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are inclined towards the lip, which is triangular and pointed at 

 the apex; and the sternum is heart-shaped. These parts, with 

 the palpi, which are slender and have a curved pectinated claw 

 at their extremity, are of a dull whitish hue. The eyes are dis- 

 posed on the anterior part of the cephalothorax in two transverse 

 rows, and are seated on black spots ; the four intermediate ones 

 form a square, those of the anterior pair, which are the smallest 

 of the eight, being placed on a tubercle ; the eyes of each lateral 

 pair are also placed on a tubercle, and are nearly in contact. 

 The legs are long, slender, and provided with hairs ; the first 

 pair is the longest, then the fourth, and the third pair is the 

 shortest ; each tarsus is terminated by three claws, the two su- 

 perior ones are curved and pectinated, and the inferior one is 

 inflected near its base ; their colour is dull yellowish-white, that 

 of the extremity of the tibiae and metatarsi of the first, second, 

 and fourth pairs, and an obscure annulus on the tibiae of the 

 first pair, being orange-brown. 



Family EpEiRiOiE. 



Genus Epeira, Walck. 



Epeira lepida. 



Length of the female |^th of an inch ; length of the cephalo- 

 thorax ^ ; breadth -^ ; breadth of the abdomen -^ ; length of 

 an anterior leg J ; length of a leg of the third pair ■^-^. 



The cephalothorax is compressed before, rounded on the sides, 

 convex, particularly in the posterior region, glossy, and has an 

 indentation in the medial line ; the falces are powerful, conical, 

 vertical, and armed with a few teeth on the inner surface ; the 

 maxillae are short, strong, straight, and enlarged and rounded at 

 the extremity ; the lip is semicircular, but somewhat pointed at 

 the apex; the sternum is heart-shaped, and is supplied with 

 long brownish hairs ; the legs are long, and provided with hairs 

 and spines ; the first pair is the longest, then the second, and 

 the third pair is the shortest ; the tarsi are terminated by claws 

 of the usual number and structure ; the palpi are slender, and 

 have a curved claw at their extremity. These parts have a 

 yellowish-red colour ; the base of the lip has a brown hue, and 

 an oblong black spot occurs above each lateral margin of the 

 cephalothorax. The eyes are seated on black spots on the ante- 

 rior part of the cephalothorax ; the four intermediate ones nearly 

 form a square ; those of the anterior pair are placed on a promi- 

 nence, and are slightly nearer to each other than those of the 

 posterior pair, which are the largest of the eight ; the eyes of 

 each lateral pair are seated obliquely on a small tubercle, and 

 are contiguous. The abdomen is oviform, rather broader at the 



