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brown; strong spines on trochanteric libral and metatarsal joints; three 
posterior pairs yellowish brown ; second pair most robust and darkest of the 
three, and provided with strongest spines. Feet provided with a blackish 
scopula, 
Palpi rather long; palpal organ tumid, simple in structure, no filament 
perceptible. Radial joint provided with a strong curved spine on outer side 
and long coarse curved hairs ; digital joint clothed with coarse hair. All dark 
brown. 
Falces small and short, not occupying much more breadth than the 
anterior pair of eyes ; red brown. 
Maxille slightly divergent, rounded at exterior angle ; lip abruptly trun- 
cated. 
Sternum a long oval, yellowish brown. 
Abdomen ovoid, pointed posteriorly ; upper surface dull sooty brown or 
bistre colour ; a broad pale band runs down the dorsum with a double darker 
line in the centre, interrupted at about a fourth of the distance by two minute 
oval pale spots, the whole obscurely striated by oblique lines. These markings 
are all very obscure. 
Under surface rather pale, and marked longitudinally by three dark lines 
originating near the generative pore and converging posteriorly. 
Vulva reddish brown, not conspicuous. 
Favourite habitat—dead leaves clothing the trunk of the cabbage-tree 
(Cordyline), Riccarton Bush. Abundant. 
6. SALTICUS MUSTILINUS, n.s. Fig. 7. 
Length, -25 inch. 
Cephalo-thorax oval, truncated anteriorly, deep, sloped abruptly posteriorly, 
overhanging the falces, no perceptible grooves. Colour, between the eyes 
mahogany brown, with a lighter patch on the inner side of each posterior eye, 
a similar pale band down the centre of the thorax, anterior border of caput 
fringed with coarse yellowish white hairs, thorax sooty brown, with a palish 
band down the centre, and sometimes a bordering line of whitish hairs. 
Legs, 1, 4, 3, 2; first pair far the most robust, dark reddish brown, 
except the femoral joint, which is paler ; other legs honey colour ; second and 
third not differing much in length. 
Palpi rather long; palpal organ oval, proximal end concealing radial 
joint, at distal extremity a short slightly curved dark brown filament ; on 
outer side of radial joint a short dark slightly curved spine. 
Falces long and powerful, conical, dark brown ; claw strong and curved, 
with two slight projections on outer aspect, one small tooth on inner aspect. 
Maxille straight, rounded internally, forming a rather acute angle at 
