141 



? 1841. Nkhikne gracilis Blackw., The differ, in the numb, of eyes 



etc., p. 646. 



1844. „ flavipes id., Descr. of some newly disc. spec, of Aran., 



in Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., XIII, p. 182. 

 ?1847. Argus gracilis Walck., H. N. d. Ins. Apt., IV, p. 512. 



1851. Erigone rurestkis Westr., Forteckn. etc., p. 43. 

 ?1864. Neriene gracilis Blackw., Spid. of Gr. Brit., II, p. 256 . PI. 



XVIII, fig. 172. 



1864. „ flavipes id., ibid., p. 264, PL XVIII, fig. 178. 



1867. Micrypiiantes fuscipalpus Ohl., Aran. d. Prov. Preuss., p. 55, 68. 



1869. „ tenuipalpus Menge, Preuss. Spinn. , III, p. 238, PI. 



46, tab. 137. 



Micrypiiantes fuscipalpus C. Koch and M. rnrestris id. are un- 

 doubtedly, as Walckenaer and Ohlert assume, one and the same spe- 

 cies: the former was described in the 3 rd , the latter in the 5 th Num- 

 ber of Yol. Ill of "Die Arachniden", and the name fuscipalpis has 

 accordingly the priority. — Cambridge is of opinion, that Neriene gra- 

 cilis Blackw. is not different from N. flavipes id.; the description 

 of the latter exactly suits the specimens of E. fuscipalpis, which I 

 have received from Cambridge under the name of A 7 , gracilis or fla- 

 vipes. — Ohlert has furnished me with specimens of his Micryph. 

 fuscipalpus, and I have also received original specimens of M. tenui- 

 palpis Menge from Menge himself. 



The palpus-clava of this species, at the under side of the base, 

 inward, exhibits a small tooth directed backwards, and also at the 

 base, on the outer side, a large appendage curved in a sharp, al- 

 most right angle upwards, which appendage usually lies close to the 

 bulbus, and is then difficult to distinguish, but in dried specimens 

 stands out and then immediately attracts notice: it is broader to- 

 wards the extremity, thin and transparent along the middle, so that 

 it has the appearance of being cloven longitudinally. The mandibles 

 have along the outer edge of their fore side a row of very fine teeth. 

 The species is also distinguished by the dark, towards the extremity 

 usually black palpi (in the female they are generally yellowish at 

 the base), which form a striking contrast with the light coloured legs. 



(Pag. 289.) 49. E. penicillata [= Erigone penicillata Westr. 1851]. 



Sh/n.: 1851. Erigone penicillata Westr., Forteckn. etc., p. 60. 



1862. Neriene corticea Camur., Descr. of ten new spec, etc , in Zoolo- 

 gist, 1862, p. 7964. 

 1867. Micryphantes CRISTATOPALPUs Ohl., Aran. d. Prov. Preuss , p. 55, 72. 



