EXPLANATION OF PLATES. ix 



Plate XIX., p. 229, fig. A. — Nest of a young specimen of N. Manderstjernw 

 (Ausserer = 7V^. meridionalis Camb., in "Ants and Spiders," p. 101) from 

 Mentone, showing the descending cavity, with the lower door pushed 

 across, so as to close the main tube and join the cavity ; A 1, upi^er 

 portion of the same, showing the lower door closing the branch. B, 

 N. ccEmciitaria (Latr.) from a living specimen taken at Montpellier ; B 1, 

 the same seen in spirits of wine, legs not represented ; B 2, the eyes, 

 magnified B 3, one of the two larger claws ; and B 4, the small claw of 

 the tarsus of one of the hindmost legs; B 5, length of spider; B 6, 

 measure nents of legs and palpus. C, the eyes of N. Mor/gridgii (Camb.) 

 (N. = crmentaria, Camb., in "Ants and Spiders," p. 92), magnified. D, 

 N. incerta (Camb.), male, from a specimen preserved in spirits, collected 

 at Uigne in the Basses Alpes, by M. E. Simon, who kindly lent me the 

 specimen for examination, represented of twice the natural size, and 

 without the legs ; D 1, another view of the same ; D 2, radial and digital 

 joints of the palpus and palpal bidb, magnified ; D 3, back view of the 

 same ; D 4, the eyes magnified. E, eyes of N. duhia (Camb.), male 

 ( = N. ccsmentana, Sim.), from a specimen in spirits, collected in the 

 Pyrenees Orientales, communicated by M. Simon, magnified ; E 1, 

 radial and digital joints of the palpus with palpal bulb of the same, 

 magnified ; E 2, another view of the same. 



Plate XX., p. 254, fig. A, Cteniza Moggndgii (Camb.), male ( = Ct. fodiens, 

 Camb., in "Ants and Spiders," p. 89), from a living specimen taken at 

 Mentone, of the natural size ; A 1, the same seen sideways, the legs 

 not represented ; A 2, cephalothorax and falces of the -same; A3, the 

 eyes ; A 4, radial and digital joints and the palpal bulb ; A 5, another 

 view of the same; A 6, one of the two large claws, and A 7, the small 

 claw of the tarsus of one of the legs of the hindmost pair; A 8, length 

 of the spider and breadth of the cephalothorax ; A 9, measurements of 

 legs and paljjus. (Figs. A 1, A 2, A3, A 4, A 5, A 6, and A 7, are all mag- 

 nified.) B, N. Manderstjernw (AvLsserer), male( = iV. meridionalis, Camb., 

 in "Ants and Spiders," p. 101), from a living specimen taken at Mentone, 

 of the natural size ; B 1, the same seen in spirits and magnified to twice 

 the natural size ; B 2, the same viewed sideways ; B 3, the eyes ; B 4, 

 tibia, metatarsus and tarsus of the right leg of the first pair showing the 

 spine and process on the under and inner side of the enlarged tibia ; B 5, 

 right leg of the third pair showing the three short spines on the patella ; 

 B 6, one of the two large claws, and B 7, the small claw of the tarsus of 

 one of the legs of the hindmost pair ; B 8, radial and digital joints of 

 palpus with palpal bulb ; B 9, another view of the same ; B 10, back 

 view of the same (figs. B 1 to B 10, all magnified); B 11, measurements 

 of legs ami palpus. C, tibia, metatarsus and tarsus of right leg of 

 N. M under stjerme (Ausserer), male, viewed from the under side and mag- 

 nified, drawn from the original specimen belonging to Dr. L. Koch, 

 collected at Nice, and described as N. Mandentjernce by Professor Aus- 

 serer. My best thanks are due to Dr. L. Koch for having enabled me 

 to examine this valuable specimen. [In fig. C, the curved spine should 

 bend towards, and not away from, the process on its right and inner 

 side.] 



