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CEUBIONA KECLUSA. 



Cli'eioka eeclusa, Cam.br., Zoologist, 1863, p. 8567. 



The length of tho male is about 3 lines, and the female is 

 rather larger. In its general appearance it is very much liko 

 ClubioM terrestris, though in the form of tho radial apophysis of 

 the male palpus, it is moro like C. grisca. Tho eephalo-thovax 

 however has somo dark vein-like markings upon it, which 

 distinguish it at once from both those species. Tho radial 

 apophysis is much more doveloped and prominent, and a strongly 

 bent portion of it projects outwards, almost at right angles, from 

 tho joint itself. 



Found in woods at Bloxworth and its neighbourhood, in 

 summer tinio, enclosod within a small silken tube in the folded 

 leaves of underwood and other low plants. I have also received 

 it from several other parts of England. The females show a 

 strong attachment to their eggs and nowly hatched young ; 

 though this is also tho case with some others of this genus, as well 

 as with many other spiders. I have found the present spider 

 completely enclosed in its tubular nest along with tho eggs, or 

 recently hatchod young ; these latter probably soon find their way 

 out and disperse among tho surrounding herbage; but by this time 

 the paront spider has become dull and lethargic ; and it may 

 often bo found in a semi-dried up, or collapsed state, 

 still remaining in the folded leaf, where it would voi'y probably 

 shortly die, its office being performed, its family sent out into 

 the world to shift for themselves, and its further existence of no 



CLUBIONA LUTESCENS. 



Clubiona lutescens, Westr., Aran. Suee., p. 395. 

 C. asslmilata, Cambr., Zoologist, 1862, p. 7953. 



This spider is very similar in general appearance to ClutioiM 

 Icrnxlris, to which it is also nearly allied. 



The male is rather under 3 lines in length, and may be 

 easily distinguished from C. terrestris by tho form of tho radial 



