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Bloxworth hoath, and in tho samo situations as L. gracilipos. It 

 is also found, though rarely, in North Wales. 



Mons. Eugene Simon has sent mo L. celans from Franco, whore 

 he informs mo that it is an abundant species. 



GENUS HECAEEGE, Blacho. 



This gonus may ho readily distinguished from all the rest of 

 the genera of this family (excepting Micaria PJiniroh'tkus and 

 Gnaphosa) by tho convexity of tho hinder, row of eyos being dirocted 

 forwards ; tho anterior row being slightly curved in an opposite 

 direction. Tho maxilla) aro short, strong, straight, and inclined 

 towards the labium. The cophalo-thorax is rather pointed in 

 front; and tho tibice and metatarsi of tho first two pairs of logs 

 are armed with two parallel, longitudinal rows of long, strong, 

 sessile spines. 



Two species are known as British, and both of them are found 

 in Dorsetshire. 



HECAERGE MACULATA. 



IlECAERaE maculata, Blackw., Lond. and Edinbro', Phil. Mag. 



3 Ser. iii., p. 193. 

 „ spinimana, Blackw., Spid., Great Brit, and Irel., p. 



41, pi. iii., fig. 21. 

 The male of this spider is about ono-fifth of an inch in length, 

 and the female one-fourth. Tho cophalo-thorax is of a pale 

 3 r ellowish-brown colour, marked with a broad brown band along 

 each side, and the margins are also marked with one or two fine 

 linos of tho same colour. Tho hindor row of eyes is curved, tho 

 convexity of the curve directed forwards, and that of the front 

 row (which is less curved) backwards. The legs aro pale yollow, 

 marked with dark brown spots and lines, and tho tibia) and 

 metatarsi dark brown ; beneath these two last joints are two 

 parallel rows of long strong spines, sessile, but moveable at will ; 

 and the sternum is palo yellow, with some dark brown marginal 

 spots. The abdomen is palo yellowish-brown, suffused a little 



