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frontal breadth. Four front eyes nearly in a straight line, the 

 middle largest, close to one another, but slightly separated from 

 the side eyes. The two rear eyes set obliquely, their diameter 

 distant from the front side eyes, and farther still from the middle 

 eyes. Clypeus narrow, not exceeding in depth the diameter of 

 the side eyes. Lip longer than broad, with straight sides. 

 Maxillae long and upright. Sternum convex, shield shaped, 

 longer than wide, tapering at the rear end. The coxae of the 

 fourth pair of legs are rather widely separated from those of the 

 third pair, and equally so from one another. 



Legs bespined, not differing much in length in proportion 1, 2, 

 4, 3, or 1, 4, 2, 3 ; femoral joint of rear pair dilated. 



Type G. raleighi, nov. sp. 



MACEDONIA, nov. gen. 



Macedonia differs from Gippsicola in having the middle pair of 

 eyes in a straight or slightly procurved line with the rear side 

 eyes. The side eyes nearly touching. The clypeus wider than 

 the diameter of the largest eyes. Lip rounded at the sides and 

 the maxillae slightly inclined over the lip. 



Type M. burchelli, nov. sp. 



These two species are peculiarly alike in general shape and 

 coloration, and, judging from his description (Trans. N.Z. Inst., 

 vol. 23, p. 128) also resemble in general appearance Mr. 

 Urquhart's Oonops septemcincta, which I have not seen. In 

 falx teeth, eyes, and tarsal claws they differ at least as much as 

 do Salsula and Orchestina, but again in shape of lip, maxillae, 

 sternum, cephalothorax, abdomen, spinnerets, etc., so far coincide 

 as to suggest that they and possibly the N.Z. species should be 

 included in one genus. The latter with its contiguous side eyes, 

 separated middle eyes, and broad clypeus, hardly agrees closely 

 with Oonops, Tempi. The difference in the mode of insertion of 

 the tarsal claws would be, however, rather remarkable for a 

 single genus. 



Macedonia bufchelli, nov. sp. (PL XTIL, Fig. 4). 



Ceplialothorax, dark yellow-brown. Mandibles somewhat 

 darker still. Sternum, lip and maxillae, paler, orange. Legs 

 and palpi, a golden yellow. Abdomen, above black, with 8 pale 



