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the middle of its outer side. The radial joint is slightly shorten 

 than the cubital, very strong, and has a short, straight, stoutieh, 

 obtuse apophysis at the extremity of tho outer side, and fitting 

 closely to the edge of tho digital joint (this outer apophysis is very 

 similar in all the spocies of Xysticus) ; beneath tho joint is 

 another of equal length, obtuse, and truncated at the extremity, 

 which has also an angular point at its inner, or under, corner. 

 The palpal organs are encircled by a strong black spine, whose 

 fine point is curved, and in connection with the extremity of the 

 prominence on the outer side of the digital joint and close to the 

 extremity of the outer radial apophysis. At the hinder part of 

 tho palpal organs are two strong, prominent, nearly adjacent, 

 very characteristic, bent processes. One of these (the posterior) 

 is enlarged at its extremity, something in the form of a clubbed 

 foot; tho anterior one has its oxtromity obtuse and strongly 

 curved, and at about the middlo of the fore side there is a small 

 prominent, sharp, tooth-liko projection. 



The abdomen is f urnishod with strong bristles, and is of an oval 

 form, flattish above, obtusoly pointed behind, and truncatedin front. 

 It is of a doop brown colour, tinged with reddish on the upper 

 side, and bordered distinctly with yellowish-white. The dentated 

 land is well defined, but broken edged and yellowish-white ; it 

 consists of a series of 3. — 4., somewhat curvi-linear, triangular 

 markings connected together, and of which the anterior ono is 

 obtuse at its apox, and occupies the fore-half of tho upper side ; 

 the two posterior onos boing somotimos no more than transverse 

 curved bars ; this band is somotimos suffused with reddish-brown 

 forwards, and is usually thinly spotted with deep red-brown, in 

 addition to the ordinary impressed spots, of which the three 

 anterior ones form a conspicuous triangle on its fore part. Tho 

 sides and under part are of a warm brown colour, tinged with 

 reddish, and tho latter has two, widely soparated, longitudinal, 

 indistinct, whitish, curvod bands. 



The female resombles the male in markings, but her colours 

 though very distinct, are paler ; tho legs are shorter, and the 

 abdomen is much broador bohind than in front. Some examples 



