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and a littlo paler along the middle. The dentated band is 

 scarcely tracoablo, being represented only by three oblique, 

 croani-yellow linos on either side ; the foremost lino, being more 

 oblique than the rest, and indicating the position of tho first 

 denticulation ; there is sometimes, also, a short, palo, longitu- 

 dinal, central line on tho uppor side. The sides and undorside 

 are of a uniform, dull, reddish-brown hue. 



The female is palor coloured than the male, but resembles it 

 very nearly in its markings. 



This is a rare spider, but it occurs occasionally among herbago, 

 and also running on bare spots in meadows, as well as under 

 stones, at Bloxworth and Portland, in May and June. 



It is mot with also in North Wales, and I havo received it 

 from various othor parts of England, as well as from Scotland. 



XYSTICUS LUCTATOR. 



Xystious luctatok, Z. Koch., Beitr. z. Kenntn. d. Arachn.- 

 Fauna. Galizions., p. 29. 



„ impavidtjs, Thorell, Syn. Europ. Spid., p. 230. 



Tuomisus cambeidgii, Blackw. (in part), Cumbr., Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. xxvii., p. 406., pi. 54., No. 9., 

 a.b.c.d. 



Tho length of the male is 3 lines. 



This spider is closoly allied to Xysticua lifasciatus, C. L. Koch., 

 but is more richly coloured, and differs in the structuro of the 

 palpi and palpal organs. 



The sides of the cophalo-thorax aro bright, dark, brownish- 

 red, veined and marked with reddish-yellow. Tho longitudinal 

 band is yellow, and the contral marking (similar in shape to that 

 of Xytticus bifasciatus) is reddish yellow-brown, streaked and 

 veined with yellow. On each side of the central band towards 

 its extremity, is a patch of a much deeper hue than the rest. 



