ON NEW AND HARE BRITISH SPIDERS. 15 



This spider is allied to Neriene suit ills Cainbr., N, innotabilis 

 id, and N. conigera id.froin all these however it differs in several 

 well marked characters. From N. subtilu it may be distinguished 

 by its much richer colouring, the far greater development of the 

 conical process at the base of the digital joint of the palpus, and 

 (in the female) by the much less incrassated digital joint, and the 

 different form of the genit-il process and aperture. From N. 

 innotabilis the equally separated eyes of the posterior row will at 

 once distinguish it, as will also its much richer colouring. The 

 less developed digital process of the male, and the less round 

 form of the cephalo- thorax of N. innotabilis are also good dis- 

 tinguishing characters, as well as the slenderer digital joint of the 

 female palpus. From N. conigera, to which it is closely allied, it 

 may be easily distinguished by its much larger size, brighter 

 colouring, aul (in tb.3 fein.il )) by a dlffaront form of the genital 

 process; in all thesa species, however, this process is large, prom- 

 inent, and very similar in general appearance. In the form of 

 the palpi N. festinans bears very close resemblance to .2V. conigera 



Two males and a female were found among the decayed 

 debris of a faggot rick at Bloxworth Rectory, on the 16th of 

 June, 1883. 



LIST OF SPECIES ABOVE-NOTED AND DESCRIBED. 



FAM. DRASSIOZE. 



Prottthesima pedestris, C. L. Koch (p. 2). 



,, Latreillii, L. Koch (p. 2). 



Drassus silvestris, Bl. (p. 2). 



,. braccatus, L. Koch (p. 3). 



Clubiona coeridescem, L. Koch (p. 3). 



FAM. AGELENIDJ3. 

 Cryphoeca moerens, Cambr. (p. 3. pi. 1, fig. 1). 



