Urquhart. — On New Species of Araaea'. 159 



of same hue on other articles. Legs moderately strong, tibiae 

 as long as metatarsi ; hairs sparse, yellowish ; spines yellow, 

 base dark ; first pairs, about 15 on femora ; few on patellee ; 

 about 20 spines — equalling diameter of article in length — on 

 tibiee ; 7 on metatarsi ; 3rd + 4th femoral joints, 5 ; patellae, 3 ; 

 tibite of 3rd 7, of 4th 9 spines ; metatarsal joints of third pair 

 3, of fourth pair 14; tarsal claws of first pair 8 teeth, 4 small, 

 rest stout ; inferior claw, 2 close teeth. 



Palpi colour and armature of legs, greeu rings at apices of 

 cubital + radial joints ; moderately slender, equal cephalo- 

 thorax in length ; palpal claw% 8 teeth. 



Abdomen triangular-oviform, depressed, humeral tubercles 

 very slight ; ground-colour dull pale-green, thickly dappled 

 with stone-colour, resolved into ovtil spots on base ; folium 

 subtriangular, margins subcrenate ; lightly suffused with pale- 

 drab ; margins evanescent, marked out by a series of five or six 

 brown dots ; basal end defined by procurved angular row of 

 large dots ; four dark impressed spots form a trapezoid nar- 

 rowest in front. Vulva greenish amber-colour, shading oil to 

 dark-brown on side-margins ; transversely wrinkled : tolerably 

 convex, compressed rapidly into a large tapering scapus, whose 

 length is about equal to the greater diameter of organ ; stylus 

 displays about two wrinkles, apex represents a broad conical 

 cap, deep obtuse notch in upper margin, twice as wide as long, 

 measured from apex of notch ; scapus bordered by broad 

 tumid costiTB, showing three or more distinct grooves. 



Captured at the base of Mount Egmont, on Buhus australis. 

 This climbing shrub, which is generally to be met with about 

 the skirts of forests, is much frequented by spiders, its close 

 foliage and prickly armature offei'ing the double advantage of 

 protection to themselves and their prey from their mutual 

 enemies, birds. This species belongs to a rather handsome 

 group of Epeira, which is to be met with throi;ghoiTt New 

 Zealand. 



Epeira nigro-liastula, sp. nov. Plate XXI., fig. lo. 



Mas. — Ceph.-th., long, 2-4; broad, 2. Abd., long, 3: broad, 

 2-2. Legs, 1, 2, 4, 3 = 10-5, 8-5, 7-8, 5 mm. 



Cephahthorax fulvous, passing into green on caput, whose 

 yellowish reflections disclose a somewhat intricate pattern ; 

 brown-black hastate figure within fovea, lance-head reaches 

 limit of caput, somewhat removed from but forming a trans- 

 verse line with its apex are two brown spots ; hairs whitish, 

 sparse ; ovate, moderately compressed forwards ; cephalic 

 region flatly convex, ocular prominence fairly developed, lateral 

 index fully equals facial ; thoracic fovea oval, longitudinal ; 

 normal grooves moderately deep; profile-line represents a 

 rounded arch, perceptible obtuse eminence on occiput. 



