346 Rev. O. P. Cambridge on some 



from Count Keyserling, by whom they were found in Ger- 

 many ; but the precise locality is unknown to me. 



Neriene iracunda, sp. n. (PI. XVII. fig. 3.) 



Adult male, length slightly over 1 line. 



The cephalothorax is of a dark yellow-brown colour, and of 

 a somewhat oblong-oval form, broad at the fore part, and the 

 lateral constriction on the margins, at the caput, exceedingly 

 slight. The profile line forms a tolerably even, though very 

 slight curve ; the ocular area slopes forwards ; and the clypeus, 

 which projects a little, is less in height than half that of the 

 facial space. 



The eyes are all seated on tubercles ; those of the lateral 

 pairs rather strong ; they are not very large or greatly dif- 

 ferent in size, those of the anterior (or fore-central) pair, which 

 are a little the smallest, are separated by a small but distinct 

 interval, those of the hind-central pair are divided by rather 

 less than a diameter's interval, that which separates each of 

 them from the hind-lateral eye on its side being about equal 

 to a diameter. The curves of the two rows of eyes are 

 as nearly as possible equal, but directed in opposite directions, 

 and enclosing a transverse oval space ; those of each lateral 

 pair are placed very slightly obliquely. 



The legs are rather long, slender, 4, 1, 2, 3, furnished with 

 hairs, and one or two erect bristles only, and of a pale orange- 

 yellow colour. 



The palpi are short ; the digital and radial joints brown, 

 the rest similar in colour to the legs. The cubital and radial 

 joints are very short ; the latter is the strongest and has its 

 fore extremity on the upperside produced, but very slightly, 

 into a somewhat pointed termination ; and there is also a pro- 

 minent point on the outer side : the digital joint is of moderate 

 size ; it has a small, blunt, somewhat tooth-like projection at 

 its base ; and on its outer side is a prominent, somewhat ele- 

 vated subangular lobe. The palpal organs are complex and 

 well developed, but present no very noticeable processes. 



The falces are powerful, prominent near their base in front, 

 divergent, and greatly cut away on the inner side of their 

 fore half — so far as I could see, destitute of teeth, excepting a 

 bluntish one at the extreme inner point near the insertion of 

 the fang. The outer sides in front are furnished with minute 

 piliferous tubercles. The colour of the falces is similar to 

 that of the cephalothorax. 



The maxillce are like the falces in colour ; they are strong, 

 moderately long, rounded on their outer sides and at the ex- 

 tremities, and inclined towards the labium, which is short, 



