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angular bars on the hinder half (in well marked examples) often 

 form either a series of triangular, yollow-brown, almost confluent 

 markings, oaoh with two small dark spots in a transverse line, or 

 a tapering dentated band, travorsod by fine blackish, as well as 

 paleryellow-brown, curved or sub-angular linos, whoso extremities 

 are dilated into patchos, which form on oach side a longitudinal 

 row of alternate palo and dark spots, converging to tho spinnors. 

 These last rows of spots, however, are ofton the only markings 

 traceable on the hinder half of tho abdomen. The fore part has 

 a broadish longitudinal black-brown, more or less well defined, 

 marginal bar on each side. The sides are yellow-brown, with 

 some oblique lines of black -brown spots, the under part boing 

 paler with an ill-definocl, broken, marginal, dusky brown stripe 

 on each sido. 



The female resembles the male very closely, but is usually 

 lightor coloured. In both sexes thero is much variation in the 

 distinctness of the abdominal markings, which are sometimes 

 almost entirely obsolete. 



This fine spider is rather rare, in the months of May and June, 

 at Bloxworth and in the neighbourhood, as woll as in other parts 

 of the County, under stones, or othor similar protection ia 

 meadows, and also in the open placos and grassy rides of wood- 

 lands. The egg cocoon is white and globular ; and (according to 

 Mr. Black wall) it contains about 115 eggs. This species frequently 

 passes the winter in a cavity hollowed out by itself under a stone. 

 I have met with it in many other parts of England, and it is 

 also found both in Wales and Scotland. 



TROCHOSA TERRICOLA. 



Troohosa teiuucola, Thorell., Eoc. Orit. Aran. p. 62, 102. 

 Lyoosa ageetyoa, Blachw., Spid. Great Brit, and Irel., p. 17, 

 pi. i., fig. 2. 



Tho length of the malo is from 3 to 4 J lines, and that of the 

 female from 4 to 6 linos. 



This spider is noarly allied to Trochosa mricola, Degeer, and 



