Ukquhaet. — Oil Netv Sjpccies of Araiieoe. 205' 



Labium broad-oval, emarginate ; barely one-fourth length 

 of maxillaj ; covered with small papill®. Organs have a yellow- 

 brown tone ; moderately haired. 



Sternum dark coffee-brown ; tolerably well furnished with 

 hair ; obovate. 



Legs brownish-tan colour, more or less suffused towards 

 extremities with olive-brown ; longitudinally striped with 

 same shade. Tolerably stout, do not differ much in length or 

 strength ; fairly well armed with black hairs and fine bristles, 

 both of which occur on the darker tints. Spine armature, 1st 

 leg, patella 1 on inner side ; tibia 1 on either side, 1, 1 at 

 extremity ; metatarsus 1 central spine beneath ; 1, 1 at apex ; 

 2nd, patella 1 inner aspect ; tibia 1 beneath, 1, 1, 1 at ex- 

 tremity ; 1, 1 on inner side; metatarsus 1 spine on inferior 

 aspect ; 1,1,1 at articulation with tarsus ; 3rd, patella 1 inner 

 side ; tibia 1 centre, 1, 1 apical, inferior surface ; metatarsus 

 8 spines, mostly on second half ; 4th leg, patella 1 inner side ; 

 metatarsus 13. Claws strong ; superior pair 1st leg well 

 curved; 12 open teeth — 1, 2, 3, 4, from base, smallest and 

 closest ; 5-8 nearly equal in length ; 6, 7 longest and strongest ; 

 4 terminal teeth of medium strength. Inferior claw well 

 curved, stout, 4 close, fine teeth. 



Palpi colour and armature of legs. Palpal claw strong, 

 well curved, 7 stout, open, comb-teeth. 



Abdomen elongate-obovate ; integument somewhat coarse, 

 studded with small papillae, projecting fine bristles — mostly 

 short, yellowish ; light olive-brown, densely suffused with dark- 

 brown ; inferior surface resembles superior. Vulva consists 

 of two transverse labiae ; upper semicircular, projects over 

 the rima genitalis. Superior pair of spinners 6-5mm. in 

 length. 



This fine species of trap-door spider, which is, as far as I 

 am aware, new to science, was ca-ptured near Wellington. I 

 have much pleasure in naming it in honour of Mr. T. Kirk, 

 F.L.S., the discoverer, who, in a short note that accompanied 

 the specimens, stated that they were found amongst stones, 

 and that most of tlie nests were furnished with two doors. It 

 is to be hoped that Mr. Kirk wall find time to write a descrip- 

 tive account of the nests and their surroundings. 



Fam. THEEIDIID^. 

 Gen. Thekidium, Walck. 

 Theridium gibbosa, sp. nov. 



ilias.— Ceph.-th., long, 1-1. Abd., long, 1-3. Legs, 1, 2, 

 4, 3 = 7-5, 5-8, 4-5, 3 mm. 



Ce2)haIot]iorax yeWow-hvown ; medial stripe fuscous, obscure 

 on caput. Ovate ; lateral compression of cephalic region 



