ClNIFLO MOEDAX. PI. IX, fig. 91.
Ciniflo mordax, Blackw., Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist., third series, vol. iii, p. 93.
Length of the female, §ths of an inch ; length of the cephalo-thorax, ,th, breadth, jth ;
breadth of the abdomen, jth ; length of an anterior leg, jjths ; length of a leg of the third
pair, jfthe.
The eyes are disposed on the anterior part of the cephalo-thorax in two transverse rows ;
the anterior row, which is straight, is situated near the frontal margin, and the posterior row
is slightly curved, with its convexity directed backwards ; the intermediate eyes of both rows
describe a trapezoid whose anterior side is the shortest ; and the eyes of each lateral pair,
which are rather the largest of the eight, are seated ^obliquely on a tubercle. The cephalo-
thorax is large, convex, glossy, compressed before, and' rounded on the sides, which are
marked with furrows converging towards an elongated indentation in the medial line ; it is
depressed, and broadly truncated in front, and of a red-brown colour ; the cephalic region,
which is much the darkest, having a brownish-black hue. The falces are very powerful,
conical, vertical, convex in front, near the baséi armed with teeth on the inner surface, and
of a brownish-black hue. _ The maxillae are strong, enlarged and rounded at the extremity,
and somewhat curved towards the lip ; the lip is longer than broad, dilated about the middle!
and truncated at the apex ; and the sternum is oval and glossy. These parts have a red-
brown hue, the sternum being much the palest, particularly in the middle. The legs are
robust, provided with hairs and sessile spines, and of a red-brown colour; the metatarsi of
the posterior pair are provided with.calamistra on their superior surface, and each tarsus is
terminated by three claws ; the two superior ones are curved and pectinated, and the inferior
one is inflected near its base; the first pair is the longest, then the fourth, and the third pair
is the shortest. The palpi resemble the legs in colour, the radial and digital joints being the
darkest, and have a curved, pectinated claw at their extremity. The abdomen is oviform,
convex above, and projects over the base of the cephalo-thorax ; it is thinly clothed with
hairs, and of a brown colour, obscurely freckled with yellowish-white, the under part being
the palest ; a yellowish-white band extends along the middle of the upper part, about two
thirds of its length, and an obscure, longitudinal line of the same hue occurs on each side of
the middle of the Under part ; the sexual organs are highly developed, and o f a dark, reddish-
brown colour; the spinners are eight in number, and, with the exception of those of the
inferior pair, which are united throughout their entire length, and have a yellowish-white
hue, are of a red-brown colour.
This spider was captured in the Isle of Wight,- on the 1st of August, 1858, by
Frederick Bond, Esq., who gave it to the Rev. O. P. Cambridge, from whom it was received.
C in i f l o h u m i l i s . PI. IX, fig. 92.
Ciniflo humilis, Blackw., Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist., second series, vol. xvi,
p. 120.
—: Blackw., Annals, and Mag. of,-Nat. H ist./ second1 series, vol. xx,
..... p..499.
Length of the female, ^th of an inch; length of the cephalo-thorax, ^th, breadth, 3'5th;
breadth of the abdomen, ^th length of an anterior leg, ^th; length of a leg of the third
pair, ^th.
j ;T^e ,four intermediate eyes describe a trapezoid, the two anterior ones, which form its
shortest; side, being much the smallest and darkest of the eight. The cephalo-thorax is
convex, glossy, compressed before, rounded on the sides, and has an indentation in the
medial lin e ; it is of a brown colour, with longitudinal lines in the cephalic region, oblique
streaks on the sides, and lateral margins of a brownish-black hue. The falces are conical,
vertical, armed with a few teeth on the inner surface, and, with the maxillae, which are
enlarged at the extremity, and slightly inclined towards the lip, have a pale-brown hue. The
lip is dilated about the middle, and truncated at the apex; and the sternum.is heart-shaped.
These, parts are of a dark-brown colour, the former being paler at the extremity. The
legs are moderately long, provided with hairs, and o f a. yellowish-brown hue, with brownish-
black annuli j ; each tarsus is terminated by three claws ? the two superior ones are curved
and pectinated, and the inferior one is inflected near its. base.. The palpi resemble the legs
in colour, but are without annuh. , The abdomen is; oviform, thinly clothed with hairs,
convex above, and projects over the base of the cephalo-thorax; it is of-a pale, yellowish-
brown colour, with, a series of angular lines of a brownish-black hue, whose vertices are
directed fprwards, and whose extremities are enlarged, extending along ther. middle of the
upper part; this series o f angles is bisected by a brownish-black, longitudinal line, which is
enlarged and somewhat triangular at its anterior extremity j the sides are closely reticulated
with brown lines; two brown bands extend along the under part to a transverse bar o f the
same hue, near the spinners; and the sexual organs are of a red-brown colour.
‘ A specimen of this small species o f Ciniflo> which is provided with eight, spinners and
calamistra, was captured by Mr. R. H. Meade in Buckinghamshire, in August,’: 1854 ; two
adult females have also been received from the Rev. Hamlet Clark, who took them in
Northamptonshire,