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black, and the paler parts from green and yellow, to greenish- 

 yellow and white. 



The legs are pale yellow-brown, with black annulations, and 

 tho spines on the tibioo of the socond pair, in the males, are long 

 and strong. 



The palpi (of the malo) are short, the cubital joint is promin- 

 ent in front, whence it projects two exceedingly long, strong, 

 curved, tapering bristles; the radial joint is considerably and 

 obtusely producod on its outor side, and is furnished with 

 numerous hairs and bristles. The digital joint is large, and 

 has, at its base, an obtuse, curved, black, glossy procoss, whoso 

 extremity is directed forwards. The palpal organs are very 

 prominent, and complex, but rather compact. 



This spider is abundant at Bloxworth, on lichen-covered 

 apple and other trees where, when motionloss, it is almost 

 impossible to detect it, so exactly do its groon, grey, yellow, and 

 white and black colours harmonize with the colours of the 

 various mosses and lichens on the boughs of the tree. It 

 appears also to be generally distributed in the South of England, 

 and to occur more rarely in North Wales. It is adult in June 

 and July. The sexes differ but little, except in size, and in 

 the rather more distinct markings of the male. 



EPEIRA AGALENA. 



Ejpbira aoialena, Walok., Blachw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel., 

 p. 334, pi. xxiv., fig. 242. 



„ younqii, Cambr., Trans. Linn. Soc, 1870, vol. xxvii., 

 p. 461. 



The male measures l-6th of an inch in length, and the female 

 about l-4th. 



The colour of the cophalo-thorax (which is of a rather shorter 

 form than that of Epeira diademata, Clerck.) is reddish yellow- 

 brown ; the hinder part of the caput is yeUow, the whole caput 

 boing of a paler hue than the thorax, and pretty thickly clothed 

 with yellowish grey hairs. Tho eyes are in tho usual position 



