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LYCOSIDiE. 
Length of the female, ,th of an inch; length of the cephalo-thorax, -th, breadth, -nth; 
breadth of the abdomen, T ' 5 th; length of a posterior leg, |ths ; length of a leg of the third 
pair, |th. 
The cephalo-thorax is oval, hairy, depressed in the posterior region, and pointed before; 
its colour is pale, yellowish-brown, with a broad, dark-brown band extending along each side, 
and two fine lines of the same hue on the lateral margins; a few white hairs, directed 
forwards, occupy the space between the two intermediate pairs of eyes, and immediately 
below the anterior row of eyes there is a small, transverse, dark, red-brown line. The inter¬ 
mediate eyes of the anterior row are larger than the lateral ones. The falces are small, 
conical, armed with a few minute teeth on the inner surface, and are of a pale, yellowish- 
brown colour, with a dark-brown, elongated spot in front, which is palest in the medial line. 
The maxillae have a pale, yellowish-brown hue, that of the lip being dark-brown bordered 
with pale-brown. The sternum is heart-shaped, and of a pale-yellow colour faintly tinged 
with green; eight dark-brown spots occur on its margins; one, which is very minute, and is 
sometimes wanting altogether, is situated opposite to the lip ; three are disposed on each side ; 
and one is seated on its posterior extremity. The legs are hairy, and are furnished with 
strong spines; the thighs and tarsi are of a pale, yellowish-brown colour, the former having 
several longitudinal, dark-brown lines on the upper and outer sides, which are most con¬ 
spicuous on the first and second pairs, and some minute spots of the same hue underneath ; 
the tibiae and metatarsi are of a dark-brown colour, those of the first and second pairs of legs 
being provided with a series of long, moveable, sessile spines on each side of the inferior 
surface; the tarsi have two long, curved claws at their extremity, each of which has three 
minute teeth, the terminal one being the longest, and below them there is a small scopula. 
The palpi, which are of a pale, yellowish-brown colour, are supplied with a few spines, and 
are terminated by a long, curved claw having three very small teeth underneath. The 
abdomen is oviform, hairy, broader at the posterior than at the anterior extremity, convex 
above, projecting over the base of the cephalo-thorax ; the upper part is of a pale, yellowish- 
brown colour, mingled with white, and has three small tufts of w T hite hairs in front; two 
obscure, brownish-black streaks, one on each side of the medial line, extend from the anterior 
part almost a third of its length, and are succeeded by a series of brownish-black spots 
occupying the remainder of the medial line, on each side of which there is a longitudinal row 
of very small spots of the same hue; these streaks and spots are included between tw r o 
irregular, brownish-black bands, composed principally of spots, confluent or nearly so, 
diminishing in size as they approach the spinners ; the sides and under part of the abdomen 
have a pale, yellow-ish-brown hue, spotted with black, the spots on the latter being minute; 
and the branchial opercula are of a yellowish-browm colour, with pale inner margins. 
The male is smaller and darker coloured than the female. The cubital and radial joints 
of the palpi are short, a small, pointed apophysis projecting from the extremity of the latter, 
on the outer side ; the digital joint is oval, convex, and hairy externally, concave within, 
comprising the palpal organs, which are higljly developed, with a curved, spine-like process 
extending to the termination of the joint, and are of a red-brown colour. 
The young of both sexes resemble the mother; but their colours are darker, and the 
brown bands and lines on the cephalo-thorax are broader. 
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