236 ME. H. E. HOGG ON [June 4, 



Aebakitis huttonii Cambr. (Text-fig. 24 c, p. 234.) 



Arbanitis huttonii Eev. O. P. Cambridge, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 

 (24 Sept.) 1879, p. 682, plate Hi. fig. 1 (male). 



Arbanitis huttonii Cambr., A. T. Urquhart, Tr. N. Z. Inst, 

 vol. xxiv. 1891, p. 221 ; P. Goyen, ibid. p. 255. 



Described from an adult male sent by Captain Hutton from 

 Dunedin in 1879 ; female by Mr. Groyen in 1891. 



Aebanitis kiekii Urquhart. 



Nemesia hirhii A. T. Urquhart, Trans. N. Z. Inst. vol. xxvi. 

 1893, p. 204. 



One female from Wellington. 



Mr. Urquhart says : — 



Eyes. Posterior row moderately procurved, anterior row slightly 

 recurved (unless this is a misprint it is of course quite different 

 from anything else in the group). 



The cephalic fovea is circular. (In the other species it is long.) 

 The superior tarsal claws have 12 teeth, and the inferior 4. The 

 palpal claw 7 stout open pectinations. In A. huttoni and A. gilliesii 

 the superior claws have 4 pectinations, the inferior none, and the 

 palpal claw one. 



The position of the species must, therefore, be considered very 

 doubtful. 



Aebanitis longipes L. Koch. 



Arbanitis longipes, L. Koch, Die Arachn. Austr. 1874, pp. 472 

 (Pholeuon), 491 (Arbanitis). 



Maoeiana, nov. gen. 



This genus, though near Arbanitis, differs from it in several 

 essential particulars. The line joining the centres of the front 

 row of eyes is only slightly procurved, the upper margins of the 

 laterals being in a line with the centres of the median. The front 

 lateral eyes are twice the diameter of the median, and are close 

 to the margin of the clypeus, so that the clypeus is very much 

 narrower. The line joining the centres of the rear row is about 

 straight. The thoracic fovea is deep and procurved. The lip is 

 broader than long and hollowed in the front margin. The pos- 

 terior sternal sigillae are large, lying half-way between the margin 

 and the central line of sternum, and the others are away from 

 the side-margin. 



Maoriana agrees with Arbanitis in having thick seopula on the 

 two front pairs of tarsi ; none on the two rear pairs. Long 

 thhi spines on both upper and under side of abdomen. Superior 

 tarsal claws pectinated in one row, but with not many in number. 

 E-ow of teeth on inner side of falx-sheath only. Eye-space much 

 broader than long; sides parallel. Eyes well apart. Superior 



