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their centre to the outer side, which, however, its point scarcely 

 reaches, and another more slender one runs from the inner side 

 towards the outer, but less obliquely, and crosses the central 

 spine towards its fore extremity and beneath it. 



The abdomen is rather broader behind than in front; its 

 general colour is dark blackish-brown, but when examined 

 narrowly, the upper side, along the middle, is of a reddish-brown 

 hue: the normal marking on the fore part is obtuse at its 

 posterior extremity, and defined by a black line on each side at 

 its broadest part ; at about two-thirds of its length backwards, is 

 a prominent point or short oblique lino, whence the marking tapers 

 a little to its end. The angular bars or linos are black, and their 

 extremities form together two converging zig-zag black lines with 

 pale hairs within tho angles ; in some examples, especially of tho 

 female, the angular bars may be better described as strong, and of 

 a reddish-brown colour edged with black. The sides are 

 obscurely marked with small linear blackish spots, and the under 

 side is brown. These parts are frequently clothed with yellowish 

 grey hairs. 



The sexes differ but little excepting in depth of colouring, tho 

 male being usually the darkest. 



This spider is abundant on heaths, waste grounds, and open 

 places in plantations, as well as in gardens at Bloxworth and its 

 neighbourhood, and is probably equally common throughout the 

 county. There will be no difficulty in distinguishing it from 

 either of those already described ; from Lycosa amentata and 

 Lycosa arenicola (for instance), by its much smaller size as well 

 as by the absence of the dense black hairy clothing of the radial 

 and digital joints of the palpi ; from Lycosa lugubris 

 it may be distinguished by the white clothing of 

 the male of that species, which is also larger; and 

 from Lycom annalata by tho totally differont form of the contral 

 thoracic band, and far less annulated logs. It will bo less easy 

 to distinguish it from the threo following species ; the colours, 

 however, and especially the annulation of the legs, and tho form 

 of the palpi and palpal organs afford good and distinctive 



