Urquhart. — On Neic Species of Araneidea. 81 



narrow, depressed, ocular eminence prominent ; fore and 

 bind row of eyes much recurved, posterior centrals less than 

 their diameter apart. 



Leg-'i same tint as cephalothorax, light-brown annuli on 

 tibias and metatarsi, whitish hairs ; spines short, yellow- 

 brown, base dark, numerous, especially on tibial joints ; 

 femoral joints of 1-2 rather stout ; superior tarsal claws — 

 1st pair, 8 teeth, inferior claw, 2 short teeth. 



Palpi, humeral and cubital joints yellowish, latter ap- 

 planate, broad, base constricted, projects from apex two 

 long strong bristles, railial joint short, pitchy-red, produced 

 above into a stout upright process, from curved apex there 

 projects forwards a somewhat semi-oval, truncated membrane, 

 finely toothed along truncated end ; in centre of article, on 

 outer side, is a rather large mammiform eminence, beneath 

 which is a black curved apophysis, convave above, directed 

 forwards ; digital joint large, broad-oval, convex and hairy 

 externally, convexities directed towards each other ; palpal 

 organs complex, most remarkable are, at base of bulb, a 

 large black apophysis, concave above, directed forwards; pro- 

 jecting upright from its base is a long, stout, black process, 

 curved forwards at apex ; between former projection and 

 apex of bulb is a dark, somewhat membranous, pointed 

 apophysis, projecting from a ring-like base ; bulb terminates 

 with several membranous projections, concave beneath, acu- 

 minate. 



Abdomen, base somewhat rounded, tapers posteriorly from 

 lateral angles ; tubercles conical, well-developed ; specific pattern 

 on fore-part bears some resemblance to female's, but has duller 

 tints — which also obtain in some female examples ; from the 

 broad transverse band which connects tubercles, a tapering 

 mark, with few acute projections, extends to spinners. 



This handsome Epeira is rather uncommon, but mature 

 examples may be met with throughout the winter months — 

 frequents branchlets of manuka [Leptospermum scoparium) ; the 

 snare, apparently, only consists of a few irregular lines ; the 

 cocoon, which she fabricates amongst the slender branches, is 

 sub-globose, composed of coarse dark-gieen silk of loose texture, 

 about two meti'es in diameter ; comprised within are about 70 

 or more oval eggs of a pale-brown colour, agglutinated together 

 in a lenticular form. Male rare. 



Te Karaka, Auckland, A.T.V. 



Epeira hi-albimacula, sp. nov. 



Female. — Ceph. th., long, 8 ; broad, 2-3. Abd., long, 4 ; 

 broad, 2-5. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 11, 10, 9-5, 6 mm. 



Cephalothorax pellucid stoue-brown, caput clouded with 



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