into a rather long, strong, bifid apophysis ; and underneath the 

 joint is another apophysis, curved, but shortor and less strong 

 than the other. Tho palpal organs are of simple structure, and 

 are almost encircled by a slender black spine. 



The abdomen has a dark -brown area on the upper side similar 

 to that of the female, but along the middle of tho fore part is a 

 yellowish line followed to the spinners by a series of triangular 

 markings of the same colour ; on each side is a longitudinal, 

 dark, red-brown band, leaving a yellowish one between it and 

 the dark area on the upper side. 



The greon tints on this spider are much brighter in some 

 examples than in others, and they fade away very soon after 

 immersion in spirits of wino, leaving only a dull hue. 



Dim dorsata is not rare on trees and bushes iu woods and othor 

 situations at Bloxworth and Glanvillos Wootton. It has also 

 been met with in other parts of England, as well as in North 

 Wales. 



The adult males may often be found in June running on 

 iron railings on bright warm days. Thoy are exceedingly active, 

 and bo readily part with their limbs, on being taken hold of, that 

 it is almost impossible to capture a male with the fingors without 

 the loss of several legs. They should, therefore, only be caught 

 with an empty glass tube being placed carefully over them as 

 recommended at p. xxxix. There are few prettier British 

 spidors than the present when adult and in good condition. 



GENUS XYSTICUS, C. L. Koch. THOMISUS, Blaohw., in 

 part. 

 Tho spiders of this genus bear a close genoral resemblance to 

 those of Dim. They are, however, of a shorter, stouter, stronger 

 build; tho legs of the two first pairs are also shorter, and 

 always havo spines on all the metatarsi, tibiee, and femora. The 

 fore-lateral oyes are more distinctly largor than the rest, and 

 the four contrals form nearly a squaro figure, but almost always 

 rather broader than long. The laterals are seated on confluent 

 tubercles. 



