Urquhart. — On New Species of Araneidea. tB 



indentation transverse, normal grooves not strongly marked ; 

 contour of profile horizontal above, dips moderately posteriorly 

 and anteriorly, rising at occiput. Height of chjimis rather ex- 

 ceeds space between fore-central eyes. 



Fore and hind row oieyes moderately recurved ; four centrals 

 of equal size ; posterior pair separated by a space equal to a 

 diameter and a half, rather less than that interval from anterior 

 centrals, which are rather further from one another than are the 

 former pair, nearly twice their space from fore-laterals ; side- 

 eyes seated obhquely on small tubercles at angle of caput, about 

 radius of an anterior eye apart, latter exceeds posterior eye in 

 size by about one-third. 



Legs rather slender, femora of 1-2 lake-coloured ; 3-4 suf- 

 fused with brown, convex above, few spines ; genua and tibise 

 double-groove above, latter joints, metatarsi and tarsi have a 

 yellowish tinge, browaiish annulations ; armature sparse yellowish 

 hairs, spine at apex of genual joint, double row of 6 beneath 

 tibife, and of 5 beneath metatarsi. Superior tarsal claws — 1st 

 pair, 10 comb-teeth, increasing in length and strength ; inferior 

 claw, 2 close teeth. 



Palpi moderately slender, yellow-brown, yellowish hairs and 

 slender spines ; palpal claw 10 comb-teeth, 2 basal small. 



Falces conical, vertical, convex, prominent at base in front, 

 nearly as thick as base of femora of 1st pair of legs, brownish- 

 lake, few yellowish hairs. 



Maxilla nearly as broad as long, obtusely pointed, inclined 

 towards labium, which is triangular, about as long as broad ; 

 organs chocolate-brown, pale apices. 



Sternum cordate, eminences opposite coxte ; black-brown. 



Abdomen oviform, projects over base of cephalothorax, de- 

 pressed above, sensibly convex; lateral margins rather deep, 

 convex ; fore-tubercles moderately prominent, apices rounded, 

 directed outwards ; posterior tubercles prominent ; central 

 tubercle of first row twice size of laterals, tubercle of second 

 row exceeds first central in size, tubercle of third row nearly 

 equals it. Sparsely clothed with short fine light hairs ; integu- 

 ment yellowish-brown, spotted with brown ; dorsal mark 

 brownish-buff, brown flecks, from apices of fore-tubercles it 

 tapers off, margins incurvate, round base of abdomen, brown 

 centre of narrow band bifurcates to base of fore-tubercles ; from 

 latter, dorsal mark extends with slightly undulating margins to 

 posterior tubercles, which have the same pale hue ; in centre of 

 specific mark is a brown, somewhat lugeniform mark, with 

 rather slight oblique streaks beneath ; almost entire length and 

 breadth of lateral margins covered by creamy-white, lake-tinted, 

 somewhat oval marks, with brown dentate margins on dorsal 

 side, and series of nearly vertical streaks of similar hue. Ventral 

 surface brown, dark-green, orange-yellow margined, shield- 



