Rainbow — Arachnida 255 



sheen. Lower surface similarly cl(jthed with lighter hairs, jjaler still on either 

 side of the epigyniim. 



CLUBIONA DECORA sp. nov. Rainb. and Pull. (L.H.I.) 

 (PI. xxix, figs. 7\. 72.) 



? Total length, 6 mm. 



Cephalothorax reddish-brown, strongly and uniformly convex, sparsely 

 clothed with fine hairs. Median fovea short, black, situate far back. Frons 

 not elevated. Anterior median, and anterior and posterior lateral eyes forming 

 a flattened procurved arch ; all nearly eepial in size and equidistant. The 

 anterior and posterior laterals ajipear to be cijnnected by a dark line. Posterior 

 median eyes the largest and about twice their own diameter apart. Fakes 

 dark reddish-brown, clothed with stift' whitish hairs. Maxillae pale reddish- 

 brown, markedly constricted in the middle. Labium square, concolorous, 

 but darker than maxillae and half as long. Sternum pale yellow with dark 

 sinuate margin, ovoid, truncate in front, pointed behind. Coxa and femur 

 l~/aler than sternum, remaining joints darker and armed with stiiif black 

 spines. Palpi conct)lorous with ambulatory limbs. Abdomen ovoid, with 

 almost imperceptible cldthiiig of fine iridescent hairs, greenish-gre_v or olive 

 coloured with well defined dorsal ]iattern in black. Under surface uniform, 

 olive tint throwing dark epigvnal area into luarked relief. S]jinnerets small, 

 lemon-coloured, with two di\-erging lines of short black hairs spreading half 

 way up the abdomen. 



CHIRACANTHIUM CRUCIGERUM sp. nov. (N.I.) 



(PI. XXX, figs. 73, 74.) 



9 Cephalothorax, 2-5 mm. long, 2 1 mm. broad; abdomen, 4-5 mm. 

 long, 2 '6 mm. broad. 



Cephalothorax yellow, smooth, shining. Pars cephalica high, well arched, 

 segmental groove distinct, two short, fine dark brown lines extend from rear 

 of hinder median eyes to near the middle ; clypeus narrow, inclined inwards. 

 Pars thoracica broad, radial grooves shallow, finely pencilled with dark 

 brown; marginal band narrow. E3'es in two rows of four each; the posterior 

 median eyes are sensibly the largest of the grou]i ; lateral eves of both rows 

 just touching each other; front row slightly recur\'ed. and the rear slightly 

 [irocurved ; each e}-e surrounded by a black ring. Legs concolorous with 

 cephalothorax, fine, yellow, tapering, thinly clothed with fine hairs; spines 

 weak. Relative lengths, 1, 2, 4, 3. I'alpi rather long, concolorous with legs. 



