40 SECOND tlREA.ND MISSION. 



Genus ERIGONE, Sav. 



44. ERIGONE ATRA. 



Neriene atra, Blackw., Lend, and Edinbr. Phil. Mag. 3 set. iii, p. 195. 

 longepalpis, Hlackw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel. p. 274, pi. six, fig. 188. 



Sab. An example of the male, identical with British and other European specimens, 

 was contained among the spiders found on the route from Yarkand to Bursi, May 28th to 

 June 17th, 1874. 



45. ERIGONE DENTIPALPIS. 



Erigone dentipalpis, Wid-Westr., Aran. Suec. p. 199. 



Although only a portion of this spider was found in the collection, I feel no doubt of its 

 specific identity with the JE. dentipalpis (Westr.) of Europe. 

 Sab. Sind Valley, August 5th to 13th, 1873. 



Genus PACHYGNATHA, Snnd. 



46. PACHYGNATHA CLERCKII. 



Pachygnatha clerckii, Snnd.-Westr., Aran. Suec. p. 144. 



An adult male of this species, differing in no respect from European examples, was found 

 in the collection. 



Sab. Kashghar, December 1873. 



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Gmna-LINYPHIA. 

 47. LlNYPHIA CONSA.NGTJINEA, sp. n. 



Adult male : length 2 lines. Adult female : 2f lines. 



This spider is, in size, colour, and markings, almost exactly like the well-known European 

 form Linyphia peltata (Sund.) ; one description would, in fact, suit both these species. The 

 present, however, may be distinguished by several good specific characters. 



In the male, the falces are shorter and less divergent, but stronger and much more 

 prominent in front when looked at in profile ; in which position also the extremities are 

 directed distinctly backwards ; they are likewise granulose, furnished with short spine-like 

 bristles, and armed with a short, strong, pointed, deep red-brown tooth on the inner side 

 towards the fore extremity. 



The palpi have the cubital joint very short, with a strong, tapering, spine-like bristle 

 directed forwards from its fore extremity on the upper side ; the radial joint is double the 

 length of the cubital, and enlarges gradually to the fore extremity, where, on the upper side, 

 is a spine-like bristle like that on the cubital joint ; the digital joint is not very large, and 

 the palpal organs are complex, with corneous processes and spines, somewhat like those of 

 L. peltata, but bolder ; and from their base, on the outer side, issues a slender, longish, pale- 

 coloured, rather prominent spiny process, whose extremity is sharp-pointed and rather shortly 



