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rated by an interval equal to au eye's breadth, their space 

 from laterals ; anterior row reenrved, median pair larger than 

 posterior centrals, somewhat less than theii- diameter from 

 each other, rather more than that distance from hind-paii-. 

 interval between them and side-eyes surpasses one-half their 

 space ; laterals have the opalescent lustre of posterior centrals : 

 smallest of eight, posited obliquely on a low, common tubercle, 

 contiguous. 



Fakes red-mahogany, deepening in tone at fore-end : 

 moderately strong, vertical. 



Maxilla light brownish-yellow, suffused with lake-brown : 

 linear-conical, inclined modercitely over labium, which is oval, 

 about half as long as maxillas, similar colour. 



Sternum brown-yellow, suffused with lake ; cordate, emi- 

 nences opposite coxae. 



Legs yellow-orange, coxae blotched with lake ; femora have 

 four interrupted hght cinereous-brown rings, bordered with 

 lake ; tibiae of fore- and hind-paii-s have respectively 3 and 4 

 annulations ; metatarsi, 2 ; hairs somewhat sparse ; thighs 

 armed with few black spines ; patellae, 2 ; tibiae of first and 

 second, 15 -j- 8, hind-tibise 1 -f 8, long black spines ; meta- 

 tarsi of first pairs, inner row of 6 projecting spines sm-passing 

 tibials in length, 6 outer somewhat shorter ; metatarsal joints 

 of second pairs, 4 -f 6 similar spines ; metatarsi of hind-pairs 

 have 2 centrally-placed strongish spines. Superior tarsal claws 

 — first pair, somewhat shortly bent, i teeth increasing in 

 length and strength: inferior claw long, fine, sha.rply bent. 

 small points. 



Palpi coloration of legs; strongish bristles; slender, as 

 long as cephalothorax : ptilpal claw less bent than tarsal ; 4 

 teeth similar in form to teeth of tarsal claws. 



Abdomen does not differ essentially in form or coloration 

 from male's. Corpus vulva orange -brown, clouded with 

 brownish-lake ; represents a large transverse oval eminence : 

 somewhat clathrate ; median line concave ; above the rima 

 genitalis is a large, rather deep, oval fovea, laterally bounded 

 by blackish tumid costae ; a semi-free dark costa forms a some- 

 what depressed arch in Une with margin of fovea, the involute 

 basal ends confluent with outer costae. 



Several examples of this brightly-coloured species were 

 captured amongst shrubs in the forest near Stratford, and on 

 Mount Egmont, A. T. C. 



Linyphia multicolor, sp. no v. 



Mas. — Ceph.-th., long, 1-0 ; broad, 11. Abd., long, 1-7: 

 broad, 1-3. Legs, 1, i, 2, 3 = 10, 6, 55, 4o mm. 



Cephalothorax brownish amber-colour, streaked with lake, 

 lateral borders lightly suffused with a blackish-ohve ; median 



