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extend from base to spinners, apparently an extension of bands 

 on cepbalotborax. A broad band extends across ventral sur- 

 face, covered with prominent brownish papillae. 



Female does not differ essentially from male, either in size, 

 specific pattern, or colouration. Palpi resemble legs in colour, 

 armed with strong bristles ; palpal claw fine, long, straight, 

 no teeth. Papillae absent on ventral surface of abdomen. 



These interesting little spiders were captured on manuka ; 

 bear a close resemblance both in colouration and form to a 

 rather common species of Oxyupes (0. gregarvus), which, in fol- 

 lowing Blackwall, was assigned in my former paper to the genus 

 Sphasus, Walck. 



Te Karaka, Auckland, A.T.I . 



Fam. ATTLDiE. 

 Genus Attus, Walck. 



Attus auricomus, sp. n. PL VIII., fig. 8. 



Length of an adult female 7 mm., and of an adult male 

 7i mm. 



Cephalothorax one-third longer than broad, widest at fore 

 part of caput ; red-mahogany colour, suffused with dark-brown, 

 sparingly clothed with pale-yellow, golden -orange lanceolate, 

 and strong black erect hairs ; median fovea large, shallow, 

 nearly circular ; ocular area more than one-third of cephalo- 

 thorax ; profile line rises from thoracic junction at an angle of 

 45°, runs horizontally as far as posterior lateral eyes, then slopes 

 moderately across caput, which is prominent in front. Clypeus 

 directed inwards, very narrow, furnished with few white hairs. 



Space between posterior lateral eyes rather more than in- 

 terval between them and anterior laterals, latter pair furthest 

 apart, and form with fore-centrals a slightly curved transverse 

 row ; anterior row half the diameter of a fore-lateral eye apart. 



Legs moderately strong, relative length 1-4, 2, 3 ; fore-pair 

 reddish hue, suffused with chocolate-brown, hind pairs pale 

 yellow-brown ; general joint nearly equals tibial in length, meta- 

 tarsi rather longer than tarsi ; armature short and long fine 

 hairs, 8 spines on upper side of femora, normal number on tibiae 

 and metatarsi, spines on latter remarkably long ; tarsal claws 

 sinuated, long ; 1st pair, outer claw 1 strong curved tooth, near 

 centre ; inner claw 11 teeth, 10 short, 1 long, curved tooth ; 4th 

 pair, outer claw 17 teeth, 16 small close, 1 strong tooth ; inner 

 claw 10 teeth, 9 open comb-teeth, 1 strong tooth ; hairs of claw- 

 tuft gradually dilated, upright, spreading. 



Palpi moderately long, brown, black and white hairs, short 

 curved spine at end of humeral joint. 



Fakes short, broad, flat, rugose, bright red-mahogany colour. 



Maxilla long, spathulate, red-mahogany hue, apices pale. 



