520 



This spider is nearly allied to Linyphia angulipalpis, "Westr., 

 but is larger, and differs in the longer, stronger, sinuous bristle on 

 the apex of the angular cubital joint of the palpus (this bristle in 

 Linyphia angulipalpis is straight) ; also in that species the promin- 

 ence at the base of the digital joint is not so strong, and is 

 slightly obliquely truncated at its extremity. The palpal organs 

 also differ considerably in their structure. 



A single examplo found on the Cheviots, and sent to me by 

 Mr. James Hardy, was supposed, at first, to havo been Linyphia 

 angulipalpis, Westr. 



LINYPHIA RUFA. 



Linyphia rufa, Westr., Aran. Saec. p. 121 ; and Cambr., Trans. 

 Linn. Soc. xxviii., p. 53G. 



Pedina cbistata, Menge, Preuss. Spinn, p. 125, pi. xxiii., fig. 49. 



Length of the male 2J lines. Female rather largor. 



Cephalo-thorax, legs, and palpi yellow. Eyes small, of noarly 

 equal size, all pale coloured, those of tho posterior row separated 

 by equal intervals. 



Legs long, moderately strong, not very different in length, 

 1.2.4.3. Spines short, prominent. 



Palpi rathor short, radial joint expanded on all sides at its 

 extremity, and most produced in a somewhat pointed form in 

 front, with some prominent bristly hairs on each side. Digital 

 joint not very largo, but at its hinder extremity, directed 

 inwards, is a strong, pale- coloured, blunt-ended prominence 

 almost at right angles to the joint, and terminating with a com- 

 pact pencil or brush of straight, black, spine-like bristles of 

 equal length, but whose ends appoar to bo a littlo dilated. The 

 length of this brush about equals tho length of the prominence. 

 Palpal organs directed outwards, very prominent and complex, 

 with a strong furcate process at their base on the outer side. 



Abdomen dull greenish-sooty coloured, with a series of obscure 

 pale transverse angular lines along tho middle of the uppor side. 



