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vulva consists of a large, somewhat transversal fovea, the anterior 

 margin of which is much more elevated than the posterior, and the 

 bottom of which exhibits anteriorly two longitudinal, almost parallel 

 furrows separated by an intermediate ridge. — Dr L. Koch has 

 kindly sent me one of C. Koch's original specimens (from Greece) of 

 this species. I have also specimens from Dalmatia, which I have 

 received of Count E. Keyserling. 



Another somewhat smaller, but nearly allied species with dark- 

 ringed legs, of which I have received of Prof. Canestrini a female 

 specimen from Modena under the name of T. caudata L. Koch (but 

 which seems nowhere to have been described), is easily distin- 

 guishable from T. vestita (and T. ferruginea) by the sternum being 

 yellowish brown ivith a black margin and a black longitudinal mid- 

 dle-stripe , as also by the form of the vulva, which consists of a 

 rather small fovea bounded in front by the emarginated posterior 

 border of a brown, somewhat raised, smooth area, and behind by a 

 narrow, forward-curved costa or raised edge. 



(Pag. 481.) Textrix ferruginea. 



Textrix ferruginea C. Koch 1841. 



Syn.: ?1841. Textrix ferruginea C. Koch, Die Arachn., VIII, p. 50, Tab. 



CCLXY1I, fig. 627. 

 ?1847. Sparassus ferrugineus Walck., H. N. d. Ins. Apt,, IV, p. 437. 

 1869. Textrix ferruginea Canestr. et Pa v., Aran. Ital., in Atti d. Soc. 



Ital. di Sc. Nat., XI, in (1868), p. 64 



Of the species which I, with Canestrini and Pavesi, take to 

 be identical with T. ferruginea C. Koch, I have collected numerous 

 specimens at Nice and Monaco, among which is one full-grown male. 

 I have also female specimens from the Balearic Isles, for which I 

 am indebted to Dr Soderlxnd, and from Naples, sent me by Prof. 

 Canestrini. It is probable, that some one of the species described 

 by Lucas under the names of LycosoTdes rufipes 2 ) and Lycosoides 

 rufithorax 3 ) is identical with this species; but from Lucas' descrip- 

 tions and figures it is hardly possible to say which. — T. ferruginea, 

 which in form and colour very nearly resembles T. vestita C. Koch, 



1 ) According to specimens kindly furnished by Prof. Canestrini. 



2) Explor. de l'Alge'rie, Anim. Artie, I, p. 124, PI. IV, fig. 5. 



3) Ibid., p. 125, PI. IV, fig. 4. 



