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native Brassi. Tho palpi aro of moderate length, with vory 

 large digital joints ; at the outor extremity of tho radial joint 

 is a strong apophysis, whose termination is somewhat dilated ; 

 and the palpal organs have a strong, prominent, and rather 

 twisted, comoous process towards thoir inner side. 



The length of the male is from three to four linos, and tho 

 female, which in colours and general structuro resembles tho 

 male, is somewhat larger. 



I found this rare and local spider in some abundance under 

 stones near Pennsylvania Castle, Portland, in October, 1859, but 

 all were immature. In tho following year, when it should have 

 been in a state of maturity, I could not find ono. It has also 

 occurred, though raroly, on tho heath, and in woods at Blox worth ; 

 and it has been sent to me from Scotland. 



DRASSUS BULKIER 



Dbassus buxbifer, Cambr. Proc. Zool. Soc, Juno, 1874, p. 386, 

 pi. 51, fig. 13; and Ann. and Mag. N. H. 

 Ser. 5, vol. 1, p. 111. 



This is one of the most distinct and striking of our British 

 species. Length 2 to 2\ lines. 



Cephalo-thorax bright, deep reddish yellow-brown, marked 

 with converging blackish lines. The legs are yollow, with the 

 femora of the first and second pairs black. The abdomen is 

 also black and hairy, with a large oblong-oval, doep reddish- 

 brown, coriaceous, baro patch on the fore half of the upper side. 

 This patch lies exactly within four white spots, which form a 

 quadrangular figure ; two other rather linear white spots in a 

 transverse line occupy the hinder half. The spiracular plates 

 are large, and of a clear pale yellow colour. The radial joint 

 of the palpus has its projection, or apophysis, of a somewhat 

 tapering form, but rather dilated at its extremity, somewhat liko 

 that of Drassus troglodytes. The digital joint is large and the palpal 

 organs also large, prominent, simple, and almost globular in form, 

 with one or two small corneous processes near their foro 

 extremity. 



