20 NOTES ON BRITISH SPIDERS. 



lateral eyes of the first and third rows. Fore-central eyes not 

 quite contiguous, double the size of the fore-laterals ; height of 

 clypeus less than half the diameter of the fore-laterals. Eyes of 

 the second (or middle) row half way between the anterior and 

 posterior rows ; hind-laterals a little smaller than the fore-laterals. 



Legs moderately long, i, 4, 3, 2 ; those of the first pair strongest 

 and considerably longest ; colour of these, dark yellow-brown, 

 the metatarsi with a broad orange-yellowish central band ; the 

 other legs are yellow, broadly, but not sharply annulated with 

 red-brown. All are rather strongly spinose, two parallel rows of 

 spines beneath the metatarsi and tibiae of the two first pairs ; and 

 a compact claw-tuft beneath all the terminal tarsal claws. 



Palpi not very long, deep blackish brown, paler at the extremity 

 of the digital joint. Cubital and radial joints short ; the latter has a 

 small pointed apophysis at its outer extremity ; the digital joint is 

 rather long, oblong, narrow, palpal organs beneath its base simple 

 and projecting backwards and outwards beneath the radial joint. 



Fakes, straight very slightly divergent, almost vertical, about 

 equal in length to the depth of the most elevated part of 

 the cephalothorax. On the inner margin of the anterior extremity, 

 behind the fang grooves are two not very strong teeth near 

 together or a geminated one. The colour of the falces is deep 

 black-brown to black. 



Maxilla moderately long, strong, broadest and much widened 

 at the extremity, which is rounded. 



Labium about half the length of the maxillae, broader than 

 long, apex rounded. The colour of the maxillae and labium is 

 rich blackish-brown, tinged with red, and pale margined at the 

 extremity. 



Sternum somewhat oblong, rather longer than broad, truncate 

 before, obtusely pointed behind, colour brownish yellow. 



Abdomen of moderate size, oval, a, little pointed behind, clothed 

 with hairs, and thinly with prominent ones. Colour on the 

 upper side brown to black, with a broad pale longitudinal central 

 band slightly tapering at each end, clothed with white hairs, 

 and reaching from the fore extremity to just above the spinners. 



