Uequhart. — On New Species 0/ Araneidea. 115 



Fdlces somewhat conical, vertical, sharply convex, red- 

 mahogany colour, few longitudinal dark streaks, white hairs. 



MaxiUcB spathulate, hrowuish-red, inclined towards labium, 

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

 dark-hrown, numerous short white hairs. 



Steimum broad-cordate, dark-chocolate colour. 



Abdomen oval, yellow -brown, clouded with black-brown; 

 lighter tints clothed with white hairs — with the exception of an 

 acuminate mark, which extends from base for two-thirds along 

 dorsal line ; four broad, irregular, somewhat acute-crenate 

 transverse bands ; dark patches clothed with dark hairs. Ven- 

 tral surface lighter than dorsal, whitish hairs ; spinners yellowish, 

 short. Epigyne brownish, moderately prominent, oval, centrally 

 produced, on anterior side, into a tapering projection ; labia 

 tumid, obliquely truncated on posterior side, concavities at trun- 

 cation lake-coloured. 



Single specimen. Te Karaka, A.T.U. 



Fam. ATTID^. 



Genus Attus, Walck. 

 Attus aquilus, sp. nov. 



Female. — Ceph. th., long, 1-5. Abd., long, 1-8. Legs, 

 4, 1, 2-3. 



Cephalothorax rugulose, elevated ; thorax less than one- 

 fourth longer than caput, latter slightly compressed forwards ; 

 chocolate-black, moderately clothed with orange and white 

 papillfeform hairs ; contour of profile rises from thoracic 

 junction at an angle of about 60°, slopes forwards across 

 ocular area ; chjpeus very narrow. 



Anterior row of eyes slightly recurved, close to one another, 

 irides chiefly whitish hairs ; posterior eyes not prominent, 

 slightly further from each other than they are from anterior 

 laterals ; small intermediate pair closer to fore-laterals ; ocular 

 area one-third broader than long. 



Legs: 4 slightly exceeds 1 (2 mm.) in length; 2-3 about 

 equal in length ; femoral joints brown, sparsely furnished 

 with white and orange papillaeform hairs ; other joints 

 yellowish, brown annuli at articulations ; three curved fane 

 spines on superior surface of femora, latter joints of 1-2 stout; 

 metatarsal spines stronger than tibial ; tarsal claws — 1st pair, 

 outer, 1 strong tooth ; inner claw about 13, 12 close teeth, 

 1 strong terminal tooth ; claw-tuft linear, equals claw in 

 length. 



Palpi yellow-brown, radial and digital joints yellowish, 

 white hairs. 



Fakes short, applanate, in length rather more than diameter 



