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Legs spiny, hairy, greenish-brown, with darker annuli ; rela- 

 tive length 4.1.2.3. 



Abdomen deep green, with a central, longitudinal, dentated, 

 palo fascia, marked at its fore extremity with a black or dark 

 green lanceolate longitudinal marking. 



Pound at Cranmoro, Ireland, among grass. (I have never seen 

 this spider.) 



AGELENA PROMPTA. 



Agelena prompta, Blachw., I.e., p. 156. 



Length of the female l-10th of an inch. Male rather smaller. 



Cephalo-thorax slightly compressed on the sides in front; 

 colour brown, darkest in front. Falces strong ; reddish-brown. 



Legs brown, relative length 4.1.2.3. 



Abdomen dark brown above with a longitudinal central series 

 of strongly marked yellowish-brown angular lines. Sides and 

 under part pale yellowish-brown, the latter with a longitudinal 

 contral deeper band. Upper pair of spinners much the longost, and 

 tri-articulate. The cubital joint of the male palpus has a slender 

 curved process on the outer side of its upper part ; and the radial 

 has a longer, more slender and more curved one tapering from a 

 prominence at the outer side of its extremity. 



Digital joint oval; palpal organs simple in structure, and 

 almost encircled by a fine black spine. 



Found by Mr. Blackwall under stones in woods at Llanrwst, 

 North "Wales, in October. (I have nevor been fortunate enough 

 to obtain an example of this spider.) 



GENUS TEGENAEIA, Zatr. 



TEGENARIA GUYONII. 



Tegenaria guyonii, Guerin-Meneville, Iconogr. de Eegne, 

 Anim. Arachn., p. 7, pi. ii., fig. 1. 

 ,, domestioa, Blackw., I.e., p. 163, pi. xi., fig 105. 



Length of the female 3-4ths of an inch, male rathor smaller. 



