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The cephalo-thorax of the male has a broad, longitudinal, 

 black-brown band on each side of the central one, with a 

 narrower marginal band of the same colour, tho intervening 

 spaces, as well as the hinder part o fthe thorax, being of a yel- 

 lowish-red hue. The normal c antral marking behind the eyes 

 is indistinct, of a red-brown colour, and often considerably 

 encroached upon by the dark bands on each side of it. Behind 

 it the central band is of a creamy yellow. 



The legs are of a yollow-brown colour, and unspotted ; the 

 femora, however, of the first, and half of those of the second 

 pairs are blackish, as also is a portion of the fore extremity of 

 those of the third and fourth pairs. 



Tho humeral joints of tho palpi are black, the cubitals palo 

 yellow-brown, and the digital and radial joints dark brown ; tho 

 latter has its outer extremity strongly and obtusely produced, 

 terminating in a somewhat spine-like pointed apophysis, bent at 

 its base, whore it springs from tho produced part of the j oint ; 

 undorneath the joint is another obtuse apophysis which has a 

 process at its base. The palpal organs aro not very complex ; 

 they have ono or two prominent points noar the middle, and 

 aro encircled by a pointed spine. 



Tho abdomen is similar in form to that of the last species ; its 

 upper side is yollow-brown, marked with white, brown, and deep 

 blackish red-brown, and margined with whito. Tho normal cen- 

 tral, longitudinal stripe on the fore part is white, margined with 

 brown, and followed by several transverse, slightly-cuiwed bars, 

 alternately brown (or blackish) and whito, their extremities being 

 the darkest. The sides are marked with a broken, black, longi- 

 tudinal band, and the under side is brown. The colours of the 

 abdomen vary considerably in their depth and exact distribution ; 

 always, however, presenting a prettily variegated appearance. 



Tho female resembles the male, excepting in being generally 

 of a lighter hue. 



This is a raro spider, but it occurs occasionally at Bloxworth 

 in situations similar to that in which Oxyptila praticola is found, 

 as well as on low plants in woods ; it has also occurred ia North 



