258 Mr. J. Blackwall onneiv species of Madeiran Spiders. 



thorax y^^ ; breadth gV f breadth of the abdomen -^-^ ; length of 

 a posterior leg 2% ; length of a leg of the third pair 2%. 



The cephalothorax is oval, convex, glossy, pointed in front, 

 and without an indentation in the medial line : the falces are 

 short, conical, vertical, and somewhat divergent at the extremity : 

 the maxillse are enlarged and convex at the base, rounded at the 

 extremity, and curved towards the lip, which is triangular ; and 

 the sternum is oval, with minute eminences on the sides, oppo- 

 site to the legs : the legs are moderately long, and provided with 

 hairs and fine spines ; the fourth pair is the longest, then the 

 first, and the third pair is the shortest ; each tarsus is terminated 

 by two curved, pectinated claws, and below them there is a small 

 scopula. These parts, with the palpi, which are inserted near 

 the middle of the outer side of the maxillse, are of a dull yellow 

 colour, the sternum, which has some long dark-brown hairs on 

 its margin, being the palest. The abdomen is oviform, convex 

 above, and projects a little over the base of the cephalothorax ; 

 it is clothed with short hairs, and the upper part is of a pale 

 red colour ; the under part has a yellowish-white hue, faintly 

 tinged with red ; the sexual organs, which are not highly deve- 

 loped, are of a pale red-brown colour ; the spinners have a pale 

 yellowish-brown hue, and the two inferior ones are terminated 

 by long soot-coloured papillse. The eyes are closely grouped on 

 the anterior part of the cephalothorax; four form a straight 

 transverse row immediately above the frontal margin, which is 

 fringed with long hairs, the two intermediate ones being the 

 largest of the eight ; the other four are placed in pairs directed 

 obliquely inwards, behind each lateral eye of the front row; 

 the three lateral eyes are near to each other, and form a short, 

 slightly curved line whose convexity is directed outwards, and 

 the posterior eye of each has an oval figure. 



An adult female of this species was taken in a house among 

 specimens of fossils. It appears to be most nearly allied to the 

 Enyo amaranthina of M. Lucas, but differs from it in various 

 particulars. 



Family Agelenid^e. 



Genus Textrix, Sundevall. 



Textrix obscura. 



Length of the female, not including the spinners, f ths of an 

 inch ; length of the cephalothorax J ; breadth ^ ; breadth of the 

 abdomen /jj ; length of a posterior leg /^ ; length of a leg of 

 the third pair f . 



The legs are moderately long, provided with hairs and spines, 

 and are of a red-brown colour ; the fourth pair is the longest, 

 and the other three pairs are equal in length, though, from being 



