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GENUS OLUBIONA, Latr. 



CLUBIONA FORMOSA. 



Clubiona Formosa, Blackw., I.e., p. 125, pi. vii., fig. 78. 



This is a doubtful species, found at Cranmore, iu Ireland, by 

 Mr. E. Templeton. It is of about the same size as Clubiona 

 terreslris, Westr. (p. 23), and is no doubt nearly allied to that 

 and to some others, as 0. lutescens, Westr. (p. 24) and C. grisea, 

 L. Koch (p. 22). 



The fomale only is yet known. Perhaps the discovery of the 

 male may prove it to be distinct from those mentioned. I have 

 not myself seen an authenticated example of Clubiona formosa. 



GENUS CHIEACANTHIUM, C. L. Koch. 



CHIRACANTHIUM ERRATICUM. 



Clubiona erratioa, Blackw., I.e., p. 135, pi. viii., fig. 86. 



The chief distinctions supposed to separate this spider from 

 C. carnifex (p. 32) consists of a distinct, yellow, oblique line on 

 each side of the abdomen, and the simple-pointed extremity of 

 the radial apophysis of the male palpus ; * this apophysis in 

 C. carnifex being notched, or bifid at its extremity. Found in 

 Wales and Northamptonshire. I have also met with females of 

 it near Oxford. 



CHIRACANTHIUM PENNYI. 



Ohiraoanthium pennyi, Cambr., Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii., p. 



533, pi. xlvi., fig. 6. 



Differs from Chiracanthium erraticum,B\., and C. carnifex, Fabr., 



* Mr. Blaokwall is confident that the radial apophysis in his Clubiona 

 erratica is not notohed at its extremity, and that the obliquo lines 

 on the abdomen are a distinguishing character. I have, however, lately 

 (May 19, 1880) found (at BloxworthJ a male and female in which these lines 

 are very vivid, and the radial apophysis is distinctly notched. I think, 

 therefore, that most probably the former character is not specific, and the 

 latter must have been overlooked by Mr. Blackwall. The notch is not 

 easy to bo seen iu all positions, 



