 pair less than their diameter apart, rather more than their 

 breadth from hind-laterals ; posterior centrals and side eyes have 

 a pearl-grey lustre, latter largest of eight, close, placed obliquely 

 on moderate tubercles. 



