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prominent, and at their extremity is a circularly- curved slender 

 spine. 



The abdomen is oval, of a yellow-brown, or brownish-yellow 

 colour. Along the middle of the fore part of the upper side is 

 a slightly deutated black band, followed to the spinners by a 

 series of triangular or arrow-head markings, the sharp apex of 

 each of which run into the hinder part of the one in front of it. 

 On each side of these, as well as on the sides of the abdomen, are 

 numerous, rather regularly, disposed, oblique, as well as 

 longitudinal and linear spots and markings. The under side 

 has three longitudinal, parallel, brownish-black bands, often 

 obscure, at times almost confluent, and sometimes obsolete. In 

 some oxamples the dark markings of the abdomen almost 

 obliterate the ground colour. 



The female resembles the male, but is usually lighter coloured, 

 and the abdominal dark markings are less crowded and more 

 distinct ; her anterior legs are also less strong than those of the 

 male, and similar in colour to the rest. 



This is by no means a rare spider, being found in many parts 

 of England, Scotland, and Wales, under stones, among moss in 

 woods, and on wastes. The males, which are exceedingly active, 

 may be found running in sunshine on low plants and herbage in 

 open places in woods as well as on heaths and waste grounds at 

 Bloxworth in the months of May, Juno, and July. I have met 

 with it, also, in tolerable abundance in the Isle of Portland, 

 The male is a very pretty and conspicuous little spider; the 

 black caput, contrasted with its red irides, white anterior tarsi, 

 and white fringe on the palpi, render it an easily seen species, 

 but from its activity it is not so easily captured. The females 

 are comparatively sluggish. 



EUOPHEYS iEQUIPES. 



Salticus jequipes, Cambr., Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii., p. 399, pi. 

 54, No. 4. 

 The male measures l-10th of an inch in length (often less), 

 and the female is rather larger. 



