nature. I have, therefore, as a rule, merely inserted, in each 

 instance, a reference to the author to whom the recognized name 

 of tho spider is duo. In some instances, however, when that 

 author is an old one, and his works not likely to be got at roadily, 

 then a reference is also made to the more modern author by whom 

 tho spider has been either described, or figured, or both. 



Besides the works of Mr. Blackwall and others, so frequently 

 referred to in the following pages, those who desire to enter 

 minutely into questions of synonyms, will find the " Eemarks on 

 Synonyms of European Spiders," by Dr. T Thorell, of Upsala, 

 Sweden (in one vol., published in 1869), a work not only of primo 

 authority on points of synonymic reforence, but also on number- 

 less other interesting and important points, relating to the specific 

 distinctions of many of our nearly allied species. 



