46 Transactions, —4Z oology. 
Karaka, Auckland, 4.7.U. 
Salticus tabinus, sp.nov. Pl. xi., fig. 18. 
Length of a mature female 5 mm. : 
The cephalothorax is somewhat quadrilateral, rounded posteriorly ; it is 
thickly clothed with short fulvous and brown hair, forming a tabby pattern ; 
the profile line rises rather abruptly from the base of the cephalothorax, 
then runs with a very slight curve to the ocular area, which projects over 
the falces; the clypeus in height equals the diameter of a fore-lateral eye, 
and is thickly furnished with light hairs. 
Eyes normal. 
Legs moderate, 4, 1, 9, 8, they do not differ much in length ; pale stone- 
colour, hyaline, with dark grey and brown annulations ; the armature 
consists of strong spines, hairs, and a few bristles ; the tarsi are provided 
with the normal claws and scopula. 
The palpi resemble the legs in colour, but are devoid of annuli. 
The falces are short, broad at the base, vertieal, divergent, black. 
Mazille broad, and rounded at the extremity, divergent. 
Labium oval, these parts are brownish yellow. : 
Sternum oval, convex, glossy, brownish yellow, few light hairs. 
Abdomen oval, slightly pointed posteriorly, resembles the eephalothorax 
in colour and clothing; the ventral surface has a yellowish-brown hue. 
The vulva is formed by a narrow, somewhat angular membraneous hood ; the 
central parts are somewhat convex, with two dark foves. 
Seoria walls, North Shore, Auckland, A.T.U. 
Salticus curvus, sp. n. Pl. Xl., fig. 14. 
. Length of an adult male 5 mm. 
The cephalothorax is nearly quadrilateral, rounded posteriorly ; it is of a 
glossy brown black, finely rugulose, with a few light hairs about the 
margins, whieh are abrupt, medial indentation T-shaped; the profile line 
ascends with a moderate curve from the thoracic junetion, is horizontal as 
far as the hind-lateral eyes, then slopes off to the anterior extremity of the 
caput, which projects over the falces ; the clypeus i8 sparingly furnished with 
long light hairs, and in height nearly equals the diameter of one of the 
fore-lateral eyes. 
The fore- and hind-lateral eyes form a square, the intermediate laterals 
are equidistant between them ; the anterior row are prominent. 
The legs are moderate, and do not vary much in strength or length, 
4, 8, 2, 1, the two hind and two fore pairs are about equal ; in colour they 
are a dark brownish black, lightest at the extremities ; the armature con- 
sists of a few brownish hairs and long strong spines; each tarsus terminates 
with two strongly-toothed claws, beneath which there is the usual scopula, 
