Art. XV.—Catalogue of the Described Species of New Zealand Araneidæ.

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Art. XV.—Catalogue of the Described Species of New Zealand Araneidæ. By A. T. Urquhart, Corr. Mem. Royal Society of Tasmania. [Read before the Auckland Institute, 2nd November, 1891.] The subjoined list of the described species of New Zealand spiders—which has been compiled at the suggestion of Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., Curator of the Auckland Museum—may be taken as exhaustive, as the probabilities are that all the species described in foreign memoirs have been recorded by Dr. L. Koch in his great work “Die Arachniden Australiens” (referred to in the list as “D.A.A.”). With one exception, all the late Dr. L. Powell's examples of Attidæ—described in the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute (referred to as “vol.”), have been retained for the present—where he, perhaps, only provisionally placed them—in the Latreillean genus Salticus. More field and descriptive work needs to be done before any comparison can be drawn between the spider-fauna of New Zealand and that of better-worked countries—Great Britain for example; but, as many of the larger forms yet remain undescribed, and the Micro-araneæ are apparently well represented, the probabilities are that the Araneidæ will prove as comparatively rich as most of the other orders represented in New Zealand. It may be worth recording that within the last few years—as far as my district is concerned—there has been a marked

decrease of orb-weavers; several of the more brightly coloured species and varieties, that were not uncommon at one time, I have failed to meet with since I became more specially interested in them. No doubt the introduced birds are mainly answerable for it, but the rapid increase of late years of Pompilus (possibly an introduced species) must tend to their destruction. Ordo Araneæ. Tribus Territelariæ. Fam. Theraphosidæ. Gen. Nemesia, Latr. Nemesia gilliesii, Cambr., vol. x., 284. Gen. Hexathele, Auss. Hexathelepetrerii, Goyen, vol. xix., 207. " hochstetteri, Auss., D.A.A., 459. Gen. Arbanitis, L.K. Arbanitis huttonii, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 682. Gen. Migas, L.K. Migasparadoxus, L.K., D.A.A., 588. "distinctus, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 683. Male des. by P. Goyen, F.L.S., vol. xix., 210. "sandageri, Goyen, vol. xiii., 123. Sub-Fam. Theraphosinæ. Gen. Macrothele, Auss. Macrothele huttonii, Cambr., vol. vi., 200. Tribus Tubitelariæ. Fam. Dysderidæ. Gen. Segestria, Latr. Segstria suterii, Urq., vol. xxiv., 230. Gen. Oonops, Templ. Oonops septem-cincta, Urq., vol. xxiii., 128. Fam. Drassidæ. Gen. Herpyllus, mihi. Herpyllus formicarius, Urq. Drassus formicarius, Urq., vol. xix., 109. Gen. Drassus, Walck. Drassuspretiosus, L.K., D.A.A., 385. "erebus, L.K., D.A.A., 387.

Gen. Chiracanthium, C. Koch. Chiracanthium stratioticum, L.K., D.A.A., 408. Gen. Clubiona, Walck. Clubionacambridgei, L.K., D.A.A., 416. "peculiaris, L.K., D.A.A., 427. "viridicoma, Urq., vol. xxiv., 233. "chevronia, Urq., vol. xxiv., 231. Gen. Zora, C. Koch. Zora frenata, L.K., D.A.A., 440. Fam. Agelenidæ. Gen. Amaurobius, C. Koch. Amaurobiusfinschii, L.K., D.A.A., 339. "maritima, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., June, 1882. Gen. Robsonia, Camb. Robsonia marina, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 687. Argyronetra marina, Hector, vol. x., 300; C. H. Robson, l.c., 299. Robsonia submarina, Cambr., M.S., 1877. Gen. Tegenaria, Latr. Tegenariafoliata, L.K., D.A.A., 356. "arboricola, Urq., vol. xxiii., 129. Gen. Cambridgea, L.K. Cambridgea fasciata, L.K., D.A.A., 359; vol. vi., 202. Tribus Retitelariæ. Fam. Theridiidæ. Gen. Argyrodes, E. Simon. Argyrodeslepida, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 688. "conus, Urq., vol. xvii., 40. Gen. Ariamnes, Thor. Ariamnesconifera, Urq., vol. xix., 96. "triangulatus, Urq., vol. xix., 97. "attenuatus, Urq., vol. xix., 98. "flavo-notatus, Urq., vol. xxiv. Gen. Mimetus, Hentz. Mimetusmendicus, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 697. "sennio, Urq. Linyphia sennio, Urq., vol. xxiii., 137. "atri-cinctus, Urq., vol. xxiv., 234.

