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and the lateral eye of the same row next to it. The legs are 

 long, moderate in strength, and of a paler, clearer yellow colour 

 than the cephalo-thorax. Their relative length is 4.1.2.3., and 

 the spines are few and slondor. 



The palpi are short, and like the legs in colour. The radial 

 joint is rather protuberant, or produced, at its extremity in front, 

 where it has a single marginal row of bristly hairs projecting 

 over the base of the digital joint, with two longer and stronger 

 curved bristles on the outer sides. The digital joint is largo, 

 and has a large lobe, ending in a blunt projection, towards its 

 base on the outer side. The palpal organs are prominent and 

 complex. A strong, curved process projects outwards at their 

 base, and has a slight notch on its inner margin near the 

 extremity. There are also two curved spines at the extremity 

 of the palpal organs rather on the inner side ; one of them lies 

 within the other, and is much the slenderer of the two ; near them 

 also is a small, conically-pointed protuberance. 



The falces are long, strong, and very slightly divergent. The 

 abdomen projects slightly over the base of the cephalo-thorax, 

 and is of a pale brownish-yellow colour, covered sparingly, but 

 regularly and conspicuously, with blackish-brown hairs. 



This spider bears a considerable resemblance to Linyphia 

 pallida, Cambr., in general appearance and colours, but may 

 easily be distinguished by the structure of the palpal organs, 

 and by the very small size, and position of the eyes. 



A single example only, found at the roots of heather at Blox- 

 worth in the spring of 1862. 



LINYPHIA CONCOLOR. 



Linyphia concoloe, Wid., Mus. Senck., Band 1., p. 267, Taf. 



18, fig. 3. 

 Thekibion filipes, Blackw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel., p. 206, 

 pi. xiv., fig. 136. 

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

 The caput is on the same level as the thorax, and the ocular 



