Ill 



The colour of the cephalo-thorax is reddish-brown ; the caput, 

 of the male especially, suffused with a deeper hue ; that of the 

 legs is red, and the abdomen brownish-black with sometimes a 

 broadishj'pale brownish-yellow, longitudinal, central band on the 

 upper side ; this band is frequent in the female, but less often 

 found in the male. The caput is not elevated. The palpi of the male 

 are remarkable for the large size, and tumid form of the cubital 

 joint ; the radial joint has its outer extremity produced into a large 

 process, and there is another, of a less size, at the inner extremity, 

 with a third (the smallest) beneath. The falces of the male have 

 a tooth-like process towards their fore extremity, rather on the 

 inner side. 



This not an uncommon spider among underwood, and on the 

 lower branches of oak trees at Bloxworth in early summer ; and 

 Mr. C. W. Dale has found it, not unfrequently, at Glanvilles 

 Wootton. I have also received it from other localities, both in 

 England and Scotland. 



NERIENE RUBENS. 



Neriene rubens, Blaehw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel., p. 270, pi. 

 xvii., fig. 184. 



This spider is of the same size as the last. 



The colour of the cephalo-thorax (of which the caput is con- 

 siderably and abruptly elevated, and prominent) together with that 

 of the legs and palpi is yollowish-red. The abdomon is reddish- 

 brown. The male of this spider may be recognised by the 

 peculiar form of tho palpi, as woll as by the abruptly elevated 

 caput. The fourth (or humeral) joint of the palpus is vory strong, 

 enlarging gradually to its fore extremity, where there is, on the 

 upper side, a strong, spine-like spur, together with a good many, 

 very small, pointed, black, or red-brown spines; the radial 

 joint has its inner extremity produced into a tapering, curved 

 process, with another rather shorter and. .lees pointed, at the end 

 of the outer side. 