Gen. Theridium, Walck. Theridium tepidariorum, C. Koch. Theridium lunatum, Sund. sv. spindl. Beskr. in Vet. Akad. Handl., f. 1831, p. 52. Theridium tepidariorum, C. Koch, “Die Arachniden,” Bd. viii., p. 75. Steatoda tepidariorum, Thor., Rem. on Syn. of European Spid., n. 1, p. 80. Theridium tepidariorum, Blackw., Spid. of Great Brit. and Ir., ii., p. 80. Theridium varium, Urq., vol. xviii., 187. Port Mackay, Bowen (Port Denison), Rockhampton. “Novara” expedition captured examples in New Zealand and St. Paul's Island. Thorell received specimens from St. Paolo, Brazil. The name occurs in Cambridge's Catalogue of Ceylon Araneidea, and I am indebted to Mr. Nathan Banks for examples from the United States of America. There is some uncertainty as to the original habitat of this species. It has evidently been imported into Northern Europe from a warmer climate, for C. Koch, Blackwall, and other writers who mention it state that it is only found in hothouses, and not out in the open air. Specimens have been captured in Sweden, Finland, and Southern Russia. Theridium veruculatum, Urq., vol. xviii., 188. " blatteus, Urq., vol. xviii., 190. " calyciferum, Urq., vol. xviii., 192. " cruciferum, Urq., vol. xviii., 193. " triloris, Urq., vol. xviii., 194. " squalide, Urq., vol. xviii., 195. " setiger, Urq., vol. xviii., 196. " zantholabio, Urq., vol. xviii., 197. " sericum, Urq., vol. xviii., 198. Male des. in vol. xxii., 258. " melanozantha, Urq., vol. xix., 102. " tuberculatum, Urq., vol. xix., 104. " maculopes, Urq., vol. xix., 105. " viridana, Urq., vol. xix., 106. " flabellifera, Urq., vol. xix., 106. " venustulum, Urq., vol. xix., 107. " albo-guttatum, Urq., vol. xix., 108. " nigrofolium, Urq., vol. xx., 112. " helvolum, Urq., vol. xx., 113. " truncatum, Urq., vol. xx., 115. " exornatum, Urq., vol. xx., 115. " brunnea-folium, Urq., vol. xxi., 142. " niger-punctillum, Urq., vol. xxi., 143. " porphyreticum, Urq., vol. xxi., 144. " gracilipes, Urq., vol. xxi., 145. " zebrinia, Urq., vol. xxii., 256. " pusillulum, Urq., vol. xxii., 257.

