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four central eyes form a narrow oblong trapezoid whose anterior 

 side is shortest. 



Legs pale brown, moderately long. 



Palpi like the legs in colour; radial and digital joints dark 

 brown; radial stronger than the cubital, with two pointed 

 apophyses at its extremity in front. Palpal organs very prominent 

 and complex, with a short, curved, black, projecting spine at 

 their extremity. 



Abdomen small, yellowish-brown, with obscure marks of a 



Found among moss at the root of a tree, North "Wales, in 

 the month of October. [I have not seen this spider.] 



WALCKENAERA VAFKA. 



Walokenaera vafra, Blackw., I.e., p. 308. 



Length of the male 1-1 0th. of an inch. 



Cephalo-thorax brownish-red, with a strong, vertical promi- 

 nence in front ; the prominence is somewhat compressed on the 

 sides, surmounted with a few hairs, and of a dark brown colour 

 tinged with red. Two eyes are seated on summit of the promin- 

 ence and six (in three pairs) at its base in front. 



Legs long, slender, bright yellowish-red. 



Palpi similar to the legs in colour ; radial and digital joints 

 brown ; cubital joint clavate ; the radial has two apophyses at its 

 extremity, one on the inner side, large, pointed, and curved out- 

 wards in front of the digital joint; the other, large and obtuse, 

 on the outer side. Digital joint somewhat oval. Palpal organs 

 turned outwards, complex, with two long contiguous black 

 spines enveloped in membrane originating near the middle, and 

 ourved in a circular form on outer side. A shorter spine also 

 originates near the middle, and curves obliquely downwards. 



Abdomen brownish-black. 



Found under stones in North Wales in the month of October. 

 [I have not seen this very distinct spider.] 



