129 

 NERIENE SYLVATICA. 



Neiuene sylvatica, Blackw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel. p. 254. 



The length of the male is l-4th of an inch. The caput is level 

 with the thorax. The colour of the cephalo-thorax is brown. 

 The legs and palpi are tinged with red, and the abdomen is 

 brownish-black. Tho falces have each a longitudinal row of very 

 short fine spines near the outer side in front. The cubital and 

 radial joints of the palpi are short, and the former has a long 

 strong, straight spine-liko bristle at its fore-extremity in front. 

 The digital joint is of a tolerable size, and has a strongish sub- 

 conical enlargement at the upper part in front, a smaller conical 

 one at the base, and a prominent lobe on the outer side. The 

 palpal organs are prominent and complex ; besides other pro- 

 cesses, there is, on the outer side of the upper part, a strong 

 curved, obtuse, corneous one, whose outer edge is distinctly 

 serrated. 



This spider is exceedingly raro in Dorsetshire, having occurred, 

 at Bloxworth, on only one or two occasions. It seems to be more 

 common in the north of England. Several examples having 

 been received from Berwickshire, and it has been met with in 

 North Wales. The row of minute spines on the falces, and the 

 serrato-edged process of the palpal organs are very character, 

 istic, and quite sufficient for the distinction of this spider from 

 others nearly allied. 



NERIENE PUSCIPALPIS. 



MicRYrnANTE3 fucipalis, C. L. Koch., Die Arachn., iii., p. 46., 

 pi. Ixxxix., fig. 202. 

 „ rurestris, ibid., 1. c, p. 84, pl.ci., fig. 231, 232. 



NeRiene gracilis, Blackw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel., p., 256 

 pi. xviii., fig. 172. 

 „ flavipes, ibid., 1. c, p. 264, pi. xviii. fig. 178. 

 Tho adult male of this slendor and delicate little spider varies 



