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The mazille@ and labium are normal and similar in colour to the 
falces. 
The sternum is of the ordinary heart-shape, convex, glossy, and 
darker in colour than the maxille. 
The abdomen is black, tinged with olive-green, glossy, hairy, and 
of an elongate-oval form. 
An adult male of this Spider was received for examination in 1872 
from M. Eugéne Simon, by whom it was found near Paris. It is a 
most striking and remarkable species, allied to, but very distinct from, 
Neriene cornigera (Bl.). 
ERIGONE CONSIMILIs, sp.n. (Plate XXVII. fig. 2.) 
Adult male, length 1} line. 
This Spider is closely allied, both in general form, colour, and size, 
to E. uncana (Cambr.) ; but it may readily be distinguished, firsé, 
by the greater gibbosity of the occiput ; secondly, by the length and 
divergence of the falces, which are also rather weak, and, besides the 
usual teeth on the inner side near their extremities, are furnished with 
several short, sharp, tooth-like spines towards their inner margin in 
front ; thirdly, by the metatarsi of the first pair of legs being bent 
sharply downwards at their hinder extremity (the remainder being 
curved upwards), and, in addition to hairs, furnished with strongish 
spines chiefly on the fore half of their inner side ; fourthly, by the 
radial joint of the palpus, while preserving the same general form, 
being stronger, very obtuse at its extremity, and of a deep shining 
chestnut-brown colour, approaching to black ; the palpal organs also 
differ in structure. 
The cephalothorax and other fore parts are of a dark yellow-brown 
colour, the legs being paler. 
The abdomen is of a dull but glossy brown, tinged with yellow and 
thinly clothed with hairs, showing also in spirit of wine some metal- 
lic greenish reflections ; on the hinder half of the upperside isa 
series of pale transverse curved lines which decrease in length towards 
the spinners. 
A single example is in the British Museum collection ; its locality 
is uncertain, but it is believed to be European. 
ERIGONE LONGIUSCULA, sp. n. (Plate XXVII. fig. 3.) 
Adult male, length ? line. 
The whole of the fore part of this Spider is of a bright orange- 
yellow colour, the palpi being rather paler and the abdomen jet-black. 
The cephalothorax is of the ordinary general form ; the occiput is 
the most elevated part, whence it slopes to the clypeus, the caput 
being broad at its fore part but rather flattish, though with the sides 
tolerably well rounded. The ocular area is large and occupies the fore 
half of the upperside of the caput, and is furnished with short bristly 
hairs; the normal indentations are but faintly marked; at the hinder 
extremity of the occiput is a small dusky brown patch, from which 
several short indistinct lines of the same colour radiate. The whole 
surface of the cephalothorax is glossy. 
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