Theridiumpunica-punctata, Urq., vol. xxiii., 147. " apiatum, Urq., vol. xxiii., 148. " literatum, Urq., vol. xxiii., 150. " ampliatum, Urq., vol. xxiv., 237. " albo-cinctum, Urq., vol. xxiv., 236. " argentatum, Urq., vol. xxiv., 235. Gen. Erycina, Urq. Erycina violacea, Urq., vol. xxiii., 152. Gen. Latrodectus, Walck. Latrodectusscelio, Thor., D.A.A., 279. " katipo, Powell, vol. iii., 56. I was unable to procure fresh specimens of katipo to compare with the Australian form: judging from old examples the comparative difference between them is not of specific value. I received specimens from Mr. Arthur Vogen, captured by him three hundred miles inland of Croyden, Gulf of Carpentaria; am indebted to Mr. Alex. Morton, curator of the Tasmanian Museum, for Tasmanian examples; and I procured specimens in the vicinity of Sydney. Latrodectus katipo, var. attritus, Urq., vol. xxii., 259. Gen. Lithyphantes, Thor. Lithyphantes lepidus, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 690. Gen. Atkinsonia, Cambr. Atkinsonia nana, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 691. Gen. Phycosoma, Cambr. Phycosoma œcobioides, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 692. Gen. Linyphia, Latr. Linyphiasubdola, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 693. " peramœna, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 694. " melanopygia, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 696. Female des. in vol. xix., 101. " diloris, Urq., vol. xviii., 184. " trispathulata, Urq., vol. xviii., 186. " blatifer, Urq., vol. xix., 99. " rufocephala, Urq., vol. xx., 109. " lagenifera, Urq., vol. xx., 111. " purpura-punctata, Urq., vol. xxi., 134. " nitidulum, Urq., vol. xxi., 136. " rufo-lineata, Urq., vol. xxi., 137. " nemoralis, Urq., vol. xxi., 140. " multicola, Urq., vol. xxiii., 140. " cruentum, Urq., vol. xxiii., 142. " albi-apiata, Urq., vol. xxiii., 143. " pellos, Urq., vol. xxiii., 146. " absidata, Urq., vol. xxiv.

Gen. Erigone, Sav. et Aud. Erigone atriventer, Urq., vol. xix., 102. Gen. Stegosoma, Cambr. Stegosoma quadratum, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 698. Gen. Cornicularia, Menge. Cornicularia crinifrons, Urq., vol. xxiii., 155. Gen. Walckenaera, Blackw. Walckenaera cristata, Blk., Spid. of Great Brit. and Ir., 309; Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 693. The Rev. O. P. Cambridge, who received specimens of both sexes from Mr. A. S. Atkinson, of Nelson, states: “I have carefully compared them with types of the species found both in England and in various parts of the Continent of Europe, and (with the exception of being a little larger) can find no structural differences whatever.” Fam. Enyoidæ. Gen. Habronestes, L.K. Habronestesmarinus, Goyen, vol. xxii., 269. "celeripes, Urq., vol. xxiii., 132. "scitula, Urq., vol. xxiii., 135. Gen. Huttonia, Cambr. Huttonia palpimanoides, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 685. Tribus Orbitelariæ. Fam. Tetragnathidæ. Gen. Tetragnatha, Latr. Tetragnathagulosa, L.K., D.A.A., 176. Island of St. Paul. Tetragnatha? daindrigei, White, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., 1846, p. 46; L. Koch, D.A.A., 106. "typica, Urq., vol. xxii., 251. "herbigrada, Urq., vol. xxii., 252. " arborea, Urq., vol. xxiii., 172. "multi-punctata, Urq., vol. xxiii., 176. "flavida, Urq., vol. xxiii., 177. Gen. Ischalea, L.K. Ischalea spinipes, L.K., D.A.A., 197. Fam. Epeiridæ. Gen. Argiope, Sav. et Aud. Argiope syrmatica, L.K., D.A.A., 213. Port Denison.

