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brown ; the abdomen is somewhat like the legs in colour, but of a 

 much darker hue. The radial j oint of the palpus is larger than the 

 cubital, and has its fore extremity, rather on the inner side, pro- 

 duced into a strongish, obtuse process ; the palpal organs have two 

 long, slander, contiguous, curved, black spines connected with them, 

 and extending beyond the extremity of the digital joint. The 

 caput is not elevated, but there is a longitudinal, narrow inden- 

 tion running backwards, immediately behind each of the lateral 

 pairs of eyes. This indentation is confined to the male. The 

 female does not differ in colours and general characters from the 

 male. 



It is not common, but I have met with this spider occasionally, 

 in spring-time, among moss in woods at Bloxworth ; and it has 

 been found by Mr. Blackwall in North Wales. 



NEBIENE AFFINIS. 



Neriene affinis Blackw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel., p. 259, 

 pi. xviii., fig. 175. 



The long palpi, and very small digital j oints, which are roundish and 

 scarcely wider than the next joint, render this rare spider easily 

 distinguishable. It is about l-7th of an inch long. The colour of 

 the cephalo-thorax is dark reddish-brown, the legs and palpi 

 being of a bright yellowish-red hue. The cubital joint of the 

 palpus has a short, conical, prominent, pointed spur beneath its 

 fore extremity. The f alces are strong, prominent at their base in 

 front, divergent at their extromity, and, in the male, with a 

 strong tooth, towards the inner side, near the middle. The caput 

 is not raised above the level of the thoracic region. The 

 abdomen is black. The femalo resembles the male in general 

 characters and colours. 



I have only met with this spider in Dorsetshire on one occasion, 

 at Bloxworth, among moss and grass, in early summer. Two 

 other examples have been recorded in England, one found in 

 Yorkshire, the other in Derbyshire. 



