74 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Posterior central eyes separated by a space equal to their 

 diameter and a half; anterior centrals rather more than that 

 interval from each other, and about their diameter fi-om hind- 

 median eyes, separated from fore-laterals by about their space 

 and a quarter ; laterals on dark tubercles, about their radius 

 apart. 



Leys yellowish, moderately defined brown annulations ; 1-2 

 pair rather stout ; strong curved process on outer side of coxfe 

 of 1st pair ; armature sparse light hairs, spines numerous, 

 yellowish, base dark, cluster of 8 short curved spines near apex 

 of tibiffi of 2 ; 3-4 rather slender ; long spines on inferior 

 surface of femora, especially of 4th pair. Superior tarsal 

 claws — 1st pan-, 9 teeth, 4 termmal strong ; inferior claw, 2 close 

 teeth. 



Paljd yellowish, humeral joint stout, tuft of bristles project 

 from tumid eminence on mferior sm-face near apex of article ; 

 cubital joint broad, somewhat spathulate, projects at apex a 

 long strong bristle; radial joint shortest, articulated to inferior 

 surface of cubital, produced on outer side into a large linear- 

 oval yellowish process ; digital joint broad-oval, convex and 

 moderately hairy externally, convexities directed towards each 

 other, base of convexity produced on outer side into a rather 

 long, stout, curved apophysis of a dark-reddish colour ; bulb, 

 viewed from somewhat beneath, represents a series of bright 

 red-brown dark - margined folds ; terminates with several large 

 tumid, introflexed, somewhat lip-shaped dark lobes ; near apex, 

 directed forwards, is a horizontal, dark, curved membranous 

 apophysis, a prolongation of an upper fold, behind this 

 apoi^hysis there is a short process, curved backwards. 



Falces slender, vertical, yellowish. 



Abdomen somewhat oviform, specific pattern and coloration 

 does not differ essentially from female. 



Pairs about November. Cocoon sub-globose, composed of 

 dark-green silk of a loose texture, about two metres in diameter ; 

 eggs pinkish, spherical, 350-645 in number. 



Te Karaka, Auckland, A.T.U. Otago, F. Ooyen. 



E'peira j)ocillator, sp. nov. 



Female. — Ceph. th., long, 5 ; broad, 4 ; facial index, 2-2. 

 Abd., long, 10; broad, 8. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 17, 15, 13-5, 

 9'5 mm. 



Cephalothnrnx lake-chocolate colour, hairs adpressed, sparse, 

 yellowish ; rather depressed, sides not prominently rounded, 

 moderately constricted at caput, sides of which are not very 

 abrupt, lateral index equals space between a hind-lateral eye 

 and the hind-central next to it, ocular eminence fairly pro- 

 minent, mammiform eminences moderately developed ; median 



