ThorelL] 494 [April 21, 



shows no tubercle. The patella, tibia, metatarsus and tarsus of the 

 fourth pair is longer than metatarsus and tarsus of the first pair. 

 There appear to have been perpendicular hairs on the under side of 

 the anterior tibise and metatarsi. 



Length of cephalothorax somewhat more than 2 millim.; breadth 

 nearly 1.5 millim. Legs of the first pair, 14.5 millim. ; second, 10.5 

 millim. ; third, 5 millim. ; fourth, 10 millim. ; patella and tibia of fourth 

 pair, 3.33 millim.; mandibles, 1.75 millim. In a couple of young 

 females captured together with this male, a yellowish spot is distinctly 

 visible on the sternum, and the perpendicular hairs on the underside 

 of the anterior tibia? and metatarsus are very numerous. 



The male here described was captured on Square Island, in the 

 month of July ; two not fully developed females and a few very 

 young specimens, no doubt belonging to the same species, were found 

 in the same locality. 



4. Linyphia Emertonii n. cephalathorace pallide rufescenti- 

 fusco, pedibus fusco-testaceis, aculeis trinis in femoribus prinii paris, 

 singulo in secundi et tertii paris, nullo in quarti: metatarsis primi 

 paris aculeis saltern 4, quarti paris saltern 2 armatis; abdomine supra 

 albicanti, vitta lata ovato-lanceolata fusca; in lateribus sub-undulata, 

 intus pallidiore, sub-cinerea, secundam dorsum extensa; ventre nigro, 

 vulva fere m formi. — ? ad. Long. corp. 2.75 millim. 



Female. — Cephalothorax of the ordinary form, pale reddish brown, 

 with the extreme edge blackish ; forehead rounded and about half as 

 broad as the pars thoracica ; cephalic furrows strongly marked. Ster- 

 num large, convex, blackish. The anterior row of eyes almost straight, 

 the posterior row (seen from above) slightly curved backwards ; the 

 area of the four central eyes much broader behind than in front, 

 slightly shorter than broad behind ; the fore central eyes, which are 

 somewhat smaller than the others, are separated from each other by 

 an interval not fully as large as their diameter, and from the anterior 

 laterals by an interval double as great; the interval between the pos- 

 terior central eyes is somewhat larger than that between them and 

 the posterior laterals, and much greater than (nearly double as great 

 as) their diameter. The height of the clypeus is nearly half as great 

 again as the length of the area of the central eyes. The length 

 of the mandibles is double the height of the clypeus ; they are of 

 a pale reddish brown color, almost cylindrical, but slightly taper- 

 ing towards the apex, as thick as the anterior thighs, twice as 

 long as broad at the base. The maxillae are brownish, the labium 

 blackish. Palpi brownish yellow, with the apex of the tarsal joint 



