3 2 NEW AND RARE BRITISH SPIDERS. 



into an obtuse point between the coxae of the fourth pair of legs. 

 Its anterior extremity is squarely and straightly truncate. Colour 

 like that of the cephalothorax, but rather suffused with blackish. 



Abdomen oval, dull black in colour and covered thinly with 

 short coarse hairs. Spinners short and inconspicuous. 



Received among other spiders kindly sent to me and collected 

 by Mr. William Evans in the Autumn of 1899 at Lander, 

 Berwickshire. 



Sintula nescia, sp. n. 

 Adult female, length ird lines. 



Cephalothorax short-oval, much narrower and roundly obtuse in 

 front ; lateral marginal impressions at caput slight ; posterior 

 margin strongly indicated ; height of clypeus less than half that 

 of the facial space, and rather prominent in a somewhat obtusely 

 pointed form at the lower margin. Looked at in profile the point 

 of junction of the caput and thorax is considerably depressed, 

 with a strongish elevation at the beginning of the posterior slope, 

 which is very slightly hollow. Colour of cephalothorax pale 

 orange yellow, with a narrow marginal black line. The fore part 

 of the ocular area black. 



Eyes rather large, closely grouped in two transverse rows. The 

 anterior row is straight. The curve of the posterior row is 

 directed backwards and tolerably strong. The anterior row is 

 the shortest. The eyes of the posterior row are of as nearly as 

 possible equal size, the central pair, perhaps, slightly largest, 

 pearly white with narrow black margins, the two centrals are 

 separated from each other by rather less than a diameter's 

 interval, and each of them by about half a diameter from the 

 lateral on its side. The fore-central pair are smallest. The fore- 

 laterals the largest of the eight, and are separated from the 

 hind-laterals by a small but distinct interval. The central 

 quadrangle is broader than long, its fore-side being the shortest. 

 All the eyes of the anterior row are dark blackish-grey. 



Legs moderately long, 4, 1,2, 3, rather slender, furnished with 

 fine hairs and a few slender bristles. Colour, orange-yellow, 

 paler at the articulations of the joints. 





