and a new genus of Araneidea. 889 



below which is a small scopula. The palpi are short and resem- 

 ble the legs in colour ; the radial joint is smaller than the cubital, 

 and projects a large and somewhat pointed apophysis from its 

 extremity, on the outer side ; the digital joint is of an irregular 

 oval figure, being convex at the base and depressed near the 

 middle ; it is hairy externally, concave within, comprising the 

 palpal organs, which are moderately developed and not very 

 complicated in structure ; a long, slender, black spine, prominent 

 at its origin on the inner side, is curved round their extremity, 

 and they are of a red-brown colour. The concavity of the digital 

 joint does not extend to its termination, which is compact. Eyes 

 disposed on yellowish white spots on the anterior part of the 

 cephalo-thorax in two curved transverse rows, forming a crescent 

 whose convexity is directed forwards; the lateral eyes of each 

 row are seated on small but distinct prominences. Abdomen 

 oviform, sparingly clad with hairs, convex above, projecting a 

 little over the base of the cephalo-thorax ; its colour is red-brown, 

 palest on the sides, freckled with minute spots of a darker hue ; 

 on the upper part a series of oblique, not very distinct, yellowish 

 white spots occurs on each side of the medial line ; these series 

 are slightly curved, and, as their extremities meet, describe a 

 long narrow oval. 



In connecting the name of the Rev. Hamlet Clark with this 

 species, I pay a just tribute to the merits of a zealous and intelli- 

 gent naturalist, and, at the same time, gratify my feelings of 

 friendship and esteem for a relative to whom I am obliged for 

 numerous specimens of spiders, and also for an opportunity of 

 inspecting Mr. Walker's highly interesting collection of British 

 Arachnida. 



A specimen oi Philodromus Clarkii, taken at South gate in June 

 1849, is in the cabinet of Mr. Walker. 



Family Linyphiid^. 



Genus Neriene, Blackw. 



4. Neriene apicata. 



Length of the male y^g*^^ of an inch ; length of the cephalo- 

 thorax 2V ') breadth ^\j ; breadth of the abdomen ^^^ ; length of 

 a posterior leg 2% ; length of a leg of the third pair ^. 



Cephalo-thorax oval, convex, glossy, with an indentation in 

 the medial line of the posterior region ; an obtuse conical pro- 

 minence, surmounted by a tuft of short hairs, occurs immediately 

 behind the eyes, near the base of which, on each side, is a small 

 cavity : falces conical, vertical, somewhat divergent at their ex- 

 tremities, and armed with teeth on the inner surface : maxillse 

 enlarged where the palpi arc inserted, obliquely truncated at the 



