Uequhakt. — On Nciv Species of Ai-ansac. 129 



Palpi and legs concolorous ; stout ; pars liumeralis, length 

 about equal to cubital + radial joints together; cubital joint 

 somewhat shorter than penultimate article ; pars digitalis 

 scarcely as long as two former joints together ; hairs numerous; 

 palpal claw short, stout, well curved, no teeth. 



Abdomen elongate-oviform ; hairs somewhat sparse, chiefly 

 on base ; pale-yellowish stone-colour, crossed by seven brown- 

 ish-purple, recurved, arcuate bars, thickening somewhat in 

 centre ; basal bar narrowest and straightest, connected with 

 second and third bars by a rather narrow median band, in- 

 terval separating two latter bars less than one-half space 

 between the second and first ; posterior bars closer to one 

 another, less pronounced ; ventral region speckled, displays a 

 wide median streak, dilated at spinners ; broad band above 

 vulva, shade lighter than dorsal marks. Spinners orange- 

 colour. Corpus vulva orange-yellow ; wide, convex, represents 

 a segment of a circle, projects over the rima genitalis. Two 

 pairs of spiracular openings, second not far from first pair, 

 and not quite so distant from each other. 



According to Thorell, Simon, and Cambridge, there appears 

 to be some doubt as to whether the typical form 0. piulcher, 

 Templeton, possesses more than two stigmata ; the Eev. O. P. 

 Cambridge believed that he could discern four. In 0. septein- 

 cincta the first pair of spiracular openings are easily discern- 

 ible, the second not so, in fact scarcely visible, but when 

 stretched the stigmata prove to be as large and well-developed 

 as the first pair. 



I am indebted to Mr. T. Kirk, F.L.S., for this interesting 

 example, which was contained in his collection from Wel- 

 li'^gton. 



Fam. AGELENIDiE. 



Gen. Tegenakia, Ltr. 



Tegenaria arboricola, sp. nov. Plate XXL, fig. 8. 



Mas. — Ceph.-th., long, 4 ; wide, 3. Abd., long, 5 ; wide, 

 2-4. Legs, 1, 4, 2, 3 = 24, 21, 18-5, 16 mm. 



Ccplialotliorax fulvous, dorsal band broad, lightly shaded 

 with black, bifurcates forwards at fovea, leaving a narrow 

 streak, tapers rapidly close to posterior median eyes ; similar 

 shading on lateral margins ; border narrow, dark ; glabrous ; 

 pars cephalica modercxtely convex, quadrate, facial index sur- 

 passes lateral by one- fourth ; ciypeus convex, depth equals half 

 space occupied by fore-central eyes ; pars thoracica oval, con- 

 vex ; fovea oval, longitudinal ; radial and caput striae fairly 

 well defined ; profile-contour represents an angle of 45° at 

 posterior inclination, occiput somewhat horizontal, perceptible 

 double curve, slopes across eye-area. 

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