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arrangod in pairs, or in two longitudinal parallel rows of three or 

 four each. * 



Another distinguishing character is furnishod by the greater 

 breadth of the red-brown longitudinal bands on each side of the 

 oentral band of the cephalo -thorax. The normal central marking 

 also behind the eyes differs, being dark reddish-brown, and of a 

 long wodgo-shape ; the outline, however, is not always straight, 

 but is sometimes rather convexly curvi-linear, and surroundod 

 by a yellow curvi-linear margin which reaches almost to its 

 extreme point. 



Tho legs are, as nearly as possiblo, liko thoso of Xytticus 

 erraticus, tho femora and gonua being deep reddish-brown, and 

 the rest pale, dull yellow, tinged with olivo, and generally 

 marked with a longitudinal, white line on tho outer sides of the 

 tibiae. 



Tho digital joints of the palpi are rather smaller than those of 

 Xysticus erraticus ; tho radial joint has a short blunt-pointed 

 apophysis at its extremity on tho outer side, closely adhoring to 

 the side of the digital joint, and a very strong ono beneath, 

 prominent, and rather rounded at its extremity. The palpal 

 organs are not very complex ; near their centre, or rather behind 

 it, are two short, prominent, curved corneous processes, ono of 

 which is obtuse and slightly enlarged at its extremity, the other 

 sharp-pointed. These organs are also (like those of several other 

 species of Xysticus) surroundod by a black spine. 



The female is marked like the male, but is very much paler 

 coloured, and the abdomen is (proportionally) broador towards 

 its hinder part. 



This is an exceedingly rare spider in the neighbourhood of 

 Bloxworth, being found among low plants, coarse grass, 

 rushes, and other herbage in damp situations in May and June. 

 I have also received it from Glanvilles Wootton from Mr. C. "W. 

 Dalo. It appears to be much more abundant at Wick Copse, in 

 tho neighbourhood of Oxford, where I found numerous examples 

 in May and June, 1872, in a similar situation to that mentioned 

 above. 



