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shire ; all taken by Colonel Yerbury between July 3rd and 26th 

 inclusive. Vwm Ireland there are examples from Leenane, Co. 

 Galway, and Louyh Conn, Co. Mayo, July 14th and 27th (E. E. 

 Austen) ; and from Loo Bridge, Co. Kerry, July 6th-8th (ZiV?^/.-^!?/;;//^/ 

 Yerbury). The Continental series is from various localities from 

 Norway to Rhenish Prussia. Ihe range of the species as given 

 b\- Brauer, in addition to Germany and Austria, includes Sweden, 

 Russian Lapland, South Russia, and Eastern Siberia. 



Therioplectes luridus, Iln. 

 Plate 15. 



This handsome species resembles the foregoing ( 77/. viontanus) in 

 size, while (as ma}- be seen from a comparison of Plates 14 and 15) 

 the general arrangement of the light and dark markings in the 

 abdomen is similar to that presented b\- females of Th. inontanns, in 

 which the lateral ochraceous patches are well developed. The colours 

 in the abdomen of Th. luridus, however, are much richer ; the black 

 area is deeper in tone and more shining, while the lateral patches are 

 chestnut instead of ochraceous. The predominance of black makes 

 this a distinctly darker species than the foregoing. In both sexes of 

 Th. luridus the hairy covering of the eyes is longer and darker than 

 in Th. nioutanus (dark brown instead of yellowish brown or yellowish). 

 Brauer [loc. cit., p. 148) describes the eyes of the male as "green, 

 with three pur])le bands and red margin next the face," and those of 

 the female as " green, \\ith three purple bands." 



The length of two males of Tli. luridus in the Museum collection, 

 from Brodie, Elgin, N.B., June 9th and lOth, 1905 {Lieut.-Colonel 

 Yerbury), is I2J and 13 J mm. respectively; .sexenteen Scotch females 

 vary in length from iii to 14^ mm. The dimensions of Continental 

 specimens arc much the same, though a male from Norwaj- measures 

 as much as 14 mm. in length. 



A long series of this species was taken by Colonel Yerbury at 

 Brodie, from June 5th to June loth, and at Nethy Bridge, Inverness- 

 shire, N.B., from June 12th to July 1st, 1905. It will be observed 



