longitudinal, bands of dark-brown, on the abdomen, are each 

 crossed by several pale white, or yellowish lines. The longi- 

 tudinal space between the bands is often of a red-brown hue. 

 The cephalo-thorax has a longitudinal central, and two lateral 

 bands of red-brown, on a reddish-yellow ground, and the logs 

 aro cumulated with pale red-brown on a yellowish-brown ground 

 colour. The male is not so distinctly nor so prettily marked, and 

 its abdomen is small, and of an oblong form. 



Thekidion denticulatum, Walclc, Blachv., Spid. Great Brit, 

 and Irel. p. 185, pi. xiii., fig. 118. 



Length of the male about l-9th or 1-1 Oth of an inch, the 

 female being rather larger. 



This pretty little spider is generally abundant among trees and 

 plants trained on walls ; and may be also commonly found in any 

 sheltered corner or crevice on the outside of houses, such as the 

 angles of doorways, windows, porches verandahs, and in green- 

 houses ; in such situations it occurs abundantly at Bloxworth, 

 and in many other localities in the county of Dorset, 

 as well as throughout England, and also in Scotland. It is adult 

 from May to July. The colours are simple dark-brown, mixed 

 with black, white, or yellowish-white; and it may be easily 

 known by a very distinct, dentated band of a pale colour (some- 

 times pure white) on a dark ground, running from one end to 

 the other of the upper side of the abdomen ; on the sides also 

 there are some, slightly oblique, lines of alternate black and white 

 (or whitish) spots. The legs are annulated with dark-brown on 

 a pale yellowish-brown ground colour. 



THERIDION FAMILIARE. 



Theiudion familiare, Cambr., Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii., p. 418, 

 pi. 55, No. 15. 



Length of the male l-12th of an inch, that of the female 

 1-lOth. 



This is a very near ally of the last spider, thftugh it differs 

 not only in being rather less in size, and in several small, 



