406 Mr. R. H, Meade on the British species of Phalangiidse. 



having a ferruginous dorsal band (often indistinct), which is 

 wider in the centre than at the extremities, and separated by a 

 pale line from the sides of the abdomen, which are of a dark 

 colour. Under surface of the body pale. Fakes rather long, and 

 pale in colour except at the points of the forceps, which are 

 black. Palpi rather long, the two first joints covered beneath 

 with long teeth and bristles (fig. 4 d) ; the second joint is 

 thickened at its extremity; the third is furnished at the end 

 with a projecting branch on its inner side; the fourth has a 

 similar but smaller projection. All the joints are covered with 

 fine hairs, and are of a pale yellowish colour, except the extre- 

 mity of the terminal joint, which, together with the hook at the 

 end, is black. Legs of moderate length, slender, and of a yel- 

 lowish colour ; femora with short black spines. 



Male very similar to the female in structure and colour, but 

 the abdomen is shorter and the legs are longer. The falces are 

 furnished with a short conical sharp horn (fig. c), which pro- 

 jects from the front and outer surface of the second joint, just 

 above the forceps. 



This distinct and pretty species occurs in woods in difi'erent 

 parts of England, but docs not appear to be very common. 



2. Megabunus insignis, n. s. PI. X. fig. 5. 



Cinereus nigro variegatus, eminentia oculifera, pedibus et palpis 

 testaceis. Cristse ocularise spinis longissimis instructse. Mar- 

 gines thoracis, et femorum tibiarumque articulorum apices, 

 dentati. 



Long. foem. 2, maris 1 lin. 



Body oblong and convex. Cephalothorax large and angular. 

 Abdomen compressed at the sides and pointed behind. Each 

 side of the cephalothorax is armed with two spines, and there 

 is sometimes a small one projecting from the centre of the ante- 

 rior margin. Eye-eminence very large (fig. 5 « &Z>), and slightly 

 contracted at the root into a thick pedicle. Eyes very large 

 and surrounded by a black circle. The crests (separated by a 

 wude interval) are each formed by five large tubercles, which are 

 armed with long dark spines. The ground colour of both the 

 cephalothorax and abdomen is pale blue-gray, and they are each 

 spotted and marbled with black. The sides of the abdomen are 

 marked with large black patches, and there is a broad longitu- 

 dinal dorsal band of an angular or rhomboidal shape, the mar- 

 gins of which are black and the centre dark gray. T\iQ palpi 

 are stout, the second joint is long and curved, and has a small 

 projecting process furnished with a tuft of hairs at its distal 

 extremity on the inner side. The under surfaces of both the 



