UnqunanT.—On the Spiders of New Zealand, 48 
colour, and clothed with papilleform hairs; the ventral surface has the 
same hue. The vulva is formed by a nearly circular narrow wrinkled 
membraneous hood, in the centre there are two crimson-brown fovea. 
Tairua, Whangarei Harbour, T. Broun; Karaka, Auckland, A.T'. U. 
Sparassus angularis, sp. n. Pl. x., fig. 7. 
Length of an adult female 10 mm. 
The caphalothoraz of this species is comparatively longer than that of S. 
angulatus, being nearly as long as the abdomen, and the anterior constric- 
tions are rather sharper; it is margined by a raised band; the caput 
bifurcates into two parallel medial ridges, ending at the thoracic slope 
(viewed laterally) in two conical prominences ; it is of a reddish-amber 
colour, sparingly furnished with hair-like papille. 
Relative length of legs 1, 2, 4, 8, the first and second (16-18 mm.) are 
much the strongest and longest; the armature differs from the former 
species in there being six spines irregularly seated along the outer surface of 
the femoral joint of the first pair. 
The mazille, labium, and falces have a dark hue. 
The sternum is a broad oval, with slight prominences opposite the coxm. 
The abdomen has an earthy-brown colour, clothed with fine light hairs ; 
the under surface has two pits below the vulva, not well marked in the 
former species. The genital organ differs slightly from that of S. angu- 
latus. 
There was only one example of this species in Captain Broun’s Tairua 
collection. 
Genus Philodromus, Walck. 
Philodromus ambarus, sp.n. Pl. x., fig. 8. 
Length of an adult female 6 mm. 
The cephalothora is of a reddish-amber colour, glossy, furnished with a 
few black bristle-like hairs; about as broad as long, rounded on the sides ; 
anterior extremity broad and truncated, lateral marginal constrictions at 
the caput very slight, slopes abruptly posteriorly ; height of clypeus about 
the depth of the ocular area. 
The eyes describe a crescent on the anterior part of the caput, those of 
each lateral pair are larger than the intermediate ones, and are seated on 
yellowish cup-shaped tubercles ; the four central eyes nearly form a square, 
and are placed on small yellowish tubercular prominences. 
Relative length of legs 1, 2, 4, 8, the first and second are much the 
longest (04 mm.) and strongest; they have a yellow-ochreous hue, and 
furnished, especially the femoral joints, with spine-like bristles ; the tibim 
and metatarsi are armed with strong spines ; the tarsi terminate with two 
curved pectinated claws, beneath which there is a small scopula, 
