646 Mr. Buacxwaut's Descriptions of new Species of Spiders. 
The spider from which the foregoing description was made was found run- 
ning on a footpath at Oakland, near Llanrwst, in May 1838. 
32. Neriéne pulla. Maris cephalo-thorace saturaté brunneo; mandibulis. 
maxillis labioque saturaté rufo-brunneo; sterno brunneo, punctis satura- 
tioribus; pedibus palpisque rufescenti-brunneis, .nisi in horum articulo. 
terminali saturatè brunneo; abdomine flavescenti-brunneo, punctis nume- 
rosis strigisque tenuibus saturatioribus. 
Length of the male Prth of an inch; length of cephalo-thorax 20; breadth A; 
breadth of abdomen ; length of an anterior leg +; length of a leg of 
the third pair Pr. 
Cephalo-thorax oval, convex above, glossy, with slight furrows on the sides, 
and an indentation in the medial line of the posterior region; its colour 
is dark brown. Mandibles strong, conical, armed with a few teeth on the 
inner surface, and inclined a little towards the sternum. Maxillæ power- 
ful, and inclined towards the lip, which is quadrate. These parts are of 
a dark reddish brown colour. Sternum heart-shaped, glossy and brown, 
with very minute spots of a darker hue. Legs reddish brown; first and 
fourth pairs the longest and equal in length, third pair the shortest. 
Second joint of the palpi curved towards the cephalo-thorax ; third and 
fourth joints short, the latter having a large process, rounded at the ex- 
tremity, on the outer side, and a smaller one on the inner side; these 
joints are of a red-brown colour; fifth joint dark brown, oval, hairy. and. 
very convex externally, concave within, comprising the palpal organs, 
which are highly developed, complicated in structure, and red-brown. 
Abdomen oviform, convex above, projecting over the base of the cephalo- 
thorax; it is thinly clad with hairs, and ofa yellowish brown colour, with 
numerous minute spots and fine streaks of a darker hue. Plates of the 
spiracles pale yellow. 
Males of this species, with the palpi fully developed, were taken in June 
1836, on rails near Llanrwst. 
33. Neriéne gracilis. Nigricans; pedibus pallide rufescenti-brunneis ; palpis 
saturate viridibus. 
