FAMILY THEEIDIIDES. 



GENUS THERIDION, Walck. and BlacJcw. (in part). 

 THERIDION PICTUM. 



Theridion piotum, Mahn; Blackw., I.e., p. 184, pi. xiii., fig. 117. 



Closely allied to, but much larger than T. mrians (p. 87), easily 

 distinguished by its brighter colours and more distinct markings. 

 The denticulated central abdominal band is bright red, or red- 

 brown, with a distinct yellow, marginal border, and its denticula- 

 tions are long and sharp. 



This beautiful species occurs in abundance in greenhouses, and 

 on holly and other bushes, in gardens, at Southport, Lancashire. 

 It has been found at Richmond, and I havo mot with it at 

 Oxford, in the garden and greenhouse of Professor Westwood, 

 and have also recoivod it from Scotland. 



THERIDION VENUSTUM. 



Theridion venttsttjm, Walck. ; Camlr., Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii., 

 p. 422. 



Cephalo-thorax yellow, with a broad, dark, blackish, central, 

 longitudinal band and black narrow margins. 



Legs and palpi immaculate, pale yellowish. Legs rather short, 

 1.4.2.3. 



Abdomen subglobose. A broad, tapering, white, central band 

 along the upper part has on each side of it a longitudinal row of 

 largo black-brown blotches on a reddish-yellow ground. Sides 

 yellowish, marked and spotted with whito. Tho under side is also 

 yollowish, with a broad curved blackish transverso band noar the 

 middle, tho convexity of the curve directed backwards, 



