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species resembles 7’. digna, but it differs remarkably in the pattern 
formed by the colours on the abdomen. 
The lateral lines and longitudinal median stripe on the cephalo- 
thorax are less strong than in 7’. digna; the extremities of the joints 
of the legs are also less deep in colour. The abdomen is of a pale 
dull yellowish hue tinged with brown and freckled with metallic 
spots of a pale golden colour; the fore half of the upperside has 
only a short black streak on the hinder part, in continuation of 
which are some black and yellow-brown angular lines and markings, 
altogether forming an oblong figure, expanding above the spinners 
laterally into a large deep-black irregular patch, occupying nearly 
half the hind lateral portion of the abdomen ; this black patch sends 
forth a curved lateral stripe towards the cephalothorax; the under- 
side resembles that of 7’. digna, but is less deeply coloured. In an 
example of the immature female there was a dull whitey-brown- 
coloured cruciform marking on the fore half of the upperside of 
the abdomen, and no short black streak visible; probably some 
variety in this respect would be also visible in the adult state. 
An immature male and female in Mr. Melliss’s collection, though 
nearly allied to the foregoing (7. digna), appeared to be decidedly 
distinct from it. 
Gen. Eprira. 
Epeira socers, Walck. Ins. Apt. tome il. p. 41? 
Several adult examples were contained in the St.-Helena col- 
lection. They were larger than the typical European species and 
less pubescent ; but the pattern on the abdomen was similar, though 
in general more neatly and distinctly defined. I have received 
examples of the same species from Bombay and Ceylon ; and a col- 
lection of Spiders received by Mr. Meade from the south-east of 
Africa contained numerous individuals of it, all females, and of a 
larger size still. In all the adult specimens examined I could per- 
ceive no structural difference in the process (or epigyne) connected 
with the sexual organs. 
Gen. ARGYROPES. 
ARGYROPES AURELIA, Walck. Ins. Apt. tome ii. p. 107, and _re- 
fereuces there quoted ; Savigny, Description de Egypte, Hist. Nat. 
t. 1, 4° partie, p. 122. no. 5, ou tome xxii. p. 331, édit. in-8vo, 
Arachnides, pl. 2. f. 5. 
Several examples of this handsome Spider were contained in the 
St.-Helena collection. The collection above alluded to from South- - 
east Africa also contained specimens of it. 
Fam. THOMISIDES. 
Gen. PHILODROMUS. 
PHILODROMUS SIGNATUS, n. sp. (Plate XLII. fig. 5.) 
Female immature, Jength 1? line. 
‘The general form and structure of this Spider is sufficiently near 
