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end, 1 short basal tooth; claw-tuft sparse, long, slender 

 plumose hairs. 



Palpi humeral and cubital joints green, former exceeds 

 cubital and radial in length, latter articles equal; base of 

 cubital slender; radial, yellowish-brown, somewhat linear, 

 short bi-cornute apophysis on outer side; digital joint same 

 tints, small, oviform, tapering, convex and sparsely haired 

 externally ; oval concavity on inferior surface, margins glossy- 

 brown, reddish bulb in centre. 



Fakes broad at base, tapering, vertical, rugose ; reddish- 

 black. 



MaxiUiB inferior angle somewhat pointed, superior rounded, 

 inclined towards labium, which is oval, more than half length 

 of maxillae ; these organs have a rich chestnut hue. 



Sternum cordate, green. 



Abdomen cylindric-oval, resembles female's in pattern and 

 coloration. 



Numerous specimens ; frequents Leptospermum. Waiwera.* 



Philodromtis ovatus, sp. nov. 



Female. — Ceph. th., long, 2.8 ; broad, 2'-4. Abd., long, 

 3-5 ; broad, 2-2. Legs, 1-2, 4, 3 = 9-5, 5-5, 5 mm. 



Cephalothorax pea-green, lake-colour about ocular area ; 

 broad-oval, slightly compressed forwards ; caput roundly trun- 

 cated, lateral index equals rather more than space of side eyes ; 

 median fovea shallow oval, noi-mal grooves faint ; profile line 

 rises at an angle of 45°, slight arch across caput ; height of 

 clijpeus nearly equals space between anterior mediaa eyes. 



Four central eyes nearly form a quadrilateral figure, posterior 

 side slightly broadest ; lateral eyes placed on prominent tuber- 

 cles, nearly as far from one another as each is from the posterior 

 lateral eye next to it ; fore-lateral largest of eight. 



Legs pea-green, faintly shaded with lake on anterior surface 

 of femora and tarsi ; 1-2 about equal length, former slightly 

 stouter; slender spines on femora, double row under tibiae 

 and metatarsi ; few, somewhat irregular spines on 3-4 ; 

 black hairs, numerous at extremities ; tarsal claws — 1st pair, 

 8 teeth, 7 coarse divergent teeth, 1 short tooth at base ; inner 

 claw 12, except 2 basal, open, somewhat coarse teeth ; claw- 

 tuft longer than claw, hairs hnear ; scopula hairs on tarsi. 



Palpi like legs in colour, about twice length of falces, black 

 hairs, few strong bristles ; palpal claw form of tarsal ; 5 strong, 

 open, somewhat even teeth. 



Falces vertical, conical, broad at base, greenish. 



* The female was described ("Trans. N.Z., Inst.," vol. xiii., p. 44.) 

 from two examples in Capt. T. Broun's collection ; owing to the action of 

 spirit, the cephalothorax and legs were erroneously described as amber- 

 colour, instead of pea-green. 



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