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Pubescence yellow. Abdomen with no pale lanceolate 

 mark. Size very variable, but smaller tliau L. ruricola. 

 Palpu.s of male without any apical tarsal claw. Protarsi i. 

 inera.ssate. Fang without any tooth on out'U' margin. 



Common in most parts of England. Adult in May and 

 June. 



The following table will perhaps be of some assistance 

 to students : — 



Males. 



A. Palpus of male bearing a claw at the apex of tlie 



tarsal joint. Protarsus i. slender (ruricola only). 



1. Fang of falces with a small projecting angle or 



tooth on the outer margin near the base. 



Tarsi i. cylindrical, slender ruricola, De Geer. 



2. Fang without angular projection. Tarsi i. fusi- 



form, incrassate robusta, Sim. 



B. I'alpus of male without any claw at apex of tarsal 



joint. Protarsus i. incrassate. 



1. Tibia (radial joint) of palpus bearing seven or 



eight stout spines on the under and inner side 



at apex spinipalpts, F. Cb. 



2. Tibia of palpus without spines, a few hairs 



merely terricola, Thor. 



Females. 



A. Abdomen with pale basal, central, dorsal lanceo- 



late band. 



1. General hue olive-brown. Cephalothorax with 



vellow-grey or hoary-white pubescence. Size 

 larger. Epigynal area smaller. 



a. Pubescence hoary white. Epigynal area a 



little larger, with two stout tubercles at base 



on either side. Average size much larger. . robusta, Sim. 



b. Pubescence yellow-grey. Epigynal area 



smaller, tubercles inconspicuous. Average 



size smaller ruricola, L)e Geer. 



2. General hue deep umber-brown. Cephalo- 



thorax with golden-brown pubescence. Size 



smaller. Epigynal area larger spinipalpis, F. Cb. 



B. Abdomen often with a basal, central, doi-sal dusky- 



outlined lanceolate band ; but its area is not 

 paler than the rest of dorsal area. J'>pigynal area 

 broad, conspicuous, dark red-brown, almost semi- 

 circular terricola, Thor. 



The males can be recognized without any difficulty what- 

 ever, the palpi and the first pair of legs together furnishin<'- 

 most reliable characters. But I am unable to speak so con- 

 fidently as to the distinguishing features of the females 

 though 1 fancy one might witli accuracy determine the 



