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and is of ton. only roprosented by some red-brown linos behind 

 the eyes. 



The legs are long, slender, and of a palo, brownish yellow 

 colour. 



The palpi are long, and similar to the legs in colour, the digital 

 joints being brown. The radial, and cubital joints are of about 

 equal length; the former has a deep black-brown, tapering, 

 pointod apophysis at its outer extremity, and underneath is 

 another of a quadrate shape, but broader than long. 

 The digital joint is largo, of a rather irregular-oval form, 

 slightly curved on its inner side, but considerably bulged on its 

 outer side. The palpal organs are simple in structure, slightly 

 prominent near the middle, and encircled at their fore margin by 

 a black spine. 



The abdomen is narrow-oval, truncated and slightly notched 

 before, and gradually pointod behind. Along the middle of the 

 fore-half is a tolerably distinct, red-brown, elongate marking, 

 broadest in the middle, near which, on each side of it, is a small, 

 red-brown spot. More or less of the fore-part, surrounding this 

 marking, is of a clear, brownish (and sometimes whitish) yellow 

 colour ; tho similar hue of the hinder-part being obscured by a 

 roddish-brown suffusion, as woll as by a serios of transverso, 

 angular, rod-brown bars. The sides are reddish-brown, with 

 several obscure, oblique, whitish-yellow markings, and the under 

 side is brownish-yellow, with a broad, reddish-brown, longitu- 

 dinal, central band. 



The female is very similar to the male in its colours and 

 markings, but these are usually more distinct ; though both sexes 

 aro subject to considerable variations in the depth and dis- 

 tinctness of their colours and patterns, these being strongest in 

 immature individuals. 



This is a very abundant spider on low plants, bushes, and 

 trees, at Bloxworth and in tho neighbourhood, as well as in 

 many othor parts of Dorsetshire, especially on furze bushes when 

 in bloom. I have also received it from various localities in 

 England, and from Scotland. Its movements aro exceedingly 



