ARACHNIDA 6*] 



above, not enough to form markings ; legs black, the coxae, patellae 

 and a band on tibiae and tarsi of hind pairs pale, and here clothed with 

 white hair; some white hair above on basal joints of palpi. Cephalo- 

 thorax long, narrow and flat, thoracic part scarcely widened ; anterior 

 eye-row slightly up-curved, the eyes of second row rather nearer to 

 those of the third row than to laterals of first row. Legs short, I the 

 stoutest, especially the tibia, which is sparsely clothed with long fine 

 black hairs ; legs without spines, except two on anterior metatarsi and 

 some weak ones at tips of tibiaa III and IV; some stiff bristles above 

 on the femora. Lip much longer than broad ; anterior coxae sepa- 

 rated by width of lip, hind coxae contiguous, abdomen long, slender, 

 depressed; spinnerets distinct. 



One male from Mangrove Point, Narboro Island, in April. 



Appears to be as close to Admestina as to any genus yet described. 



PHIL^US PACIFICUS sp. nov. 



Length 4 mm. 



Cephalothorax reddish brown, darkest in eye region, in male there 

 is a white stripe each side of eye region, but no trace of white median 

 spot ; legs and mandibles yellowish brown, leg I quite dark, hind pairs 

 often pale ; abdomen margined with a whitish stripe ; in female pale 

 above, with four pairs of black spots ; in male shining brown, with 

 three pairs of white dots. Mandibles of male elongate and porrect. 

 Similar in structure to P. militarise but smaller. 



Five specimens from Albemarle and Narboro in January and April. 



Order ARTHROG ASTRA. 



PHRYNIDA. 



CHARINUS INSULARIS sp. nov. 



(PI. II, fig. 8.) 



Length 9 mm. 



Cephalothorax, mandibles and palpi red-brown ; legs more yellow- 

 ish ; abdomen light brown above ; coxae and venter paler. Cepha- 

 lothorax very broad and short; palpi of usual length; femur in front 

 above with three short spines, below three longer ones, the basal one 

 the longest ; the tibia has above in front five spines, the first near the 

 middle being short, the next three increasing in length, and the fifth 

 shorter than the second ; below there are two spines, the apical the 

 longer; the hand has on inner side two spines, the apical much the 

 longer, and on outer side near tip one spine ; legs short, hind tibiae four- 