Gen. Epetra, Walck. Epeiraextuberata, L.K., D.A.A., 61. " crassa, Walck., Hist. Nat. des Ins. Apt., t. xi., 127, D.A.A., 63. "undata, L.K., D.A.A., 73. "verrucosa, Walck., Hist. Nat., t. xi., 135; D.A.A., 112. " feredayi, Cambr., D.A.A., 122. "brounii, Urq., vol. xvii., 32. "attenuata, Urq., vol. xvii., 33. "corrugatum, Urq., vol. xix., 72. "pocillator, Urq., vol. xix., 74. "oblitera, Urq., vol. xix., 77. "tri-tuberculata, Urq., vol. xix., 78. Male des. in vol. xx., 120. "orientalis, Urq., vol. xix., 79. See note, l.c., 121. "bi-albimacula, Urq., vol. xix., 81. "saxitalis, Urq., vol. xix., 82. "subcompta, Urq., xix., 83. "viridatus, Urq., vol. xix. 85. "discolora, Urq., vol. xix., 86. " verutum, Urq., vol. xix., 87. " " var. veruina, Urq., vol. xix., 88. " verutum, var. hastatum, Urq., vol. xix., 89. " verutum, var. lineola, Urq., vol. xix., 89. "linea-acuta, Urq., vol. xix., 90. "purpura, Urq., vol. xix., 91. "viridicans, Urq., vol. xx., 116. " mulleola, Urq., vol. xx., 118. Male des. in vol. xxi., 14. "helveo-guttat, Urq., vol. xx., 119. "dumicola, Urq., vol. xxi., 146. " flavo-maculata, Urq., vol. xxii., 239. "albo-stricta, Urq., vol. xxii., 240. "guttatum, Urq., vol. xxii., 242. "ostri-brunnea, Urq., vol. xxii., 243. "albi-scutum, Urq., vol. xxii., 244. "dubitabilis, Urq., vol. xxii., 246. "tri-notata,Urq., vol. xxii., 247. ""var.olivinia, Urq., vol. xxii., 249. " atri-apiata, Urq., vol. xxiii., 156. "acincta, Urq., vol. xxiii., 158. "nigro-hastula, Urq., vol. xxiii., 159. "atri-hastula, Urq., vol. xxiii., 162. "galbana, Urq., vol. xxiii., 163. "venustula, Urq., vol. xxiii., 165. "melania, Urq., vol. xxiii., 166.

Epeirasimilaris, Urq., vol. xxiii., 168. "lávigata, Urq., vol. xxiii., 171. "invisibilis, Urq., vol. xxiv., 239. "sublutia, Urq., vol. xxiv., 241. "leucisca, Urq., vol. xxiv., 245. "simulata, Urq., vol. xxiv., 242. "ventriosa, Urq., vol. xxiv., 243. Gen. Meta, C. Koch. Meta granulata, Walk., Hist. Nat., t. xi., p. 222, D.A.A. 136. Port Dorey, New Guinea; Port Makay, Brisbane, and Rockhampton; Sydney. Gen. Nephila, Leech. Nephila argentatum, Urq., vol. xix., 92. Gen. Arachnura, Vinson. Arachnuralongicauda, Urq., vol. xvii., 34. "nigritia, Urq., vol. xvii., 37 "obtusa, Urq., vol. xvii., 37. "trilobata, Urq., vol. xvii., 37. Tasmania. " " var. a, Urq., vol. xvii., 39. Fam. Celænidæ. Gen. Celænia, Thor. Celænia atkinsonii, Cambr. Thlaosoma atkinsonii, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 699. Celænia hectori, Cambr. Thlaosoma hectori, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 700. Celænia olivacea, Urq. Male des. in vol. xix., 95. Thlaosoma olivacea, Urq., vol. xvii., 39. Celænia pennum, Urq. Thlaosoma pennum, Urq., vol. xix., 94. Celænia tuberosa, Urq. Thlaosoma tuberosa, Urq., vol. xxi., 169. Fam. Episinidæ. Gen. Episinus, Walck. Episinus antipodianus, Cambr., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, 701. Tribus Laterigradæ. Fam. Thomisidæ. Gen. Stephanopis, Cambr. Stephanopis angulatus, Urq., Sparassus angulatus, Urq., vol. xvii., 42. Male des. in vol. xxii., 260. Stephanopis angularis, Urq. Sparassus angularis, Urq., vol. xvii., 43.

