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resembles very closely in form, colours, and othor general characters. 

 It is, however, smaller, the male measuring less than 3-4ths of a 

 lino in length, i.e., about 1-I7th of an inch ; and the height of the 

 clypeus is much greater, being equal to two-thirds of that of the 

 facial spaco ; this last character serves to distinguish it readily. 

 The palpi and palpal organs of the male differ slightly also in 

 structure. 



Found at Bloxworth at the samo season of the year, and in 

 the same situations as W. brevis, and also received from Scot- 

 land. 



WALCKENAERA SCABROSA. 



Walokenaera scabrosa, Cambr., Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii., p. 

 463, pi. 57, No. 38. 



This is also a very near ally of Walclienawa brevis Wid. ; it may 

 be easily distinguished by its larger size — the male moasuring 

 l-14th of an inch in length, and the female 1-1 lth. 



In colour, form, and general structure it is very similar to both 

 the foregoing species. The height of the clypeus is much 

 greaterthanthatof Walchna'erabrevis,hemgvevy alightly less (pro- 

 portionately) than that of Walckena'era brevipes. The much 

 larger size of the digital joint of the male palpus, and the more 

 highly developed spiny processes of the palpal organs are also 

 very strong distinguishing characters, and will enable tho collector 

 to soparate it easily from both tho foregoing species. 



Found, but very rarely, at Bloxworth Rectory ; in eighteen 

 years I have met with it only on two or three occasions. 



WALCKENAERA PRECOX. 



Walokenaera precox, Cambr., Trans: Linn. Soc. xxviii., p. 549, 

 pi. 46, fig. 19. 



The length of the adult male is rather less than 1-1 6th of an 

 inch. 



The whole of the fore part of the spider is yellow-brown, 

 excepting the legs and palpi, which are of a clearer and paler 



