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what similar. The abdomen also, though somewhat like that 

 of the last-mentioned specios, and resembling it in the general 

 hue and pattern, yet differs constantly, in both sexes, in the far 

 less distinct dentated marginal band, and central series of 

 curved bars ; the former consists of a row of white blotches of 

 different sizes, and its continuance, by a white line round the 

 hinder extremity of tho abdomen, is interrupted by a small black 

 interval. The under side is black, without any white spots. 

 The abdomen of tho male is oblong, strongly constricted, or 

 strangulated round tho middle, but that of tho female is more of 

 tho usual oval form. The genital process is short, with a large 

 kidney-shapod, transverse aperture at its hinder extromity. This 

 portion of structure is of greater size and prominence than that 

 of L. clathrata. 



Found on several occasions, in early summer, among heather, 

 growing on the overhanging ledges of gravel pits and banks on 

 Bloxworth Heath, and, in June, 1877, among coarse star grass 

 on tho sandhills near the sea at Studland. Its habits and snare 

 resemble those of L. clathrata. 



LINYPHIA BUCCULENTA. 



Ahanetjs BtroouLENTus, Clerck, Sv. Spindl. p. 63, pi. 4, Tab. 1. 

 Nemene teilineata, Blackio., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel., p. 279, 

 pi. xix., fig. 193. 



Length of the male l-4th to l-5th of an inch. 



The caput is not higher than tho thorax, though, when lookod 

 at in profile, thoro is a slight dip or hollow between them. The 

 colour of tho cephalo-thorax is yellow-brown, with black 

 margins, and often an indistinct, dusky band above them, and 

 also a central, longitudinal, black-brown band. The legs aro 

 long and moderately strong, as nearly as possible like the 

 cephalo-thorax in colour, and usually, but not always, annulated 

 with dark brown ; the spines are short, not very strong, but dis- 

 tinct. The palpi are tolerably long, tho cubital joint enlarges 

 gradually to its fore extremity, and has a long, black bristle at 



