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vulva is of a type quite different from that of L. amentata, and 

 more resembles that organ in L. paludicola. It forms in fact a long, 

 narrow area of uniform breadth, bounded on both sides by an elevated 

 line; its anterior extremity is surrounded by 'an elevated curved line, 

 and in its hindermost part it dilates rapidly and suddenly: within 

 the edges of the posterior dilatation, one ach side, runs a furrow, which 

 furrows enclose a transverse, almost semi-oval field: along the bot- 

 tom of the narrow anterior part of the vulva runs a fine elevated 

 line cloven in two diverging branches behind, and terminating in 

 the above-named transverse field. Conf. L. Koch, loc. cit. — For 

 two full-grown females of this species I am indebted to the kindness 

 of Dr L. Koch. 



L. prativaga L. Koch (loc. cit., p. 43) may also possibly be con- 

 founded with L. amentata, especially the male, which however has 

 particularly strongly and distinctly annulated legs; the lamina bulbi 

 is longer and slenderer in L. prativaga than in L. amentata cf, not 

 black on the under side of the extremity, but rusty brown; the spine 

 beneath the bulbus is longer and slenderer, reddish brown; when 

 viewed directly from beneath, it is straight (not curved outwards), 

 when viewed from the side, it is curved upwards; the female is more 

 like L. monticola $, with which species it also most nearly agrees 

 in size. But its nearest relation is L. pullata: vid. infra, p. 306. 



(Pag. 499.) 14. L. paludicola [= Lycosa paliulicola (Clerck) 1757]. 



Syn.: 1757. Araneus paludicola Clerck, Sv. Spindl., p. 94, PI. 4, tab. 7. 

 1758. Aranea fumigata Linn., Syst. Nat., Ed. 10, I, p. 621. 

 1805. Lycosa „ Walck., Tabl. d. Aran., p. 13 (salt, ad part.). 

 1825. „ paludicola id., Faune Franc., Arachn., p. 26 (salt, adpart). 

 1833. „ „ Sond. , Sv. Spindl. Beskr., m Vet.-Akad. Handl. 



f. 1832, p. 179 (exel "fern, minor.' - ;. 

 1848. „ (Leukoma) fumigata C. Koch, Die Arachn., XV, p. 16, 



Tab. DIX, figg. 1425, 1426. 

 1856. „ paludicola Thor., Eec. crit. Aran., p. 58. 

 1867. Leimonia fumigata Ohl., Aran. d. Pror. Preuss., p. 135. 



Ar. fumigata Linn, no doubt belongs, as is usually supposed, 

 to this species, whereas Ar. fumigata Clerck is probably only a 

 dark variety of L. amentata or the preceding species. Walckenaer's 

 L. paludicola (Faune Franc., Arachn., p. 26; Ins. Apt., I, p. 333) un- 

 doubtedly has its place here, but probably also includes L. pullata, 

 to which three of his references (Ar. pullatus Clerck, Lyc. Ugnaria 



