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 EPEIRA ALSINE. 



E'peira alsine, Walck., Ins. Apt. ii., p. 33. 



Epeira lotea, C. L. Koch, Blachw., I.e., p. 345, pi. xxv., fig. 249. 



Length of the female l-4th of an inch. 



Cephalo-thorax pale yellow-red, with a brownish-red line from 

 the middle of the hinder part of the ocular area to the thoracic 

 junction, where it meets two others running from tho lateral 

 eyes. Lateral margins dark brown, and immediately above, on 

 each side is a dark red-brown longitudinal band. The hind- 

 contral oyos are rather noaror to each other than the fore-centrals. 

 The legs are strong, spinous, and pale yollow-red, with brownish- 

 red annuli. Abdomen very convex above, and projecting greatly 

 over the base of the cephalo-thorax. Upper side palo yellow, 

 finoly reticulated with reddish. A broad tapering space, 

 bounded laterally by a slightly sinuous red-brown line, with a 

 narrow outer border of pale yellow, runs from the fore extremity 

 to. the spinners, and comprises some small yellow spots somewhat 

 symmetrically disposed; and on the hhidor part are eovoral 

 obscure, transverse pale yellow bars, bordered with red-brown. 

 The upper part of the sides is yollowish, and marked with 

 oblique red-brown streaks, below which the sides are reddish- 

 brown ; the under part is also of that hue, with a curved pale 

 yellow line on each side. 



This handsome spider is allied to Epeira diademata, Clk. (p. 

 266), resembling it a good deal in form, though totally different 

 in colours and markings. 



I met with several examples of the female, some years ago, 

 near Tring, Hertfordshire, among coarse grass and other low 

 plants in tho open parts of plantations at the beginning of Sep- 

 tember. 



ErEIRA SIGNATA. 



Epeika signata, lilachv., I.e., p. 332. 

 ■ Length of an immature male, 3-16ths of an inch. 

 Cephalo-thorax dark red-brown thickly clothed with white 



