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Mr. G. H. Carpenter on Tico 



side. Sttrnum reddish brow n, with a black horseshoe-shaped 

 marking, open in front, drawn out behind, and reaching to 

 the apex. 



Lec/s remarkably long^ the hindmost beiiuj nearly ttoice as 

 long as the body ; reddish brown, with a few dark markings 

 on the thighs. 



Abdomen dark brown above, with a central clear yellowish 

 longitudinal band, bounded by a waved black line, and 

 sliglitly expanded in front, where it encloses a lance-shaped 

 red marking with serrate edges (fig. 1). Abdomen beneath 

 yellowish white, with central black longitudinal band. Spin- 

 nereis reddish brown, the terminal segment in the upper pair 

 darker. 



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Ayehna longipea, pp n. 



Fig. 1. — Female (without appendages), dorsal view, x 2. 



Fig. 2. — Head-region and eyes, dorsal view, X 7. 



Fig. 3. — Eyes, face view, x 7. 



Fig. 4. — Epigyne, x 7. 



Fig. 5. — Spinnerets from side, X 7. 



Locality. Lancashire (Southport). 



The specimen described above was taken on a bunch of 

 flowers which had been brought indoors from a garden. It 

 is possible therefore that the species may prove to be an 

 introduced exotic ; but I have failed to find a description of 

 an Agelena from any part of the world that agrees with this 

 form. 



The genus Agelena has been hitherto represented in our 

 fauna only by the well-known A. labyrinthica (Clerck) ; it is 

 by no means impossible that A. longipes will turn out to be a 

 truly indigenous species. 



A. longipes may be distinguished at a glance from A. laby- 

 rinthica by its smaller size, brighter coloration, and relatively 



