BRITISH SPECIES OP PHALANGIDEA OR HARVEST MEN. 199 



The general colouring of this species is pale yellowish on the 

 cephalothorax and legs, but ashy, and sometimes silvery, grey on 

 the abdomen, with greyish brown and darker markings. 



The cephalothorax is pale dull yellowish with several marginal 

 denticulse, and there are two parallel marginal brown lines running 

 all round it. The middle of the anterior margin of the caput is 

 armed with the three characteristic spines, near together, in a 

 straight line, and directed forwards ; the central spine is at least 

 double the length of the others, and often more. The eye-eminence 

 is small, and the denticulse on its summit also small, though 

 distinct. 



The normal dorsal abdominal band is not angulated, and is 

 indicated by (in many cases rather obscure) brown or blackish 

 marginal spots, which are usually strongest posteriorly. Each 

 segment is furnished at its hinder edge with a rather closely 

 studded transverse row of bluntish pointed, strongish white 

 denticulse, giving the abdomen a very bristly appearance. 



The sides are marked with irregular, oblique, grey-brown 

 markings, which also spread more or less over the under side. 



The legs are moderately long, rather slender, of a dull pale 

 yellowish colour, annulated and clouded with yellow-brown ; 

 excepting two small denticulse at the fore end on the upper side of 

 the femora and genu&e, they are only furnished with hairs at the 

 extremity ; on the under side of each coxal joint is a small, but 

 distinct, blackish spot. The palpi are similar to the legs in colour 

 and markings. 



Some twelve years ago I found several very young examples of 

 this very distinct and pretty species on Bloxworth Heath, but 

 Mons. Simon doubted its specific distinctness. I have, however, 

 frequently met with it since in a more advanced condition, and 

 last autumn, adult, showing no departure, however, from the general 

 characters of the immature examples. Its small size, and grey hue, 

 as also, and particularly, the great disproportion in the relative 

 length of the central and lateral spines on the fore margin of the 

 caput, and the rows of denticulie on the abdomen, will serve to 



