8 ON NEW AND RARE BRITISH SPIDERS. 



NERIENE NIGRICEBS, Camlr. (Spiel. Dors., p. 128). 



An example of this species was found at Bloxworth among 

 heather, on June 1st, 1883, and another in June, 1884. Three 

 have thus been found up to the present time. The last two 

 examples were even more brightly and distinctly marked than 

 the type. The caputand falces are sooty black; the sternum 

 very bright orange-red, the palpi are browner than the legs ; 

 the radial joints of the palpi are rather clavate, increasing in stout- 

 ness from the posterior to the anterior extremity. Abdomen dull 

 drab yellow-brownish ; height of the clypeus equal to half that of 

 the facial space. The thoracic indentations are indicated by 

 traces of black converging lines. 



: VVALOKEXAE:IA, BI. 

 WALCKESAERA NEJIDRA.LIS, Bl. (Cam^r. Spid. Dors., p. 167). 



This very minute but distinct and remarkable little spider was 

 rather abundant on iron railings, posts, and other situations at 

 Bloxworth Rectory, in the Spring and early Summer of 1883. 

 Up to that time it had always been a rare spider in this district. 



WALCKEXAERA LUDICRA, Camlr. ( Spid. Dors., p. 168). 



,, penultima, Camlr. Ann and Mag. N. H 



January, 1882, p 7. PF. 1. fig. 4. 



After careful examination of the type specimen of 



W. penultima, Carnbr., Mons. Simon considers it to be an unde- 



veloped example of W. I'tdicra, Canibr., Agreeing withM. Simon 



that this is probably the case, I givo it here as a synonym of 



that species. 



WALCKENAERA SCADROSA, Camlr. (Spid. Dors., p. 143). 



An adult male of this, which is one of our rarest species, was 

 swept off grass and other herbage at Bloxworth, on the 27th of 

 May, 1884. I have also received it from Iloddesdon, from Mr. 

 IT, M. Campbell, 



