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Arachnida. 



bark of ash and apple trees, in the gardens at Bloxworth Rectory, 

 Dorset. In the tuft of bristly hairs on the radial joint of the palpi it 

 resembles N. bicolor, but differs from it in almost every other specific 

 character, besides being greatly inferior in size. 



Neriene elevata. 

 Colour yellowish brown, darkest and with a red tinge on the 

 cephalothorax, which is elevated towards the front, rising 

 abruptly behind the eyes, and with a deepish indentation on 

 each side forwards, just below the elevation ; radial joint of 

 palpi short, strong, protuberant on the upper side, the pro- 

 tuberance squarish in profile, with a slightly curved black spine 

 from its front corner, projecting obliquely towards the outer 

 side, and with a stout blunt projection at the extremity of the 

 joint underneath ; this projection forms with the spine a kind of 

 crescent. 



Adult male. Length, 1 -fifteenth of an inch. Length of cephalo- 

 thorax, 1 -twenty-fifth. Breadth, 1-thirtieth. Relative length 

 of legs, 4, 1, 2, 3. 



Cephalothorax dark yellow-brown, with a red tinge ; immediately 

 behind the eyes a moderately high elevation rises rather 

 abruptly, and slopes away towards the abdomen ; on each side 

 of the elevation, towards the eyes, is a sharp vertical indentation. 



Eyes in two transverse rows curved away from each other ; the hinder 

 row is the longest and most curved. The eyes of the front row are 

 at about equal distances from each other ; the two middle ones of 

 the hinder row are the widest apart, the two outer ones of the 

 front row the largest, and the two outer ones of the hinder row 

 the smallest of the eight; those of each of the side pairs touch 

 each other, and are placed obliquely. 



Falces moderately long and strong, vertical and very slightly 

 ' divergent at the extremity. Their colour is like that of the 

 cephalothorax. 



Legs moderately long and robust, sparingly clothed with hairs, and 

 of a pale yellow-brown colour ; each tarsus ends with three 

 curved claws. Relative length, 4, 1, 2, 3. 



Palpi moderately long ; like the legs in colour. Humeral joint long 

 and rather curved inwards towards the falces. Cubital joint longer 

 than the radial and slightly clavate. Radial joint strong, and 

 protuberant on the upper side ; the protuberance is squarish in 

 profile ; its hinder corner is red-brown and pointed, though 



