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transverse orifice, fringed with hairs, marking the opening 

 of a spiracular vessel. 



Epigyne not conspicuous, consisting of a narrow longitu- 

 dinal fissure, slightly dilated in front, flanked on either side 

 posteriorly by a dark suffused spot. Epigynal area convex, 

 clothed with fine hairs. 



M. Simon describes (Ar. de France, vol. iv. p. 308) a single 

 young female of a species [A. lineata)^ which seems very 

 closely allied to the above; while Prof. W. Kulcznski, of 

 Crakow, also describes and figures a species, A. striata, Kl. 

 (Ar. Nov, in Montibus Tatricis, 1882), which is certainly 

 very similar. Unless, however, a comparison of types 

 confirms this supposed identity, I shall believe them to be 

 distinct. 



An adult female was taken by myself from beneath a stone 

 at Swanage, on the undercliff near Durlstone Head, on 

 May 22, 1894, while immature specimens were taken under 

 stones on the foreshore near Kimmeridge a little later in the 

 year. 



Genus Lycosa. 



( Trochosa, Tarentula.) 



Lycosa spinipalpis, sp. n. 

 (PI. III. figs. 4, 5, 9, 11, 14.) 



Length of male 8 millim. Female, ceph. 4 millim., abd. 

 6 millim. or 4^ lines. 



Cephahtliorax deep umber-brown, having a central pale 

 band, formed of golden-yellow pubescence, which extends 

 from the posterior row of eyes to the base of the thorax ; 

 ■within this band at its anterior portion lies a pair of brown 

 longitudinal bars, sometimes connected with the lateral brown 

 areas, sometimes entirely disconnected. Ocular area brown, 

 with a pale patch on either side. Falces deep brown. 



Abdomen oval, enlarged towards the spinners, deep brown, 

 with a short central, dorsal, anterior, longitudinal bright pale 

 bar, formed of golden-yellow pubescence, margined with 

 black, and followed to the spinners on either side by a series 

 of small pale spots. Lateral areas thickly speckled with 

 spots of golden-yellow pubescence. 



Sternum deep brown. 



Legs 4, 1, 2, 3, olive-brown, clothed with golden pubes- 

 cence. Femora more or less decidedly annulated with dusky 

 black, as also are sometimes the tibiae, especially in the male 

 sex. 



