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The palpi are short and stout, yellowish-brown ; the cubital and radial 
joints are short, the former has at its extremity, in front, a long bristle 
directed forwards, and the latter joins in elosely with the digital joint, 
which is well developed, and somewhat globose ; the convex sides are hairy, 
and directed towards each other; the palpal organs are complex, and com- 
pact, the most remarkable being a strong curved process at the base. The 
abdomen is ovate; it has the same tints, and the specific pattern much the 
same form, as the female. 
I have much pleasure in connecting this fine species with the name of 
Captain Broun, M.E.S., to whom I am indebted for an interesting collec- 
tion of spiders. Several examples were captured by him at Tairua and 
Whangarei Harbour. I have taken it near Auckland. 
- Epeira indistincta, var. n. 
This handsome variety only differs from E. brounii in colour, and as a 
rule in the specific pattern being less distinct; the cephalothorax and legs 
have a rather dark amber colour, and the abdomen has a pale yellowish- 
brown hue faintly tinged with green ; the specific marks are buff, picked 
out with red. 
Numerous specimens. Tairua, Whangarei Harbour, T. Broun; Karaka, 
Auckland, 4.7.U. 
= Epeira (?) attenuata, sp. n. Pl. ix., fig. 1. 
Length of an adult female, 15-17 mm. 
The cephalothorax is oval, depressed above; the lateral constrictions at 
the caput, which is rather convex and roundly truneate, are moderate; 
there is a deep transverse fovea, and the furrows at the junction of the caput 
are well marked; it has a yellow amber hue, suffused with brown; sparingly 
clothed with pale grey silky hairs. The profile line ascends with a slight 
curve from the thoracic junction, running in an undulating line to the 
ocular area, which is only moderately prominent; projecting slightly over 
the clypeus, whose height is more than the diameter of one of the fore- 
central eyes. 
The area of the four intermediate eyes is nearly twice as long as broad 
in front, this interval being rather more than the diameter of one of these 
eyes; the space between the hind-centrals is slightly in excess of the latter 
interval; the laterals are nearly contiguous, and placed on tubercles ; the 
fore-pair are the smallest of the eight. The eyes, which are seated on 
small black tubercular spots, when viewed from above form two transverse 
rows ; the anterior row includes the laterals, and is slightly procurved. 
The legs are long and slender, relative length 1, 2, 4, 8, the second pair 
nearly equals the first in length ; they are like the cephalothorax in colour, 
and are moderately furnished with dark hairs and long fine spines. 
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