Urquhart. — On Neto Species of Araneidea. lOTf 



Eyes on black rings, form two evenly curved rows, enclosing 

 a narrow oval space, four centrals nearly form a square ; 

 posterior median eyes rather less than their diameter apart, 

 more than that space from hind-laterals ; anterior centrals 

 dark, separated from each other by a space equal to their 

 diameter, less than that interval fi-om fore-laterals ; side eyes 

 nearly contiguous, placed obliquely on moderate tubercles. 



Leys bright deep straw-colour ; armature black erect hairs, 

 few slender spines ; first pair of legs longest and strongest ; 

 superior tarsal claws — 1st pair, 7 open teeth, not differing 

 greatly in length or strength ; inferior claw, free and directed 

 outwards, 1 tooth. 



Pal pi resemble legs in colour and armature ; palpal claw 

 somewhat form of tarsal claw ; teeth broken. 



Fakes conical, project sensibly forwards ; yellowish. 



Maxillm straw-colour, somewhat spathulate, inclined towards 

 labixm, which is oval, nearly as long as broad, half length of 

 maxillae, deep yellow. 



Sternum cordate, colour of lip. 



Abdomen oviform, yellowish-olive, thickly marked with 

 creamy-coloured flecks, fan-shaped mark on dorsal surface, fore- 

 half heart-shaped, apex directed forwards, black-brown, margined 

 and marked with reddish tints, posterior half narrow, linear, 

 pale-yellow, irregular line of light-brown down centre. Epiyyne 

 transversely wrinkled eminence, orifice semicircular. 



Taken on Leptospermum ; Waiwera, A.T.U. 



Theridium venustulum, sp. nov. 



Female. — Ceph. th., long, 1. Abd., long, 1-9 ; broad, 1'3. 

 Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3. First pair, 6-4 mm. 



Cephalothorax glossy, yellow-amber colour ; broad-oval, mo- 

 derately constricted at caput, which is roundly truncated ; 

 median indentation and normal grooves moderately marked ; 

 profile line rounded posteriorly, rises to occiput ; clypeiis projects 

 forwards, in height rather more than half depth of facial 

 space. 



Eyes about equal in size, represent two curved rows, enclos- 

 mg a narrow oval s^ace, four centrals form a square, are 

 separated by a space equal to rather more than their diameter, 

 anterior pair dark ; lateral eyes nearly contiguous, seated 

 obliquely on small black tubercles. 



Leys slender, yellow-amber colour, 1-4, reddish annuli at 

 articulation of tibial and metatarsal joints ; 1 exceeds 2-4 a 

 little in length, two latter nearly equal ; armature long hairs, 

 few fine erect bristles ; superior tarsal claws — 1st pair, 5 comb- 

 teeth ; inferior claw 1 short tooth, point behind. 



Palpi like legs in colour and armature ; palpal claw 6 comb- 

 teeth, 



