Urquhabt. — On new Species of Araneidea. 115 



Theridium truncation, sp. nov. Plate XL, fig. 5. 



Female. — Cepli. th., long, 1*9; broad, 1. Abd., long, 3 

 broad, 2. Legs, 4, 1, 2, 3 = 6, 5-9, 5, 4-2 mm. 



Ceplialothorax brown, marginal zone dark-brown ; oval, rugu- 

 lose, moderately compressed forwards ; ocular prominence mode- 

 rate, lateral index ratber exceeds space from a fore-lateral eye to 

 tbe anterior-central furthest from it ; tboracic indentation deep, 

 transverse, radial and caput striae well-marked ; profile line 

 slightly arched across pars tboracica, rising a little to posterior 

 row of eyes ; clypeus projects a little forwards, sensibly convex, 

 height nearly equals depth of ocular area. 



Posterior row of eyes sensibly recurved, median pair three- 

 fourths their diameter from each other, rather more than that 

 interval from fore-centrals, their breadth and a half from hind- 

 laterals ; anterior row recurved, centrals smallest of eight, 

 separated by their diameter and a half, rather less than that 

 interval from side-eyes next to them ; laterals have the pearly 

 lustre of hind-median pair, seated obliquely on rather strong, 

 dark-brown tubercles, one-fourth their diameter apart. 



Legs moderately strong ; brownish-yellow ; armature, erect 

 black hairs, few slender bristles ; superior tarsal claws — 1st pair, 

 10 comb teeth ; inferior claw fine, 2 points. 



Palpi slender, shorter than ceplialothorax, brownish-yellow, 

 digital joint brown ; dark hairs ; palpal claw, 6 teeth. 



Feilees mahogany-brown ; vertical, somewhat linear, about 

 one-third longer than clypeus. 



Maxilla long, tapering, slightly rounded on superior side 

 inclined over lip ; yellow-brown, greenish tinge. Labium oval, 

 half as long as maxillae ; dark-brown. 



Sternum cordate, clathrate, light-brown. 



Abdomen oviform, somewhat aplanate above, projects over 

 base of ceplialothorax ; posterior end dips abruptly to spinners ; 

 sparely clothed with rather coarse light hairs ; dorsal field light 

 yellow-brown, two broad cbocolate-brown sinuate bands — pos- 

 terior fourtb, acutely dentate — extend from base to spinners ; 

 ventral surface and lateral margins chocolate-brown ; between the 

 dorsal bands and sinuated lateral margins are broad light streaks. 



Vulca yellowish ; low, conical, almost circular, wrinkled 

 eminence, slightly indented on inferior side. (Possibly an im- 

 mature specimen.) 



Otago, P. Gay en. 



Theridium exornatum , sp. nov. 



Female. — Ceph. th., long, 1*5 ; broad, 1. Abd., long, 3 ; 

 broad, 2-8. Legs, 1, 2-4, 3 = 9-8, 7, 4 mm. 



Cephalothorax light-brown, reddish hue about occiput and 

 clypeus ; two median streaks, and marginal zone dark-brown ; 