Gen. Dlæa, Thor. Diæa albo-limbata, L.K., D.A.A., 588. Fam. PhilodromidÆ. Gen. Philodromus, Walck. Philodromusambarus, Urq., vol. xvii., 43. Male des. in vol. xix., 112. "sphœriodes, Urq., vol. xvii., 44. Male des. in vol. xix., 111. "ovatus, Urq., vol. xix., 113. "rubro-frontus, Urq., vol. xxiii., 179. Gen. Hemiclœa, Thor. Hemiclœarogenhoferi, L.K., D.A.A., 637. "plantus, Urq., vol. xviii., 199. Probably identical. Male des. in vol. xix., 110. Tribus Citigradæ. Fam. Lycosidæ. Gen. Lycosa, Latr. Lycosasenica, L.K., D.A.A., 915. "hilaris, L.K., D.A.A., 920. Female des. I.c., 979. "umbrata, L.K., D.A.A., 921. "virgata, Goyen, vol. xix., 201. "canescens, Goyen, vol. xix., 203. "taylori, Goyen, vol. xix., 206. "œrescens, Goyen, vol. xix., 206. "uiiginosa, Goyen, vol. xx., 136. "bellicosa, Goyen, vol. xx., 138. "proxima, Urq., vol. xviii., 201. "adumbrata, Urq., vol. xix., 114. "arenaria, Urq., vol. xxiii., 182. "maura, Urq., vol. xxiv., 246. Gen. Pardosa, C. Koch. Pardosa vicaria, L.K., D.A.A., 965. Gen. Anoteropsis, L.K. Anoteropsis flavescens, L.K., D.A.A., 971. Fam. Ctenidæ. Gen. Cycloctenus, L.K. Cycloctenusfugax, Goyen, vol. xxii., 267. "lepidus, Urq., vol. xxii., 261. "pulcher, Urq., vol. xxiii., 188.

Fam. Oxyopidæ. Gen. Oxyopes, Latr. Oxyopes gregarius, Urq. Sphasus gregarius, Urq., vol. xvii., 51. Tribus Saltigradæ. Fam. Attidæ. Gen. Saltious, Latr. Salticusappressus, Powell, vol. v. "atratus, Powell, vol. v. "Y-notatus, Powell, vol. v. "fumosus, Powell, vol. v. "mustilinus, Powell, vol. v. "albo-barbatus, Powell, vol. v. Gen. Marpissa, C. Koch. Marpissaleucophœun, Urq., vol. xx., 121. "arenaria, Urq., vol. xx., 123. "œri-hirta, Urq., vol. xx., 124. "cineracea, Urq., vol. xxiii., 188. "armifera, Urq., vol. xxiv., 248. "nemoralis, Urq., vol. xxiv., 250. Gen. Ballus, C. Koch. Ballus compactus, Urq. Salticus compactus, Urq., vol. xvii., 50. Gen. Plexippus, C. Koch. Plexippus minax, Powell. Salticus minax, Powell, vol. 5. Plexippusherbigradus, Urq., vol. xxi., 150. "capillatus, Urq., vol. xxii., 265. "silvarus, Urq., vol. xxiv., 252. Gen. Attus, Walck. Attus tabinus, Urq. Salticus tabinus, Urq., vol. xvii., 46. Attus curvus, Urq. Salticus curvus, Urq., vol. xvii., 46. Attus furvus, Urq. Salticus furvus, Urq., vol. xvii., 47. Attus alpinus, Urq. Salticus alpinus, Urq., vol. xvii., 48. Attus albo-palpis, Urq. Salticus albo-palpis, Urq., vol. xvii., 49. Attus tenebricus, Urq. Salticus tenebricus, Urq., vol. xvii., 51.

Attus auricomus, Urq., vol. xviii., 202. " " var. hirta, Urq., vol. xviii., 204. "zanthrofrontalis, Urq., vol. xviii., 203. Male des. in vol. xvii., 45. "saxatilis, Urq., vol. xviii., 204. "aquilus, Urq., vol. xix. 115. "bimaculosus, Urq., vol. xix., 116. "sub-fuscus, Urq., vol. xix., 117. "pullus, Urq., vol. xx., 263. "scindus, Urq., vol. xx., 264. "montinus, Urq., vol. xxiii., 184. "monticolus, Urq., vol. xxiii., 186. "valentulus, Urq., vol. xxiii., 187.