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apophysis ; this projects a little outwards, and curves gradually up- 

 wards, with an obtuse extremity ; and on the outer side of this ex- 

 tremity there is a very small hooked, corneous, pointed continuation ; 

 the length of this apophysis is about two thirds that of the digital 

 joint : the palpal organs are rather complex, with various corneous 

 processes. The abdominal markings, though similar in character to 

 those of G. cambridyii, are bolder and stronger, showing a longitu- 

 dinal series of rather distinct yellowish chevrons on the hinder half 

 of the upperside ; these are denned by the spots, some of which are 

 more or less confluent ; the abdomen is also more thickly clothed 

 with hairs than that of the species before mentioned. 



A single example of this very distinct and easily recognizable 

 species was captured under a stone near Beirut. 



Gnaphosa kochii, sp. nov. (Plate XV. fig. 6.) 



Male adult, length 3£ lines. 



This Spider is also very closely allied to G. cambridgii, from 

 which, however, as also from G, lutata, the structure of the palpi 

 at once distinguishes it. The cephalothorax, legs, palpi, and other 

 portions of the fore part are yellow ; a forked line and some other 

 indistinct blackish markings indicate the junctional lines of the caput, 

 thorax, and thoracic segments ; there is also a fine black marginal 

 line to the whole cephalothorax. The eyes are in the ordinary 

 relative position ; but the two hind centrals are of a narrow oval form, 

 oblique, of a pearl-white colour, and contiguous to the lateral on each 

 side respectively ; the fore centrals are the smallest of the eight, 

 and these and the laterals of the same row are near together, but 

 equally separated. The leys are long and strong (their relative length 

 4, 1, 2, 3), and furnished with hairs and black spines, those on the 

 hinder pair being longest and strongest ; each tarsus ends with two 

 curved pectinated claws, but no claw-tuft. The palpi are rather 

 long and moderately strong ; the cubital is shorter but stronger 

 than the radial joint, and somewhat clavate at its fore extremity, 

 which has a group of strongish bristles at the base on the upper- 

 side, a single one towards the fore extremity rather on the inner 

 side, and some others in an oblique row on the inner side. The 

 radial joint is rather produced at its extremity underneath ; and 

 from the outer side of this produced part there is a rather slender, 

 tapering, prominent, very nearly straight, pointed apophysis, the 

 extreme point of which is shortly but rather sharply hooked ; it 

 requires some care and accurate examination to see this hook plainly. 

 The digital joint is rather large, and longer than the radial ; it is 

 prominent, with a red-brown margin to the prominent part at the 

 base on the outer side. The palpal organs are well developed, pro- 

 minent, and rather complex ; they have a reddish, tapering, filiform 

 spine, which, issuing from near their base on the inner side, and 

 curving over their entire length, terminates in a fine slender point, 

 beneath the extremity of the digital joint. There are other cor- 

 neous processes and prominences ; but this spine appears to be a 

 distinguishing character of the palpal organs. 



