Urquhaht. — Oil New Species of Aranece. 147 



Sternum subovate, nearly as broad as long, sharply com- 

 pressed, tapers between coxae ; yellow-brown. 



Legs, femoral, genual, and tibial joints yellowish, faint- 

 green tinge ; about four not very clearly-defined annulations 

 of a deeper hue on pars femoralis + tibialis ; metatarsi stone- 

 colour, three brown aunuli, darkest on hind-pairs ; legs slen- 

 der, second and fourth of about equal length ; tarsal claws — 

 first pair, strongly curved, 11 comb-teeth, form an even line 

 from base to apex ; inferior claw sharply bent, 2 open teeth ; 

 hairs sparse, spines rather strong. 



Pal'jii, pars humeralis pale greenish-yellow, slightly ex- 

 ceeds cubital -f radial joints in length ; cubital joint colour of 

 humeral, viewed from above somewhat ovate, fore-end rather 

 the widest; radial joint light sienna-brown; furnished with 

 few long bristles ; more than one-third longer than former 

 article, somewhat linear, bent into an obtuse angle ; project- 

 ing from base is a wide and long, viewed from above somewhat 

 ear-shaped process, whose outer margin is armed with well- 

 developed tooth-like serrations, basal strongest ; beneath its 

 apex is a tumid, yellowish, somewhat semi-egg-shaped pro- 

 tuberance ; midway between the latter and base of process is 

 a moderately stout, reddish apophysis, whose apex curves 

 backwards ; lamina light-brown, ovate, pointed, strongly con- 

 vex, moderately hairy ; genital bulb convex behind, deeply 

 concave in front; anterior surface chocolate-brov\'n, extends 

 nearly to terminal third of lamina ; posterior end yellowish- 

 brown, pale within, somewhat membranous, prolonged for- 

 wards and inwards, on inner side, into a stout, moderately- 

 curved process ; most remarkable appendages within bull)us are 

 three fine black apophyses, upper curves backwards from extre- 

 mity of bulb ; lower apophysis, basal half broad, membranous, 

 curved forwards ; third apophysis of similar form, springs from 

 inner side of bulbus ; directed forwards, above lower apophysis, 

 is a broad, pale apxjendage drawn out on upper side into a 

 black, strong, claw-like process, small tooth-like serrations ; 

 suspended in front of this organ is a broad, membranous, 

 pale-yellowish process, apex emarginate. 



Abdomen oviform; light yellow-brown, clouded with brown, 

 dorsal band creamy colour, somewhat triangular-lanceolate. 



Siiigle specimen captured on Mount Egmont, A. T. U. 



Gen. Thekidium, Walck. 

 Theridium punica-punctata, sp. nov. 



Feviina. — Ceph.-th., long, lA; wide, 1. Abd., long, 2-5 ; 

 wide, 2. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 7-5, 5, 4-5, 3-2 mm. 



Cephalotliorax brownish-yellow, caput - grooves reddish ; 

 hairs sparse ; pars cephalica convex, roundly truncated, lateral 



