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Tarentula nemoralis (Westr.), 1861. 



1848. Lycosa nivalis, C. L. Koch, Die Arach. (ad partem). 

 1861. ,, nemoralis, Westr., Ar. Suec. 

 1872. Tarentula meridiana, Thor., Rem. on Syn. 



A male and female of this fine species, now for irhe first time 

 recorded as British, were taken by myself in the Bexhill High 

 Woods on June 21, 1907, amongst grass sheltered by a large 

 stone. T. nemoralis (Westr.) is extremely closely allied to 

 T. miniata (C. L. Koch), but may be distinguished by a careful 

 examination of the palpus of the male and he epigynum of the 

 female (PI. 14, Figs. 2 a, b). The female taken appeared to be 

 not quite adult, and I am unable therefore to give a detailed 

 drawing of the epigynum. The outline sketch (Fig. 2 6) will, 

 however, give some idea of the form of this organ, which, 

 according to Continental writers, is very pale even when fully 

 developed. 



Lycosa agrestis, Westr., 1861. 



1861. Lycosa agrestis, Westr., Ar. Suec. (ad partem). 



1867. Pardosa arenciria, Ohl., Ar, Prov. Preuss. (ad partem). 



1870. Lycosa decipiens, L. Koch, Jahrb. K. K. Gel. Ges. Krakau. 



1903. ,, ,, Camb., Proc. Dors. F. Club. 



1907. ,, agrestis, F. P. Smith, Journ. Quekett Club. 



I was fortunate enough to capture a female of this exceedingly 

 rare British spider on Pan Down, Shide, Isle of Wight, on 

 September 8th, 1907. This is the third time that the species 

 has occurred in this country. The first specimen was taken 

 by myself probably during 1901, but it was overlooked amongst 

 some commoner species, and the locality was, unfortunately, not 

 noted. This was not recorded until 1907 (Journ. Quekett Club, 

 Ser. 2, Vol. x., p. 16). The Rev. O. Pickaid-Cambiidge, mean- 

 while, had recorded a specimen from Stratford-on-Avon in 1903 

 (Proc. Dorset F. Club, vol. xxiv., p. 161), under the name of 

 Lycosa decipiens, L. Koch. The Isle of Wight specimen is a very 

 distinctly marked one, the lateral bands of the thorax being 

 clearly broken up into a series of spots. 



