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The palpi are moderately long, of the same colour as the legs, 

 tlie digital joint being deep black brown, of large size, 

 clothed with black hairs, and terminating with a curved claw, the 

 hairs on the forepart being grey ; tho radial, which is stronger 

 than tho cubital joint, is brown, tho latter clothed with white 

 hairs, mixed with a fow black ones. The palpal organs aro 

 prominent and rather complex, very similar to those of the next 

 specios, Lycosa palustris. Tho obtuso process at their centre, 

 slightly exceods in length, doublo its breadth, and the spur 

 behind its base is stronger and sharper [pointed than that of 

 Lycosa palustris. 



The abdomen is oviform ; its sides and all tho paler parts of 

 the uppor side aro densely clothed with grey- white pubescence ; 

 tho normal marking on the fore part is large, of a brownish- 

 yollow colour, edged by a broken but strongish black line, and 

 generally obtuse at its posterior extremity, but not truncated ; 

 a broad spaco round it, and a broad tapering band behind it, 

 edged on each side with a strong and somowhat zigzag black 

 stripe, is of a darker yellow-brown hue, sometimes tinged with 

 rod-brown. The angular bars are rarely visible, tho different 

 parts of the zigzag stripe represent their terminations, and from 

 sovoral of tho outor angles of this stripe obliquo rows of black 

 spots and markings traverse the sides. The under-part is of a 

 palo brownish colour, thinly clothed with white pubescence. 



There is, howover, considerable variation in the extent of the black 

 markings on tho abdomen. Li many cases they consist of merely 

 strong, though broken, spots and edgings ; but the general 

 character of the pattern, as above described, is always preserved. 

 A rare variety deserves notice, on account of its near approach in 

 pattern to Lycosa palustris ; in this variety tho central pale thoracic 

 band is very narrow, attenuated to a rather fine lino at its fore 

 extremity, and with no dilation at the occiput ; the lateral bands 

 aro of the same hue, narrow, well and regularly defined on tho 

 edges, leaving a very broad regular band on each side, of a deep 

 black-brown colour ; and there is on each side a narrow, black- 

 brown, marginal band, stripe, or line. Tho abdomon is of a darker 



