TEGENARIA. 
165 
The spider alluded to by Mr. Jesse, in his ‘Scenes and Tales of Country Life,’ p. 339, 
as being peculiar to Hampton Court, and there named the “ Cardinal ,” most probably is this 
species. 
Tegenaria atrica. PI. XI, fig. 106. 
Tegenaria atrica, Koch, Die Arachn., Band x, p. 105, tab. 353, fig. 825. 
Blackw., Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist., second series, vol. viii, 
p. 333. 
— sceva, Blackw., Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist., vol. xiii, p. 179. 
Length of the female, T ' B ths of an inch; length of the cephalo-thorax, ^ths, breadth, 
^nds ; breadth of the abdomen, |th; length of a posterior leg, l#h; length of a leg of the third 
pair, 1. 
The legs are long, hairy, and of a reddish-brown colour, with the exception of the thighs 
of the second, third, and fourth pairs, w T hich have a dull, greenish-brown hue, and several 
black spots occur on the under side of each coxa ; the fourth pair is the longest, then the 
first, and the third pair is the shortest; each tarsus is terminated by three claws; the two 
superior ones are curved and pectinated, and the inferior one is inflected near its base, which 
is furnished with several fine teeth. The palpi have a curved, pectinated claw at their 
extremity, and their colour is dark, reddish-brown. The anterior part of the cephalo-thorax 
is compressed, and the sides, which are rounded, are marked with furrows converging towards 
a narrow indentation in the medial line; it is thickly covered with hairs, and has a pale, 
yellowish-brown tint, a fine line extending along the middle of the anterior part, a broad, 
irregular, longitudinal band on each side, and the lateral margins, having a dark-brow T n hue. 
The eyes are almost equal in size ; the four intermediate ones nearly describe a square, 
the two anterior ones being rather the largest of the eight; and those constituting each 
lateral pair are seated obliquely on a small tubercle, but are not contiguous. The falces 
are powerful, conical, vertical, provided with two rows of teeth and some long hairs on the 
inner surface, and are of a dark, reddish-brown colour, approaching to black. The maxillre 
are strong; the lip is longer than broad, and slightly notched at the extremity. These 
parts are of a reddish-brown hue, their extremities being the palest, and the base of the lip 
the darkest. The sternum is heart-shaped ; a red-brown band extends along the middle, 
which decreases in breadth to its posterior extremity, and on each side there is a large, 
dark-brown, semilunar band, comprising several circular, red-brown spots situated opposite 
to the legs, the abdomen is oviform, hairy, convex above, projecting over the base of the 
cephalo-thorax; along the middle of the upper part a series of yellowish-brown, angular lines 
extends ; these lines become shorter and less conspicuous as they approach the spinners, 
and their vertices, which are directed forwards, are obliterated at the anterior part of the 
series by a longitudinal band of a yellowish-brown hue; alternating with their extremities, 
which are greatly enlarged, there are black blotches of an irregular figure; the sides and 
under part have a yellowish-brown tint; the former is thickly spotted with black, and the 
latter has an obscure band on each side of the medial line; these bands are composed of 
