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to the humeral joint; itis of an oval shape. Palpal organs well developed, not very 
complex, a dark red-brown curved process curving over their hinder portion. Under- 
neath they appear to be divided longitudinally, the outer division being much the largest, 
and ending with a slightly curved, prominent, sharp, dark red-brown spine, the inner 
division ending with a small pale pointed process. 
Falces strong, moderately long, profile curved outward ; they have some short bristles 
in front, and apparently a small dark tubercle or blunt tooth just on the inner side for- 
ward; but the mazille, labium, and sternum did not present any notable divergence 
from the generic type. 
Abdomen dusky brown, with a greenish-yellow tinge, much arched, projecting greatly 
over the cephalothorax, and sparingly furnished with short hairs. When seen through 
spirit of wine, numerous pale lines and regularly disposed spots on the sides, formed a 
series of long narrow angles or points, in a sort of vandyked pattern, the points coming 
up over the upperside. Spinners paler-coloured than the rest of the abdomen. The 
adult female differed from the male in the cephalothorax being smaller in comparison 
with the abdomen, which is far more globular, and the pattern above mentioned more 
distinct. Spiracular plates dusky black; sexual organs rather prominent, and of a 
dark red-brown colour; the radial joint of the palpus in the female is much longer than 
the cubital, whereas in the male it is about equal. 
Adults of both sexes of this spider were sent me by Mr. Morris Young, of Paisley, by 
whom they were captured near that city in the spring of 1866 ; and shortly afterwards 
I discovered it abundantly among moss in a wood at Bloxworth. It is allied to Veriene 
parva, Bl.; but the form of the radial joints of the palpi readily distinguishes the male 
fromany other species yet known to me. 
NERIENE FUGAX, n. sp. (Pl. 56. no. 33.) 
Male adult, length 75 of an inch. ; 
Cephalothorax rather narrow, oval, slightly compressed on the sides forward, and 
not very convex above; two small, but well-marked longitudinal indentations run back- 
ward from each lateral eye of the hinder row. The clypeus projects a little at the lower 
margin, and is equal in height to the space between the lateral eyes of the front row, or 
the space occupied by the fore and hind central pairs; the profile line of caput and fore 
part of thorax is nearly straight, and the hind slope is gradual; the fore part of the 
eaput slopes very slightly forward; it is glossy, but under a lens minutely impressed 
with small punctures; the normal furrows and indentations are visible, but not strongly 
marked ; colour deep rich brown. er 
Eyes eight, in two curved rows on the fore slope of the caput; the hinder row is the 
longest and most eurved ; those of the fore central pair are rather the smallest ; the rest 
do not differ much in size; the space between the fore and hind central pairs is greater 
than that between those of the hind central pair; all four of the front row are equidistant 
from each other, and very near together; those of the hind central pair are rather further 
from each other than each is from the lateral of the same row on its side; those of each 
lateral pair are placed obliquely on a slight tubercle, and touch each other. The legs are 
