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long, and its fore side shorter than the hinder side. The 

 interval between the hind-central eyes is less than that 

 between each and the hind-lateral next to it. 



Legs moderate in length and strength ; 1, 2, 4, 3 furnished 

 with hairs only on (so far as could be observed) two small 

 ones at the inner side of the fore extremity of the metatarsi 

 of the third pair. The fourth pair have a long celamistrum on 

 the outer side of the metatarsi, which last were also furnished 

 thickly with short stray hairs underneath ; the metatarsi of 

 the other pairs also are more or less similarly furnished with 

 hairs. The colour of the legs is a uniform yellow brown. 



Palpi similar to the legs in colour. 



Falces strong ; roundly prominent at their base in front ; 

 and similar in colour to the caput. 



Maxillce strong, straight, only slightly inclined to the 

 labium and slightly obliquely truncate at their extremity. 



Labium oblong, truncate at the apex, about two-thirds the 

 length of the maxillae ; colour (as also of the maxillae) yellow 

 brown. 



Sternum roundish -heartshape hollow truncate, pointed 

 before ; colour, pale yellow-brown. 



Abdomen of ordinary obtuse and oval form ; the genital 

 aperture much concealed by coarse hairs, but of characteristic 

 form (see fig. 6) ; and there is a transverse cribellum hi 

 front of the spinners. The colour and markings had entirely 

 gone from * the specimen above described before its particulars 

 were noted. 



The following is taken from an adult female found 

 by Dr. Jackson on the banks of the river Dee, in 

 Cheshire, and which I feel no doubt is of the same species : 

 " On the upper side is a dark black-brown longitudinal central 

 basal marking of rather indefinite shape, but pointed behind, 

 and enclosed by an obscure pale curved whiteish line on each 



It may be remarked that the colours of all parts of this specimen 

 had become much faded and almost obliterated. 



