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The abdomen is of an elongate-oval form, projecting a little over 

 the base of the cephalo-thorax, and its oolour is dull black. 



A single example was found in December, 1 867, in the village 

 schoolroom, at Bloxworth, probably brought in among the 

 heathy turf used for fuel. I have since received several examples 

 from Berwickshire ; but have not again met with it in Dorset- 

 shire. 



LINYPHIA EBEANS. 



Neriene erbans, Blackw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel., p. 253, 

 pi. xviii., fig. 170. 



The length of the male is about 1-1 0th of an inch. 



The cephalo-thorax is brown ; the caput is not elevated, nor 

 prominent at the eyes. The legs are long and of a pale red- 

 brown colour, and the spines are not strong, though distinct. 

 The radial and cubital joints of the palpi are short, the former 

 much the strongest. The digital joint is oval, with a large lobe 

 n the outer side near the upper part, and the palpal organs are 

 prominent and complex, with several curved, pointed, prominent 

 processes at their extremity. 



The abdomen is of a dull, greenish-brown hue, with a 

 longitudinal, central series of obscure, angular, yellowish-brown 

 lines on the upper side. 



The female is rather larger than the male, but resembles that 

 eex in colours. 



Rare, on iron railings, in spring, at Bloxworth. It appears to 

 be more plentiful in the North of England and in Wales. 



LINYPHIA OBLONGA. 



Linyphia oblonga, Cambr., Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii,, p. 433. 

 The length of the female is 1-1 6th of an inch. 

 This minute spider may easily be recognised by its generally 



