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colour, and clothed with papillasform hairs ; the ventral surface has the 

 same hue. The vulva is formed hy 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 annularis, sp. n. PI. x., fig. 7. 



Length of an adult female 10 mm. 



The ceplialothorax 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 papillae. 



Eelative length of legs 1, 2, 4, 3, the first and secoud (16-13 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 maxilla, labium, and falces have a dark hue. 



The sternum is a broad oval, with slight prominences opposite the coxaB. 



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 Brouiis Tairua 

 collection. 



Genus Philodronras, Walck. 



Philodromus ambarus, sp. n. PI. x., fig. 8. 



Length of an adult female 6 mm. 



The cepkalothoracc 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. 



Eelative length of legs 1, 2, 4, 3, the first and second are much the 

 longest (6| mm.) and strongest ; they have a yellow-ochreous hue, and 

 furnished, especially the femoral joints, with spine-like bristles ; the tibiaB 

 and metatarsi are armed with strong spines ; the tarsi terminate with two 

 curved pectinated claws, beneath which there is a small scopula. 



