SCIENCE- GOSSIP. 



Each anterior tibia, however, is greatly swollen upon 

 the underside towards its extremity, this portion 

 being furnished with numerous rather long hairs. 

 The form of the caput also is very different from that 

 of Dicyplius. 



Neriene rubens Bl. 



Length. Male 2.75 mm., female 3 mm. 



The colour of the whole spider is yellowish-red, 

 the abdomen sometimes being of a rather darker tint. 

 The humeral joint of the male palpus has, towards 

 its anterior extremity, a very distinct apophysis and 



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Fig. i. British Spiders. 



a. Xcriene rubens. male. b. Gongylidium dentatum, male 

 cephalo-thorax, viewed from above, c. Palpus of G. dentatum. 

 d. Profile of G. dentatum. c. Eyes and falces of G. dentatum, 

 viewed from in front. 



and also a number of very short dark-coloured 

 'enticulations. 



This species is commonly beaten from bushes 

 during the early summer. 



The spider described as Neriene bifida Cb. is 

 apparently only an abnormal specimen of this 

 species. 



Neriene rubella Bl. [Neriene isabellind in 



" Spiders of Dorset.") 



Length. Male 2.75 mm., female 3 mm. 



This species is very similar to N. rubens Bl. 

 The caput of the male, however, is slightly less 

 elevated ; and the cubital joint of the palpus is in 

 that sex greatly swollen. It is a fairly common 

 species. 



GENUS DICYMBIUM MENGE. 



The general characteristics of this genus are very 



similar to those of Dismodicus, but in the present 

 group the posterior row of eyes is slightly procurved. 



Dicynibiuin nigrum Bl. {Neriene nigra in 

 " Spiders of Dorset.") 



Length. Male 2.25 mm., female 2.5 mm. The 

 body is almost black, and the legs are of a dark- 

 brown colour, with a tinge of red. A fairly common 

 species. 



Dicymbium tibiale Bl. {Neriene tibialis in 

 " Spiders of Dorset.") 



Length. Male 2.75 mm. 



This uncommon species may be distinguished from 

 D. nigrum by the swollen form of the anterior- 

 tibiae. 



Pig. 2. British Spiders. 



a. Cephalo-thorax of Gongylidium gibbosum. b. Palpus of 

 G. gibbosum in two positions, c. Parts of palpus of Erigone 

 dentipalpis in three positions ; d. of E. atra in three positions ; 

 e. of E. longipalpis in three positions ; f. of E. promiscua in 

 three positions, g. Vulva of Ceratinella scabrosa ; //. of Ta- 

 pinocyba pallens ; i. of T. beckii ; /. of Gongylidiellum ?nur- 

 cidwu ; k. of Lophomma herbigradum ; /. of Troxochrus 

 scabrictihis ; m. of Cnephalocotes obscurus ; n. of Pocadi- 

 cnemis pumila ; o. of Cnephalocotes laesus ; p. of Lopho- 

 carenum nemorale ; a. of L. parallelutu ; r. of Minyriolus 

 pusillus. 



GENUS LOPHOMMA MENGE. 



This genus may be distinguished from the last by 

 the lower clypeus, by the posterior eyes forming an 

 almost straight line, and by the anterior tarsi being 

 practically as long as the metatarsi. 



Lophomma punetatum Bl. 



punctata in "Spiders of Dorset.") 



( Walckenaera 



