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central pair of eyes are further from each other than the hind 

 centrals, and form a longer line. The abdomen is oval, pointed 

 behind, and projects well ovor the base of the cephalo-thorax ; 

 it is of a dark, yellowish brown, or blackish colour, with some 

 indistinct, pale brownish yellow markings, along the middle of 

 the fore part ; three large, rathor oblique, dull yellowish patches 

 form a longitudinal line on each side of the upper part, and a 

 series of four or five, similarly coloured, smaller, opposed, rather 

 oblique spots, along the middle of the hinder half, represent 

 the ordinary angular bars ; in front of them being four, brightish, 

 red-brown spots (in the form of a quadrangle), edged with 

 yellowish ; these pale markings have a somewhat metallic lustre, 

 from a few pale golden, scale-like specks upon them. 



The palpi of the male are short ; the cubital j oint is roundish, and 

 tumid in front ; the radial joint very short, dilated in front, with a 

 pointed apophysis on the outer side, directed backwards, its 

 point almost in contact with the cubital joint ; tho digital joint is 

 large, the palpal organs complex, prominent, with two rather 

 conspicuous processes at their extremity. 



This is an exceedingly rare spider. I have met with it (an 

 adult male) on one occasion only in Dorsetshire — crossing a foot- 

 path in Berewood, near Bloxworth, in the month of June, 

 several years ago. It is equally rare in other parts of Great 

 Britain. 



GENUS ASAGENA, Sund. THEEIDION, Blachw. in part* 



In this genus the legs are rather longer than those of Euryopis, 

 and also stronger. The cephalo-thorax and sternum are covered 

 with strong granulations ; the former is of a somewhat different, 

 and more depressed form, than that of some other genera of the 

 Theridiidcs ; and its lateral margins are furnished with small 

 denticulations. The abdomen is broad-oval, not very convex 

 above, rounded behind, rather hollowed out underneath in front, 

 where there is also a roundish socket, margined above with 

 small denticulations ; into this socket the hinder extremity of 

 the cephalo-thorax fits, much like that of several species of 



