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The male appears to be larger than the female, but does not differ much 

 from it in form or colouring ; the armature of the legs is similar. 



The palpi are moderately long and slender, brownish-black, furnished 

 with whitish hairs ; the humeral joint is about twice the length of the 

 cubital and radial joints together, the latter is the shortest ; the digital 

 joint is oval, convex and hairy externally ; beneath there are black convex 

 lobes ; at the base of the outer side there is a short, pointed, concave, 

 membraneous process. 



This species is common on the mountains of Canterbury and Westland, 

 it affects the solid rocks, and in colour bears a close resemblance to its 

 surroundings. A.T.U. 



Salticus albopalpis, sp. n. PI. xi., fig. 17. 



Length of a mature female 9 mm. 



The cephalothorax is somewhat quadrilateral, depressed ; black, thickly 

 clothed with grey, black, and yellowish-hairs, forming the common tabby 

 pattern ; thoracic fovea oblong ; the profile line forms a slight curve to the 

 ocular area, the depth of which is about one-third of the cephalothorax ; the 

 fore-part of this area is furnished with erect black hairs. 



The clypeus is thickly clothed with long white hairs, and in height is 

 less than the diameter of one of the fore-lateral eyes. 



The two intermediate eyes of the anterior row are seated on collar-like 

 prominences ; the transverse diameter of this row exceeds that of the hind- 

 row ; the intermediate laterals are equidistant from the fore- and hind- 

 laterals. 



The first and second pairs of legs are moderately strong ; relative length 

 4, 1, 2, 3 ; they are marked with black and brown annuli, and clothed with 

 long, mostly erect, black and white hairs ; the armature consists of the 

 normal spines ; the tarsi terminate with long curved claws ; the inner claw 

 of the fourth pair has about twenty fine comb-teeth gradually increasing in 

 length and strength ; the outer about fifteen ; on the first pair the inner 

 claws have about twelve fine teeth, the outer four coarse teeth. 



The palpi are long and strong, resemble the legs in colour, and are 

 furnished with remarkably long white hairs. 



The f dices are moderately strong, vertical, of a light amber colour, 

 rugulose ; armed with three acute teeth, two on the inner, and one on the 

 outer row. 



The maxilla, are straight, rounded, and slightly pointed at the apex, 

 light brown-umber. 



The labium is somewhat oval, brown, with a pale slightly recurved 

 margin. 



Sternum, oval, dark brown, few white hairs. 

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