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Lycosa purbeckensis, (F. Camb.), var. minor, (F. 

 Camb.), 1895. 



1895. Pardosa jmrbeckensis, var. minor, F. Camb., Ann. Mag. 

 N. H., ser. 6, vol. xv., p. 33. 



Length : male, 5 mm. ; female, 5*5 mm. 



A small form of L. purbeckensis, (F. Camb.), taken adult in 

 April on the shores of Sol way. 



Lycosa promptula, Camb., 1902. 



1902. Lycosa promptula, Camb., Proc. Dors. F. Club, vol. xxiii., 

 p. 37, fig. 11. 



Length of female, 3 lines ; male unknown. 



Thoracic bands yellowish : central band broad behind the 

 eyes, sharply and shortly attenuated ; lateral bands moderate. 

 Between the posterior eyes are two yellowish patches. Sternum 

 dark brown. Legs marked with broken annulations upon the 

 femora and tibiae ; metatarsi indistinctly annulated. Apparently 

 only found once — near Swanage. I have not seen this spider, 

 but, from the author's careful description, and his figure of the 

 genitalia, I have no doubt that it belongs to the " monticola ,] 

 group, and it would appear to be very closely allied to L. agrestis, 

 Westr. 



Lycosa herbigrada, BL, 1857. 



(PI. 2, Fig. 7, a, b. PI. 4, Fig. c.) 



1857. Lycosa herbigrada, Bl., Ann. Mag. X. II., ser. 2, vol. xx., 



p. 285. 

 1861. „ „ Bl., Spid. G. B. I., p. 22, pi. i., fig. 6. 



1861. „ alho-liuibata, Westr., Ar. Suec, p. 482. 

 1872. ,, herbigrada, Thor., Rem. on Syn., p. 282. 



1876. Pardosa ,, Sim., Ar. de France, vol. in., p. 323. 



1881. Lycosa „ Camb., Spid. Dorset, p. 384. 



Length : male, 6 mm. ; female, 7 mm. 



Thoracic bands yellowish brown, covered with dense greyish 

 white pubescence : central band commencing in front, as a very 

 short, often bifid point, then suddenly becoming extremely wide, 

 then strongly constricted, and finally fairly broad to its posterior 

 termination; lateral bands exceedingly broad, sometimes meet- 

 ing the central band at some points. Sterum of male with pale 



