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curved process near their centre ; it tapers a very little to its 

 obtuse oxtromity , which, is diroctod outwards, and its surface is 

 rather roughenod and rugulose. The digital joint has a short, 

 curved, terminal spine. 



The abdomon is dark brown, its hairy clothing varying from 

 grey to yellow-grey and black. The pattern is gonerally much 

 obscured, but, when traceable, the normal marking, on the fore- 

 half of the upper side, is blunt pointed at its posterior oxtromity, 

 and very obtusely angular on each side near the middle, making 

 it almost of an olongate oval form ; it is of a dull brownish- 

 yellow, indistinctly edged with black, and often clothed with 

 pale grey hairs. The angular bars on the hinder half are short, 

 strong, of a rusty yellow colour, and each has two small black 

 spots on it, one on each limb. These spots are most con- 

 spicuous in the fomale, and form a series of pairs, each pair 

 being placed in a transverse line. The sides of tho abdomen, in 

 the female, are mottled with numerous minute tufts of palo hairs ; 

 and the legs are of a darker more suffused colour than those of 

 the male, with now and then a very faint trace of annulation. 



About thirty-five examples of this spider were obtained at the 

 beginning of June, 1875, and in June, 1879, near the railway 

 station at Portland, among pebbles, brickbats, and other debris 

 on the edge of the Chesil Beach. 



Although very active when disturbed, and difficult to capture 

 among the loose pebbles, they did not appear to be running of 

 thoir own accord in the sunshine. 



I have also met with this species on the coast of Brighton, and 

 have received both sexes from France where they were found, 

 and kindly sent to me, by Mrs. "W. Collings of Sark. 



LYCOSA LUGUBRIS. 



Lycosa ltjgubris, Walck., Blackiv., Spid. Great Brit, and L'el., p. 

 27, pi. ii., fig. 10. 

 The length of the male is from 2£ to 2| lines, and of the female 

 from 3 to 3£ lines. 



