332 



Monsieur Eugene Simon includes both as varieties of ono species ; 

 but Pr. Ludwig Kocb. like myself, still adheres to the opinion 

 that they are specifically distinct, though remarkably aliko and 

 nearly allied. 



Philodromus ccspitcolens is about equally abundant with Philo- 

 dromus aureolm, and is found at the same season and in similar 

 situations. 



PHILODROMUS PRjEDATUS. 



Phjxodromtts pr^datus, Camlr., Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii., p. 

 409, pi. liv., No. 11 a.b. 



This spider also resembles both tho foregoing species so nearly 

 that it is not oasy to separate it, if mixed up with them, excepting 

 by tho form of tho radial apophysis. In Philodromus proedatus 

 the apophysis at the outer extremity of the radial joint is stronger 

 and less acutely pointed than that of Philodromus aureolus, and is 

 also rather curved or bent near its baso ; that underneath is 

 somewhat sub-acutely conical in its form, and has a small, pointed, 

 palo-coloured process within it on its outer side, with a small, 

 deep rod-brown, angular prominence at its baso on tho same side. 

 The digital joint is also rather larger than that of Philodromus 

 aureolus and Philodromus eespiticolens. 



The dark marking behind the eyes, which is often in Philo- 

 dromus aureolus, much abbreviated, is, in the present species, 

 prolonged backwards, and gradually comes to a point towards 

 the posterior extremity of the cephalo-thorax. 



The femala is unknown to me. 



Three or four examples only have yet been found in England, 

 and all of these have occurred on shrubs in tho Bloxworth 

 Eectory gardens. 



M. Simon admits tho specific distinctness of this spider, 

 although the chiof tangible characters as yet discovered for its 

 distinction from the two foregoing species are scarcoly stronger 

 than those characters which separata them from each other. 



