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cent some oblong whitish-yellow markings in front, and a series of 

 strong and similarly coloured chevrons on the hinder half. 



The females, for the most part, had the abdomen almost without 

 markings ; in others they were more or less faintly traced. The 

 genital opening is of peculiar form, but not large ; it is of a small 

 transverse kidney shape above, followed by a curved corneous rim 

 or ridge on either side, the curves being opposed and so diverging as 

 their lines run backwards. 



Two adult males and five females were found under stones on the 

 plains of the Jordan, near Jericho. An adult male and females, 

 with immature examples of both sexes, were also found in a similar 

 situation close to the pyramids of Ghizeh, near Cairo, Egypt, in 

 1864. 



Gnaphosa pALiESTiNA, sp. nov. (Plate XV. fig. 8.) 



Female adult, length 3 lines. 



The cephalothorax of this species is of ordinary form, and the 

 normal grooves and indentations are indicated by blackish lines and 

 markings ; those denoting the junctional line of the caput and 

 thorax form two longitudinal curved lines, the curves directed away 

 from each other, and their fore extremities are immediately behind 

 the lateral eyes of the hinder row ; the cephalothorax is also strongly 

 margined with black, and is of a brownish-yellow colour, clothed 

 with grey pubescence. The eyes are in the ordinary position ; 

 but those of the hind central pair are small, and not contiguous to 

 the laterals. The legs are moderately long and strong ; their rela- 

 tive length is 4, 1, 2, 3 ; their colour is similar to that of the cepha- 

 lothorax ; and they are furnished with hairs and fine spines. The 

 palpi are similar to the legs in colour, and are furnished with hairs 

 and bristles ; a long, fine, straight, tapering one of the latter issues 

 from the upper fore margin of the cubital joint. The falces, max- 

 illae, labium, and sternum are all normal in character, and similar in 

 colour to the cephalothorax. The abdomen is short-oval in form, 

 and broader behind than before; it is of a dull yellowish-white 

 colour, clothed, but not densely, with short fine hairs ; six rather 

 conspicuous deep-brown impressed spots, in three pairs, forming 

 two opposed longitudinal curved lines, occupy the fore half of the 

 upperside ; and between these is a lougish wedge-shaped brown 

 marking ; following this are 5-6 angular brown bars or chevrons 

 in a longitudinal series ; the rest of the upperside, as well as the 

 sides, are marked with irregular brown markings and striatums;' 

 on the underside are two nearly parallel brown lines along its 

 centre. The spinners of the inferior and superior pairs are of equal 

 strength ; but the former are double the length of the latter. 

 The genital aperture is subtriangular, constricted towards the upper 

 angle, and with a strong septum dividing it longitudinally; this 

 septum tapers a little towards its point, which is directed back- 

 wards. 



A single adult female was found under a stone near Tiberias. 



