1874.] LETTER FROM DR. A. B. MEYER. 419 



Fig. 27. Phritrolithus romanus $ 9 . 



a, radial and digital joints of palpus of male, showing palpal organs; 

 b radial joint, showing form of apophysis; c, genital aperture of 

 female. 



28. Cheiracanthium dubiam g . 



a, radial and digital joints of palpus, showing palpal organs ; b. palpus 

 in profile. r 



29. Cheiracanthium equesfre J 9 . 



a, radial and digital joints of palpus of male, showing palpal organs • 

 ™ ' P al P us> m P rof ile ; c, genital aperture of female. 



30. Cheiracanthium innrnatum $ 9 . 



a, radial and digital joints of palpus of male, showing palpal organs ; 

 b, palpus, in profile ; c, genital aperture of female. 



31. Cheiracanthium isiacum $ 9. 



a, palpus of male, in profile; b, genital aperture of female. 



32. Cheiracanthium insigne $ 9 . 



a, palpus of male, in profile ; b, genital aperture of female. 



33. Cheiracanthium vorax <J 9 . 



a, radial and digital joints of palpus of male, showing palpal organs ■ 

 b, genital aperture of female. 



34. Cheiracanthium indicum <J . 

 Palpus, in profile. 



35. Clubiona filicafa £ 9 • 



a, radial and digital joints of palpus of male, showing palpal organs ; 

 b radial joint, showing form of apophysis; c, genital aperture of 

 female. * 



36. Clubiona drassodes 9 . 

 Genital aperture. 



37. Agmca pulcherrima $. 



a, radial and digital joints, showing form of palpal organs ; b, radial 

 J omt, showing form on outer side; c, upperside of cephalothorax 

 and abdomen, showing pattern. 



June 16, 1874. 



Dr. A. Giinther, F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. 



Mr. Sclater read an extract from a letter addressed to him by Dr. 

 A. B. Meyer, in which it was stated that Rectes bennetti, described 

 by Mr. Sclater, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 692, from Signor d'Albertis's col- 

 lection, was the same as R. nigrescens, Schlegel (Ned. Tydsch. iv. 

 p. 46), and that Campephaga aurulenta (ibid. p. 692, pi. liv.) was 

 identical with Campephaga sloetii, Schlegel (I. s. c. hi. p. 253. Mr. 

 Sclater pointed out that the former identification could hardly be 

 correct, so far as could be ascertained from Schlegel's description, R. 

 bennetti being of a nearly uniform brown, with rufous outer margins to 

 the primaries and pale cinnamomeous under wing-coverts and inner 

 margins of the wing-feathers, whereas R. nigrescens was described as 

 "d'nnnoirpewprofondr But as regards the Campephaga, Mr 

 Sclater had unfortunately overlooked Dr. Schlegel's description, and 

 had no doubt of his Campephaga aurulenta being a synonym of C. 

 sloetii. 



The following extract was read from a letter addressed to the 



