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obscure, dusky-brown line, and followed by a series of obscure 

 angular lines of a similar hue. These lines are long, spanning 

 the whole upper side of the abdomen, and each portion of the 

 lines is rather curved. Spinners normal. The sexes are similar 

 in colours and markings. 



I met with adult examples, of both sexes, under stones near 

 Pennsylvania Castle, Portland, some years ago, in the months of 

 September and October, and have also received it from Scotland. 



This is its first record as a British spider, as distinct from 

 Eahiia montana, with which it was at first confused ; the 

 male is new to science ; the female, only, having been described 

 by M. Eugene Simon (1. c. supra). 



HAHNIA HELVEOLA. 



Hahnia helveola, Sim., Arachn. de Prance, torn, ii., p. 139. 



Length of the male, ljrd of a line; the female being rather 

 larger. 



This spider maybe distinguished from Agelena montana, Bl., by 

 its larger size, paler colour, less distinct markings, and the long 

 hairs on the abdomen and legs. 



Oephalo-thorax, dull yellow-brown, rather elongate; legs 

 rather paler, and furnished with numerous long coarse hairs. 

 Palpi (of the male), similar in colour to the legs ; the cubital joint 

 has, towards the hinder extremity, and rather beneath the outer 

 side, a small, prominent, somewhat bent, spine-like apophysis ; 

 and the radial joint, which is shorter than the cubital, has its 

 outer side, rather underneath, produced into a longish, dark, 

 pointed spine, curved upwards and backwards in a circular 

 form, so that its fine point is in contact with the fore margin of 

 the joint. The digital joint is large; the palpal organs very 

 simple, and encircled by a fine black spine. 



The abdomen is of a dull brownish-grey hue, clothed with 

 longish, coarse hairs, and with a series of rather long, obscure, 

 angular bars, of a deeper colour, along the upper part. Spinners 

 normal, but rather longer than those of Hahnia montana. The 

 sexes do not differ in colours and markings. 



