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occasionally during the summer months in various parts of 

 England. 



Bathgjihantes gracilis, Blk. (PL XXI. figs. 6, a, h, c, d.) 



Syn. Bathyphantes circumspecta, Blk. 



Length of male rather less than 1 line. 



Cephalothorax dull yellow-brown. 



Sternum dark brown. 



Abdomen witli distinct pattern. Dorsal area dull white or 

 yellowisli, bearing a series of dark, somewhat curved, trans- 

 verse bars. 



Legs pale yellow straw-colour, often suffused with brown, 

 very long and slender. Femora i. with a spine above and 

 another in front about the middle of the joint ; ii. with a 

 single spine above about the middle; iii. and iv. witiiout 

 spines. 



Genua of all four pairs with a single spine at apex. 

 Tibiae i. with three spines at the apex, one dorsal and two 

 lateral, and a single dorsal spine towards base. Tibia ii. with 

 two spines at the apex, dorsal and posterior lateral, and a 

 single one towards base. Tibio3 iii. and iv. with a single 

 dorsal spine towards apex and another towards the base of 

 the joint. Metatarsi without any spines. 



The palpi of the male are very similar to those o( parvulus, 

 but the fringe of hairs on the inner margin of the falciform 

 process of the palpal organs (PI. XXI. fig. 6, a) is not so regu- 

 larly distributed as in that species. The spiral spine at the 

 apex takes a wide sweep, tlie central black spur lying within 

 its circumference (PI. XXI. fig. 6, b) is more distinct, while the 

 lobe supporting this spine is more globular than in parvulus. 



The pattern on the abdomen will, however, render its 

 identification in both sexes comparatively easy ; though in 

 some specimens the abdomen is of a uniform dull yellow or 

 brown, with scarcely a trace of the transverse bars. 



For the epigyne see PI. XXI. fig. 6, c. 



This is a very abundant spider amongst grass in the summer 

 months J and loill not be confounded with other small spiders 

 belonging to the genus Leptyphantes (erica3a, tenebricola, 

 zcbrinus, d;c.) if it be noticed, that the metatarsi bear no spine 

 above towards the base. 



Genus Tmeticus. 



Tmeticus scopiger, Grubc. 



,, Warburtonii, Cambr. 



I had the good fortune to meet with abundance of these 

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