A NEW SPIDER 



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concave, its height just equal to that of the ocular area. 

 Length of the falces three times the height of the clypeus. 

 Fang-teeth normal, 3 outer, 5 inner ; the latter close together, 

 the basal tooth twice as large as the rest, which are equal. 

 Sternum dusky brown, smooth, not very convex. 



Legs: order of length 1, 2, 4, 3 ; tibia, metatarsus, and 

 tarsus of the first pair, i-i, i-i, 07 mm. long respectively, 

 of the second pair 0-9, 09, 06 mm. Tibia i. with two long 

 dorsal spines, and two lateral spines, one before, one behind. 

 The anterior lateral spine is wanting on tibia ii. Tibia iii. 



1. Cephalothorax, lateral view 

 Epigyne, lateral view. 



Lepiyphantes moratus, n. sp. 



Eyes, from above and in front. 



Epigync. 



and tibia iv. have no lateral spines. Femur i. with one 

 strong spine in front ; the other femora without spines. All 

 the metatarsi have a pretty strong dorsal spine. The palpus 

 has a long strong dorsal spine on the patella, and a similar 

 but shorter spine on the tibia ; many spines on the tarsus. 



Abdomen very nearly as high as long (i-6 mm.), pallid 

 above with scattered cretaceous spots. The under side is a 

 uniform dusky grey, which extends slightly to the sides, 

 especially towards the hinder parts. 



Epigynal fovea about as wide as long, occupying the 

 whole of the summit of a low mound with nearly vertical 

 sides. The forward half of the fovea is entirely masked by 

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