individuals. It is found in Cheshire, Lancashire, and Denbighshire, frequenting sandy districts
on the sea-coast.
Lycosa picta has been taken in Scotland by Mr. J. Hardy, and in Ireland by Mr. R.
Templeton.
Lycosa saccata. PI. II, fig. 9.
Lycosa saccata, Walck., Hist. Nat. des Insect. Apt., tom. i, p. 326.
— — Hahn, Die Arachn., Band i, p. 108, tab. 27, fig. 81.
•— Latr., Gen. Crust, et Insect., tom. i, p. 120.
— Blackw., Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist., second series, vol. vii, p. 259.
• (Pardosa) saccata, Koch, Die Arachn., Band xv, p. 51, tab. 517, figs. 1451,1452.
ji' amentata, Sund., Yet. Acad. Handl., 1832, p. 177.
Titulus 25, Lister, Hist. Animal. Angl., De Aran., p. 77, tab. 1, fig. 25.
Length of the female, gd of an inch ; length of the cephalo-thorax, ^ths ; breadth, gth ;
breadth of the abdomen, gth ; length of a posterior leg, ^ths ; length of a*>leg of the third
pair, fths.
The cephalo-thorax is of a dark-brown colour, with yellowish-brown margins, and a band
of the same hue extending along the middle ; the anterior part of this band is abruptly
enlarged, and the posterior part terminates in a point. The falces are powerful, conical,
armed with a few teeth on the inner surface, and of a reddish-brown colour, being darkest
at the extremity. The sternum is heart-shaped, of a very dark-brown hue, and is thinly
covered with whitish hairs. The maxillæ are of a pale, reddish-brown colour, and the lip
has a dark-brown hue, tinged with red. The legs and palpi are of a reddish-brown colour,
with dark-brown annuli, and are furnished with hairs and long spines. The abdomen is
oviform, hairy, rather broader at the posterior than at the anterior extremity, convex above,
projecting over the base of the cephalo-thorax ; its colour is yellowish-brown, the under part
being the palest ; in front of the upper part, contiguous to the cephalo-thorax, there is a
large black mark, of an angular form, within the vertex of which there is a tuft of
yellowish-white hairs, a smaller tuft occupying a place on each side of it ; a short, longitudinal,
yellowish-brown band, obscurely defined by a black border, succeeds to this mark,
and a series of irregular black and pale, yellowish-brown spots, disposed alternately, occurs on
each side of the medial line, both of which converge to the spinners ; in the interval between
these series there are a few minute black spots, and the sides are mottled with black ; the
branchial opercula are of a dark-brown colour.
The male is smaller and darker coloured than the female, but the annuli on the legs are
less distinct. The palpi are black ; the cubital and radial joints are short, the latter, which
is the larger, being amply provided with black hairs ; the digital joint is oval, convex, and
hairy externally, and concave within, at the base ; this concavity comprises the palpal organs,
which are moderately developed, with a prominent, slightly curved, pointed spine directed
forwards, and are of a very dark-brown colour, tinged with red.
In most parts of Great Britain this is a common species. It pairs early in spring, and
the female deposits about fifty spherical eggs, of a pale-yellow colour, not agglutinated
together, in a lenticular cocoon of compact silk, of a yellowish-brown hue, which measures
one fifth of an inch in diameter, and is encircled by a light-coloured zone of a slight
texture.
Specimens of this spider have been captured by Mr. J. Hardy in Scotland, and by
Mr. R. Templeton in Ireland.
Lycosa lugubris. PI. II, fig. 10.
Lycosa lugubris, Walck., Hist. Nat. des Insect. Apt., tom. i, p. 329.
s*— Blackw., Linn. Trans., vol. xix, p. 119.
, Blackw., Annals and Mag. of N at. Hist., second series, vol. vii, p. 260.
-— sylvicola, Sund., Vet. Acad. Handl., 1832, p. i76.
— sylvicultrix, Koch, Die Arachn., Band iii, p. 25, tab. 82, figs. 182, 183.
— {Pardosa) alacris, Koch, Die Arachn., Band xv, p. 39, tab. 514, figs. 1443,
1444.
Length of the female, âths of an inch ; length of the cephalo-thorax, Jth; breadth, Ath ;
breadth of the abdomen, Jth ; length of a posterior leg, i ; length of a leg of the third
pair, a;ths.
The female of this species is frequently mistaken for the female of Lycosa saccata; but
they differ in various particulars, as may be seen by comparing the descriptions. The cephalo-
thorax of Lycosa lugubris is of a dark-brown colour, approaching to black, with a yellowish-
brown band extending along the middle, which gradually increases in breadth from its
posterior to its anterior extremity, and two obscure, parallel lines of the same hue above the
lateral margins. The falces are powerful, conical, armed with a few teeth on the inner
surface, and of a red-brown colour. The -sternum is heart-shaped, of a brownish-black hue*
and is sparingly covered with whitish hairs. The maxillæ are of a paie, red-brown colour ;
and that of the lip is dark-brown, tinged with red. The legs and palpi have a reddish-brown
hue, with dark-brown annuli, and are provided with hairs and long spines. The abdomen is
oviform, hairy, rather broader at the posterior than at the anterior extremity, projecting over
the base of the cephalo-thorax ; its colour is yellowish-brown, the under part being the palest ;
in front of the upper part, contiguous to the cephalo-thorax, there is a large black mark, of
an angular form, within the vertex of which there is a tuft of whitish hairs, a smaller one
occurring on each side of it ; in the medial line of the anterior part there is a short, yellowish-
brown band, obscurely defined by a black border j it is succeeded by several indistinct,
triangular, black spots, and on each side of them there is a series of black and pale, yellowish