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The eye-area is diirk hlackish at tlie sides and in front ; tlie 

 (juadraugle of the four posterior eyes is luther broader than long, 

 and its anterior side is shortest; the two anterior eyes are 

 sepai-ated by less than a, diameter's interval, and the anterior 

 curved row of four eyes (of which tlie two centrals are much the 

 largest) are separated by a^boiit ecpial intervals. 



Text-liir. 52. 



Tnriditula lesser/ ii. 

 "Epigyiie," $. 



The legs are of mo lerate length and strength (4. 1. 2. 3), 

 their colour is a uniform yellow-brown without any annuli ; the 

 normal spines are rather slender. The palpi are similar in 

 colour to the legs. Falces normal and of a deep blackish-brown 

 hue; sternum dark brown. Abdomen dark yellow-brown, its 

 fore-side above abundantly clothed with gi'ey hairs, with the 

 characteristic central longitudinal marking on the fore part 

 of the upper side clothed with hoary hairs, margined with 

 a black line, and followed towards the spinners with a series of 

 indistinct angular lines, or chevi'ons. The under side of the 

 abdomen is of a uniform paler yellowish-brown colour than 

 the upper side, and clothed with short hoary hairs. The abdo- 

 minal markings, however, were much obscured by the rather 

 shrunken condition of the abdomen. The epigyne is of a very 

 distinct and characteristic form (see text-fig. 52). 



The example above described has been examined by Dr. Roger 

 de Lessert, and its species is unknown to him. I have not been 

 able to identify it with any known continental species, and am 

 therefore induced to describe it as new to science. It was 

 taken during a tour in Switzerland and kindly sent to me by 

 Mr. Henry Speyer of Reigate. 



