254 REV. O. P. CAMBRIDGE ON THE [Feb. 20, 



minea ; it differs, however, from the former remarkably in colours, 

 no example, out of the numerous examples of C. phragwitis that 

 I have seen, having the pale unicolorous abdomen of the present 

 species. 



A single adult female among water-weeds, near Elisha's Well, 

 Jericho. 



Clubiona contaminata, sp. nov. (Plate XVI. fig. 40.) 



Female adult, length 2| lines. 



This species is nearly allied to the foregoing, but is smaller ; and 

 the cephalothorax is more depressed ; it is of a bright brownish- 

 vellow colour, a little darker in front, and with a narrow pale margin. 

 The eyes are small, but not greatly different in size, and are in the 

 ordinary position ; those of the front row (which is much shorter 

 than the hinder row) are equally separated from each other ; those 

 of the hind central pair are considerably further from each other than 

 each is from the lateral of the same row on its side. The legs are 

 not very long, except those of the fourth pair, which are considerably 

 the longest ; their relative length appeared to be 4, 1, 2, 3; but of 

 this I am not certain, owing to a difficulty in the actual measure- 

 ment. The palpi are short and, with the legs, are yellow, the latter 

 being furnished with hairs and spines. The falces are strong, but 

 not very long ; they are nearly vertical and very prominent towards 

 their base in front, where they have numerous black bristles. The 

 maxilla appeared to be much more enlarged than usual near their 

 extremities on the outer side, where they are of a bluntish angular 

 form ; in other respects they are quite normal. The labium is ob- 

 long, and rather rounded at the apex. The colour of the falces is 

 deep reddish vellow-brown ; that of the maxillae and labium paler; 

 and the sternum is yellow. The abdomen is oval, and of a pale 

 yellow colour ; about the middle of the upperside is an elongate dark 

 red-brown stripe, indicating the hinder portion of the usual median 

 stripe on the fore side ; on the sides of and behind this stripe are 

 numerous short dark red-brown markings and striae ; these are most 

 frequent on the sides near the spinners. The genital aperture con- 

 sists of a very small and somewhat horseshoe-shaped opening, above 

 which are two deep-blackish red-brown spots or markings in a trans- 

 verse line. 



Two adult females were found among weeds on the banks of the 

 stream flowing from Elisha's Well, near Jericho. 



Cjlubiona accentuata (Walck.), Ins. Apt. torn. i. p. 594. 

 An adult female of this species was found at Jerusalem. 



Genus Cheiracanthitjm (Koch). 

 Cheiracanthitjm annulipes, sp. nov. (Plate XVI. fig. 36.) 



Female adult, length nearly 3 lines. 



This Spider is of the ordinary form and structure, but may he easily 

 distinguished by its colours and markings. The cephalothorax is 



