702 ON NEW SPIDERS FROM NEW ZEALAND. [NOV. 18, 



where Stephanopis also occurs leads me to remove the former from 

 Theridiides, where its position has always appeared to be very 

 anomalous, and to form a distinct family of it, next to Stephanopides. 



List of Sjriders above described and recorded, with references to 

 page, plate, and figures. 



Arhanitis huttonii, sp. n., p. 682, PI. LII. fig. 1. 



Migas distinctus, sp. n., p. 683, PL LII. fig. 2. 



Hultonia (g. n.) palpimanoides, sp. n., p. 685, PL LII. fig. 3. 



Bobscmia (g. n.) marina, Hector, p. 687, PL LII. fig. 4. 



Argyrodes lepida, sp. n., p. 688, PL LII. fig. 5. 



Lithyphantes lepidus, sp n., p. 690, PL LIII. fig. 9. 



AtMnsonia (g. n.) nana, sp. n., p. 691, PL LIII. fig. 10. 



Phycosoma (g. n.) oecobioid.es, sp. n., p. 692, PI. LII. fig. 6. 



Walckenaera cristata, BL, p. 693. 



Linyphia subdola, sp. n., p. 693, PL LIII. fig. 11. 



peramoma, sp. n., p. 694, PL LIII. fig. 12. 



melanopygia, sp. n., p. 696, PL LIII. fig. 13. 



Mimetus mendicus, sp. n., p. 697, PL LIII. fig. 14. 

 ?Stegosoma quadratum, sp. n., p. 698, PL LIII. fig. 15. 

 Thiaosoma atkinsonii, sp. n., p. 699, PL LII. fig. 7. 

 - — — heetori, sp. n., p. 700, PL LII. fig. 8. 

 Episinus antipodianus, sp. n., p. 701, PL LIII. fig. 16. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate LII. 



Fig. 1. Arhanitis Tiuttonii, sp. n., $. 



a, profile, with legs and palpi truncated ; b, right palpus on outer 

 side, and rather behind ; c, natural length of Spider. 



2. Migas distinctus, sp. n., j. 



a, eyes from above and behind ; b, natural length of Spider. 



3. Huttonia (g. n.) palpimanoides, sp. n., $. 



a, Spider in profile, with legs and palpi truncated ; b, front view 

 of eyes and falces ; c, underside of cephalothorax, with legs and palpi 

 removed, showing the form of the maxillae, labium, and sternum ; 

 d, left palpus from in front ; e, genital aperture ; f, underside of 

 posterior extremity of abdomen ; g, natural length of Spider. 



4. Bobsonia (g. n.) marina, Hector, $ . 



a, profile, without legs and palpi; b, eyes from above and behind; 



c, maxillae, labium, and sternum ; d, right palpus from outer side and 

 rather behind; e, spinners; /, natural length of Spider, the dotted 

 portion showing the length of the falces. 



5. Argyrodes lepida, sp. n., $ . 



a, Spider in profile ; b, natural length. 



6. Phycosoma (g. n.) cecobioides, sp. n., J. 



a, profile ; b, natural length of Spider. 



7. Thiaosoma atkinsonii, sp. n., <j>. 



b, profile ; c, eyes from in front and rather underneath ; d, abdomen 

 from behind ; e, natural length and breadth. 



8. Thiaosoma heetori, sp. n., J. 



a, natural length and breadth. 



Plate LIII. 



Fig. 9. Lithyphantes lepidus, sp. n., rf. 



a, profile ; b, eyes from in front ; c, natural length of Spider. 

 10. Atkinsonia (g. n.) nana, sp. n., $ . 



a, profile ; b, eyes from in front ; c, maxilla?, labium, and sternum ; 



d, natural length of Spider. 



