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ence. Besides the above differences from S. delectus, it is a slightly 

 larger Spider. 



Salticus epularis, sp. nov. 



Male adult, length 1| line. 



This species is of ordinary form and structure ; the cephalothorax 

 is massive, and has the hind slope at some distance behind the hinder 

 row of eyes and very abrupt ; it is jet-black, with a narrow marginal 

 border of white hairs, which runs also round the margin of the cly- 

 peus ; a short broad stripe or band of white hairs also runs a little 

 obliquely backwards from each eye of the hinder row, terminating 

 a little below the commencement of the hind slope of the thorax. 

 The minute eyes of the second row are nearer to the eyes of the first 

 than of the hinder (or third) row ; and these last form a rather 

 longer transverse line than those of the first row. 



The legs are moderately long and strong, their relative length being 

 apparently 1, 3, 4, 2 ; those of the first pair are much the strongest, 

 especially the femoral joints, which are of a deep rich blackish brown 

 colour, the rest of the joints being dark yellow-brown, and the other 

 legs a paler yellow-brown ; they are furnished with white and other 

 hairs (those on the first pair form fringes on the femora and tibiae), 

 also with fine black spines ; and each tarsus ends with a small black 

 claw-tuft. 



The palpi are short and strong ; the cubital joint is longer and 

 stronger than the radial, and, together with the fore extremity of 

 the humeral joint, is furnished above with white hairs ; the radial 

 joint has its outer extremity prolonged into a broad and obtusely 

 pointed flattish apophysis, closely adhering to the digital joint and 

 so not readily distinguishable ; this last (digital) joint is large, but 

 of ordinary form ; the palpal organs are highly developed but simple 

 in structure, and present no peculiar corneous complications. 



The abdomen is of a deep brown colour above, divided longitudi- 

 nally by a conspicuous central yellowish-white stripe or narrow 

 band (this in one example was very slightly and finely dentated on 

 the sides of its hinder portion) ; and two other similar lateral bands 

 form a margin to nearly the whole of the abdomen, not, however, 

 quite meeting in front ; when looked at directly from above, these 

 lateral stripes, being rather on the sides than on the upperside, are 

 not distinctly seen ; the sides and underside are of a yellowish-brown 

 colour, thinly clothed with short white hairs. 



This very pretty and distinct Spider was found among stones on 

 a bare and wild spot near Hasbeiya. 



Salticus simonii, sp. nov. 



Male adult, length If line. 



This Spider is of a shorter, stouter build than S. epularis, but is 

 nearly allied to it, as well as to Attus ostrinus (Sim.) ; it may, how- 

 ever, be readily distinguished by its colours and pattern. 



The cephalothorax is of a brownish-black colour, very narrowly 

 margined with white hairs ; and the caput is slightly furnished above 



