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ferox L. Kocli, with some slight variations, is now for the first 

 time recoi'ded from New Zealand. 



Prof. Chilton sends Desis marina Oamb., taken by himself in 

 Lyttelton Harbour, and a Pardosa from Picton Harbour. 



Suborder MYGALOMOKPH^. 



Family AYICULARIDJE. 



Subfamily Diplurin^e. 



Group Machotheleje. 



Genus PoRRHOTHELE Simon. 



PORRHOTHEtE ANTIPODIANA Walck. 



Three females from Mt. Peel, Canterbury. Collected by 

 Mr. R. N. Hawkes, 



Suborder AEANE^ VEE^. Section ECRIBELLAT^. 



Family DRASSID^. 



Subfamily HEMiCL(EiNiE. 



Genus Hemiclcea Thor, 



Hemiclcea rogenhoferi L, Koch, 



One male from Ruakura. Miss B. D. Cross. 



Family ARGIOPID^. 



Subfamily Argiopin^. 



Group Tethagnatheje, 



Genus Tj^tragnatha Latr, 



Tetragnatha ferox L. Koch, var, cross^e, nov. 



One male and two females from Ruakura. Miss B. D, Cross. 



A few variations from the Australian form are noted below, 

 but it is so like in other respects that I do not think it can be 

 specifically separated therefrom. 



Group Arane.^^, 

 Genus Meta Clerck. 

 Meta argentata Urquhart. 



Nephila argentatum Urq. Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. xix. p. 92. 

 One male and two females from Ruakura, Miss B. D. Cross. 

 These correspond so nearly in all respects with Mr, Urquhart's 

 description of the i\'^e^7AiZ« above mentioned, except that the side eyes 



