552 



longer than broad, gradually narrowing and pointed at the 

 apex. 



OXYOPES LINEATUS. 



Sphasus lineatus, Latr., Blackw., I.e., p. 43, pi. iii., fig. 22. 



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



Cephalo-thorax dark brown ; the hinder part has a longitudinal 

 yellow-brown central V-shaped marking, the margins are of the 

 same colour, as also is a short streak behind each of the eyes of 

 the third row ; and the clypeus has two vertical brown streaks 

 broadest at their upper ends, and continued along the middle of 

 the front of the falces. 



Legs brownish-yellow, with brown streaks and other mark- 

 ings, and armed with numerous long spines. 



Sternum dark brown, with a central, longitudinal, brownish- 

 yellow line. 



Abdomen dark brown, with an elongate, narrow, yellow- 

 brown, longitudinal, central marking on the fore part of the 

 upper side, broadly bordered with dark-brown, and margined 

 again outside this with brownish-yellow, the latter continued 

 backwards in a narrow, tapering form (generally broken into 

 patches and spots) to the spinners. The sides are marked with 

 three more or less oblique yellow-brown stripes. Under side 

 brownish-yellow, with a broad, central, longitudinal, dark-brown 

 band. 



The male is darker coloured and rather smaller than the 

 female. Cubital joint of palpus very short, radial much longer, 

 with a very large, prominent, slightly curved apophysis at its 

 base on the outer side, longer than the joint, of a broadish, 

 flattened form, obtusely rounded at its extremity, near and above 

 which is a small prominent point ; there is also another promin- 

 ent point below its base ; and underneath the joint is a second 

 strong obtusely-pointed apophysis. Digital joint very large, 

 rather pinched in at its fore extremity, and with a large lobe 



