10(i Transactions. — Zoology. 



Leys moderately long and slender ; 4, 1, 2, 3, iv. pair slightly 

 exceeds i. in length ; colour yellowish-amber ; armature erect 

 black hairs, few fine bristles; superior tarsal claws, 1st pair, 

 moderately strong and curved, 7 rather short close teeth, in- 

 creasing in length ; inferior claw smaller than superior, bent 

 downwards and forwards, two teeth, basal shortest and stoutest. 



Palpi rather long and slender, resemble legs in colour and 

 armature, strong hairs on digital joint ; palpal claw rather weak, 

 5 or 6 short teeth. 



Falces prominent at base, vertical, divergent, rugulose, bright 

 red-mahogany, 3 strong teeth. 



Maxilla long, linear, somewhat rounded, with lip-like in- 

 dentation at apex (apparently caused through pressure of fangs), 

 inclined towards labium, which is broader than long, everted; 

 these parts have a bright red-mahogany colour. 



Sternum cordate, pitted, dull mahogany-colour. 



Abdomen ovoid, yellowish-brown, clothed with light hairs. 

 Vulva yellowish brown, transversely wrinkled, somewhat oblong, 

 convex eminence, concave within, projecting posteriorly from 

 anterior side there is a yellowish amber-coloured protuberant 

 lip, with incurved margins. 



Te Karaka, Auckland, A.T.I . 



Theridium setiger, sp. n. Plate VIII., fig. 3. 



Length of a mature female, 3 mm. 



Cephalothorax oval, moderately constricted forwards, caput 

 prominent in front ; rugulose, glossy brown-black ; median 

 indentation semicircular, convexity directed backwards ; normal 

 grooves moderate ; profile contour forms a slight arch across 

 caput, roundly curved posteriorly ; clypeus projects prominently 

 forwards, pointed ; indentation below eyes, in height nearly 

 equals depth of ocular area. 



Eyes large, four centrals form a square ; anterior pair dark, 

 placed somewhat obliquely on angular projections ; posterior 

 row, rather less than their diameter apart, form a slight curve, 

 convexity of curve directed backwards ; lateral eyes, which have 

 the pearly lustre of hind-centrals, are contiguous, and seated 

 obliquely on reddish-brown tubercles, space between them and 

 fore-centrals rather less than interval between latter pair. 



Leys moderately long and strong, relative length, 1, 4, 2, 3 ; 

 i. longest, ii. nearly equals iv. ; pellucid-grey, well-defined black- 

 brown annulations ; armature strong hairs, few bristles. Supe- 

 rior tarsal claws, 1st pair, moderately curved, 7 comb-teeth, 

 increasing in length and strength ; inferior claw fine, bent, 

 apparently no teeth. 



Palpi resemble legs in colour and armature, palpal claw 

 strong, curved, 5 long comb-teeth forming an even line with 

 point of claw. 



