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9 . The cephalothorax of the female is darker than that 

 of the male, and has no yellow. The abdomen has no con- 

 striction nor white line ; the posterior half is black, the ante- 

 rior light brown, with a short central longitudinal mark, and 

 a ring, on each side, of dark brown hairs, surrounding a white 

 spot. Otherwise it resembles the male. 



The abdominal markings of this species separate it from 

 other members of the genus. 



Habitat. Europe. 



SYNAGELES VENATOR LUC, 1833. 



PI. v., Fig. 1, female; la, face and falces; lb side of 

 cephalothorax. 



S . Total length, 3.5 mm. 



Cephalothorax: Length, 2 mm.; width, 1 mm. 



Legs, 4132; first pair stoutest, second next; patella 

 and tibia of the first enlarged. 

 5 . Total length, 3.7 mm. 



Cephalothorax: Length, 2 mm.; width, 1 mm. 



Legs, 4123 ; first pair stoutest. 



4th leg longer than 3d by tarsus and metatarsus. 



Cephalothorax rather low, almost flat above, with a de- 

 pression limiting the cephalic part. Behind this depression 

 the thoracic part rises again to the level of the cephalic and 

 then slopes gradually to the lower margin. Quadrangle 

 slightly longer than wide, equally wide in front and behind, 

 occupying about one-half of the cephalothorax. Anterior eyes 

 in a straight row, subtouching ; middle twice as large as lateral. 

 Second row twice as far from third as from first row. Dorsal 

 eyes about as large as the lateral. Lip as wide as long. Falces 

 weak, parallel, retreating. Coxse i separated by more than 

 the width of the lip. Sternum narrow and I'ounded behind, 

 truncated in front. Pedicle short. Abdomen with a slight 

 constriction in front of the middle. 



Color. Cephalothorax black on the eye-region, dark brown 

 behind, with a band of white hairs behind the dorsal eyes, 

 ■which marks the transverse depression mentioned above. Ab- 



