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Forster, one immature female (C.M.A. 1051); 
Moana, Westland, March 10, 1950, R. R. 
Forster, two males, one immature (C.M.A. 
1047); Kiwi Valley, Lewis Pass, November 
14, 1949, R. R. Forster, one immature female 
(C.M.A. 1046); Lake Taylor, Canterbury, 
April 14, 1952, R. R. Forster, one female 
(C.M.A. 1054); Woodpecker Bay, Westland, 
January 22, 1950, R. R. Forster, one immature 
female (C.M.A. 1052); South Terrace, Kara- 
mea, January 21, 1950, R. R. Forster, three 
immature males, one immature female (C.M.- 
A. 1053); Oparara, Karamea, January 24, 
1950, R. R. Forster, one immature male, 
three immature females (C.M.A. 1050). Para- 
type specimens are also located in collections 
of The American Museum of Natural History, 
New York, Professor B. J. Marples, Uni- 
versity of Otago and Professor V. V. Hickman, 
University of Tasmania. 
Gradungula woodwardi sp. nov. 
Fig. 2 d-g 
Although the material on which this spe- 
cies is based consists of only three immature 
specimens, two of which are probably less 
than half grown, the characters discussed 
below clearly separate this species from G. 
so reuse nz. It would be of considerable interest 
to have adult material available for descrip- 
tion in view of the close relationship of this 
species to the New Zealand form. 
female (Immature specimen, probably two 
moults from maturity) 
Measurements (in mm.) : 
Length of cephalo thorax. ... 2.36 
Width of cephalothorax 1.76 
Length of abdomen 2.91 
Width of abdomen. 1.98 
META- 
FEMUR 
PATELLA 
TIBIA 
TARSUS 
TARSUS 
TOTAL 
Leg 1. 
. .. 1.92 
0.74 
1.48 
1.18 
0.89 
6.21 
Leg 2. 
. .. 1.98 
0.60 
1.46 
1.04 
0.88 
5.96 
Leg 3. 
. .. 1.62 
0.73 
1.18 
1.31 
0.59 
5.43 
Leg 4. 
. . . 2.09 
0.75 
1.63 
1.76 
0.81 
7.04 
Palp.. 
. . . 0.86 
0.43 
0.66 
0.82 
2.77 
The colour pattern of the cephalothorax is 
similar to that of sorensent , but the abdomen 
is uniform greyish-brown and lacks the me- 
dian black patches. The legs are provided 
with alternate dark and pale brown bands. 
The structure of the sternum, labium, and 
maxillary lobes are as in sorenseni. The cheli- 
cerae are also similar in structure although 
the teeth on the promargins appear to be 
relatively smaller. 
Eyes: The ratio of the AME : ALE : PME : 
PLE = 5:9:6:6. The AME are separated from 
each other by 0.4 of their diameter and from 
the ALE by 1.2 of this distance. The lateral 
eyes are contiguous and are placed on a com- 
mon, low tubercle. The PLE are separated 
from the PME by 1.2 of the diameter of the 
AME. The PME are separated from each other 
by 1.6 and from the AME by 0.6 of the 
diameter of the AME. The median ocular 
quadrangle is wider behind than in front in 
the ratio of 10:6. The posterior width is also 
greater than the length of the quadrangle in 
the ratio of 10:7. 
Legs: Spines are distributed as follows. — 
First leg; femur, dorsal 1.1. 1.0.0, prolateral 
0.0. 0.1.1, elsewhere 0; patella 0; tibia, ventral 
2.2, elsewhere 0; metatarsus, dorsal 0, ventral 
0.0. 0.2, prolateral 1.1. 1.1, retrolateral 1.1. 1.1. 
Second leg; femur, dorsal 1.1. 1.0.0, prolateral 
0.0. 1.1.1, elsewhere 0; patella 0; tibia, ventral 
lp.lp.lp, elsewhere 0; metatarsus, ventral 
1.1. 1.2, prolateral 0.0.0. 1. Third leg; femur 
dorsal 1.1. 1.1.1, ventral 0, prolateral O.ld.ld. 
Id. Id, retrolateral id. id. id. id. Id; patella, 
prolateral 1, retrolateral 1, elsewhere 0; tibia, 
dorsal 0.1. 1.0, ventral 2. 2. 2.0, prolateral 1.1.1. 
Iv, retrolateral l.l.l.lv; metatarsus, dorsal 
0.0. 1.1, ventral 1.1. 1.1, prolateral 2. 0.2.1, re- 
trolateral 2.0.2. 1. Fourth leg; femur, dorsal 
1.0. 1.0.1, ventral 0, prolateral id.O.O.ld.ld, 
retrolateral 0.0. 0.0. Id; patella, prolateral 1, 
ventral 1; tibia dorsal 1.1. 1.0.1, ventral 0.2. 
0.2.2, prolateral id. 0. id. 0.1, retrolateral Id. 
0.0.0. 1; metatarsus, dorsal 1.0. 0.0. 2, ventral 
2. 2. 0. 2, prolateral 0.10.1.0, retrolateral 0.0. 
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