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tibiee and metatarsi. The abdomen is of a uniform, bright red 

 on the upper side, rather palor in the middle part, and with a few 

 obscure transverse lines of a lightor colour above the spinners ; 

 sides yellowish-white ; under part pale red, mottled with 

 yellowish-white spots. 



Tho male rosembles the female in colour, oxcopting the 

 cephalo-thorax, and its appendages, which are red. The radial 

 joint of the palpus is rather stronger than the cubital, with a 

 largo pointed apophysis at its extremity on the outer side ; 

 digital joint oval, pointed, and compact at its termination. 

 Palpal organs not very complex. 



Found at Southgato, Kent, in May and June, 1848, by tho 

 lato Mr. F. Walker. [I havo never seen this spider, which 

 appears to bo a Dioea, though its generic position is not quito 

 certain.] 



GENUS XYSTICUS, C. L. Koch. 

 XYSTICUS CINEHEUS. 



Xtstious oinereus, C. L. Koch, Blaekw., I.e., p. 74, pi. iv., fig. 43, 



Length of the fomale, l-5th of an inch. 



Very nearly allied to Xysticus sabulosus (p. 301), which it also 

 closely resomblos in size, colours, and markings. 



Tho only British example known (found, many years ago, 

 among heather in Berwickshire) is in my possession, but is in so 

 bad a condition that I am unable to give a decidod opinion upon 

 it. While, thoroforo, it possibly may bo distinct, I am rather 

 inclinod to think it is only an example of tho species mentioned 

 — Xysticus sabulosm, Hahn. 



XYSTICUS BKEV1PES, 



Xystious brevipes, Hahn., Blaekw., I.e., p. 67, pi. iv., fig. 37. 



Longth of the female, l-5th of an inch. 



Tho sides of the cephalo-thorax are brownish-black, mottled 

 with yellowish-brown ; tho lateral margins are also yellowish- 

 brown, and a broad, longitudinal band of the same hue, 



