lateral pair are seated obliquely on a small tubercle,■ and are almost in contact. The abdomen
is oviform, thinly clothed with hairs, convex above, projecting over the base of the céphalothorax;
it has a dark-olive1 hue, the under part being the palest, and the colour of the
branchial opercula is yellow ; along the middle of the upper part there extends a series of
obscure, curved, grayish lineSj whose convexity is directed forwards ; and two indentations
occur on each side of the medial line, the posterior pair being rather'the wider apart.
Two adult males of this species were received from Mr. R. H. Meade, in June, 1855, one
of which had been taken in the vicinity of Burton-on-Trent and the other at Hornsea, near
the east coast1 of Yorkshire, in the preceding year.
N e r ië n é H u t h w a it i i . PI. XVIII, fig. 176.
Neriëne Huthwaitii, Camb., Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist., third series, vol. vii,
• p. 436.
Length of the male, ^ths of an inch ; length of the cephalo-thorax, ^th, breadth, ^th ;
breadth of the abdomen, ^th ; length of an anterior leg, ^ths ; length of a leg of the third
pair, &ths.
The legs, which are moderately long and provided with hairs, have a brownish-yellow
hue ; the first and fourth pairs are the longest and equal in length, and the third pair is the
shortest; each itarsus is terminated by three claws ; the two superior ones are Curved and
minutely pectinated, and the inferior one is inflected near its base. The palpi resemble the
legs in colour; the radial is much longer than the cubital joint, and clavate; the digital joint
is small, oval, convex and hairy externally, concave within, comprising the palpal organs,
which are neither highly developed nor ivery complicatedrin structure; they have a straight,
black , spine at their extremity,;and are of a yellowish-brown,colour. The cephalo-thorax is
oval, convex, glossy, with slight furrows on the sides, converging; towards an indentation in
the medial line ; the falGes are long, powerful, conical, vertical, convex in front near the base,
divergent at the extremity, and armed with teeth on the inner surface ; the maxillæ are
obliquely truncated at the extremity on the outer side,; and inclined'.towards the lip. These
parts are of a yellowish-brown colour, the , falces being the darkest, the maxillæ the palest,
and the narrow, lateral margins of the cephalo-thorax having a brown hue. The lip: is,semicircular
and prominent at the apex ; and the sternum is broad, iglossy, and heart-shaped.
These parts are of a dark-brown colour. The, eyes are .seated on black spots on the anterior
part of the cephalo-thorax ; the four intermediate ones form a .trapezoid, the two anterior ones,
which are the smallest and darkest of the eight, constituting'its shortest side ; the eyes of
each lateral pair are placed obliquely on a small tubercle, and are contiguous. The abdomen
is oviform, hairy, moderately convex.above, and projects a little over the base .of the cephalo-
thorax ; it is of a dark, greenish-brown colour, that of the branchial opercula being dull-yellow.
An adult male of this species, received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge in the autumn
of 1860, was taken in the summer of the same year at Galke Abbey, in Derbyshire, by
Mr. Huthwaite.
N ERIËNE PYGMÆA. PI. XVIII, fig. 177.
" Neriëne pygmtea, Blackw., Research, in Zool., p. 376.
.jo. j Annals and Mag. of N at. Hist., second series, vol. ix, p. 21.
Length of the female, nth of an inch(; length of the cephalo-thorax, ^th, breadth, ^th;
breadth of the abdomen, ^th ; length of an anterior leg, 5th; length of a leg of the third
pair, ^th.
The legs have a bright-rufous tint ; they are provided with hairs and fine spines, and the
anterior and posterior pairs are'equal in length; each tarsus is terminated by three claws;
the two superior on és are curved and minutely pectinated, aiid the inferior one is inflected
near its base. The palpi resemble thé legs in colour. The cephalo-thorax is oval, convex,
glossy, somewhat depressed on the sides, and has a small indentation in the medial line. The
falces are strong, conical, armed with teeth on the inner surface, and slightly inclined
towards the sternum, which is heart-shaped. The maxillæ are enlarged at the extremity, and
inclined towards the lip, which is semicircular and prominent at the apex. The cephalo-
thorax, sternum, and lip, have a brown colour, that of the falces and maxillæ being dark,
reddish-brown. The abdomen is oviform, projecting a little over the base of the cephalo-
thorax ; it is sparingly clothed with hairs, glossy, and of a brownish-black hue ; and the colour
of the branchial opercula is brown.
The sexes are similar in coloiir, but the male may easily be distinguished from the female
by its palpi. The cubital and radial joints are short, the latter, which is much the stronger,
being prominent in front; the digital joint is oval, convex and hairy externally, concave
within, comprising the palpal organs, which are highly developed, complicated in structure,
and of a dark, reddish-brown colour.
Neriëné pÿpm oe cris plentiful among the grass of old pastures in Lancashire and North
Wales, and may frequently be seen running on rails and on footpaths.
N e r ie ne l u g u b r is ,
Neriene lugubris, Blackw., Research, in Zook, p. 380.
__ _ Blackw., Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist., second series, vol. ix,
p. 21.
Length of the male, ^th of an inch; length of the cephalo-thorax, ^th, breadth, ^’t h ;
breadth of the abdomen, ^th; length of an anterior leg, 1th ; length of a leg of the third
pair, iVth;
The palpi have a brown-black h u e ; the cubital and radial joints are short, the latter,
which is much the stronger, having an obtuse apophysis underneath,* and a larger one in front,