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largo, dark blackish-brown patchos ; similar markings may also 

 bo tracod, though in a much loss dogroo, on the fomora of the 

 third pair. 



The abdomon is black-brown, minutoly mottlod with yellowish, 

 and has a series of lino angular lines of tho samo colour, on the 

 hinder half of tho upper side. Tho spinnors are of a clear 

 yellow. 



The oxample abovo doscribed was found on Bloxworth heath 

 in tho summer of 1866. It may bo oasily distinguished also 

 from tho true L. palliardii, L. Koch, by tho characters abovo 

 given. 



LIOCRANUM CELANS. 



Aoelena celans, Blackw. Spid., Great Brit, and Irel., p. 161, 

 pi. x., fig. 103. 



This spider is also nearly allied to Liocranum gracilipcs, Blackw. 

 but may be easily distinguished by its generally brighter colour- 

 ing and more distinct markings, though their genoral disposition 

 is very similar. It is also rather largor, tho male moasuring about 

 1 J lines in length and tho female 2 linos. Tho cophalo-thorax is 

 dark brown with the margins, and a distinctly defined narrow, 

 central, longitudinal band, of a rather oraugc-ycllow colour. 

 The legs and palpi aro reddish-brown, sometimes brownish- 

 yellow; and tho abdomon is of a deop rich brown, with a series 

 of bright reddish-yellow, angular bars (or sometimes almost con- 

 fluent, triangular markings) along tho hiudor half of the upper 

 side. These angular bars join in with some less distinct, but 

 similarly coloured, markings on the forepart ; these latter 

 generally consist of a longitudinal central bar, and ono or two 

 indistinct blotchos on each side. The legs aro shorter than thoso of 

 L. gracilipes, but aro similarly armod with spines beneath tho tibia) 

 and metatarsi of tho first and second pairs. Tho radial apophysis 

 of the male palpus is straight, and pointed at its extremity ; tho 

 palpal organs are well developed and rather complex, 



I have met with this spider, on two or three occasions only, on 



