Rev. 0. P. Cambridge on new Species 0/ Araneidea. 261 



the abdomen is of a dull drab colour, sliglitlj suffused with 

 sooty brown. 



The cephalothorax is verj short and of a nearly circular 

 form, being, in fact, slightly broader than long and with no 

 lateral constrictions at the caput ; this portion is greatly ele- 

 vated, the elevation directed backwards, rounded behind, 

 flattish, sloping in front from the summit to the eyes, and 

 marked off from the caput by a very strong, deep, tapering, 

 horizontal indentation, which runs backwards from just above 

 each lateral pair of eyes. The height of the clypeus is half 

 that of the facial space j it projects forwards at its lower part, 

 following very nearly the same general slope as that of the 

 ocular area, along the middle of which last are a few short 

 divergent hairs. 



The eyes are of moderate size and seated on black spots ; 

 they form a large quadrangular figure whose length is equal 

 to its breadth at the lower part, the upper side (formed by 

 the posterior pair of eyes) being shortest. Those of the 

 posterior (or upper) pair are placed on the fore part of the 

 upperside of the cephalic eminence, and are separated from 

 each other by a little more than a diameter's interval ; and 

 those of the lateral pairs together with the fore centrals form 

 very nearly a straight transverse line. 



The le<js are rather long, moderate in strength (4, 1, 2, 3), 

 and clothed only with hairs and a very few slender erect 

 bristles or strong hairs. 



'^Y^liQ, pieilpi are of moderate length. The cubital and radial 

 joints are short and of equal length 5 the latter has its fore 

 side produced into a very prominent, rather strong, tapering 

 apophysis, whose pointed extremity is slightly hooked or 

 abruptly bent downwards. The digital joint is rather large, 

 of an irregular oval form, with a somewhat conical promi- 

 nence near its base on the edge of the inner side. The palpal 

 organs are tolerably complex, with two strong, obtiise, promi- 

 nent corneous processes ; and their extremity is furnished with 

 a long, slender, but conspicuous black, filiform, boldly and 

 sinuously curved spine, which, issuing from their outer side and 

 passing beneath them, curves round and over their inner side. 

 The falces are small, straight, conical, and very strongly 

 directed backwards towards the sternum, which is of a subtri- 

 angular form, somewhat suffused with a sooty hue, and mar- 

 gined with a black line. 



The abdomen is of moderate size, oval, and projects greatly 

 over the thorax. 



'J'his very distinct species was also sent to me from Nurem- 

 berg by Dr. L. Koch. It bears a strong resemblance at first 

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