SPIDERS COLLECTED IN NEIGHBOURHOOD OF AVIEMORE 231 



LINYPHIA MONTANA (Clerck). Very common on spruce and 

 juniper : both sexes adult. 



LINYPHIA TRIANGULARIS (Clerck). Young and half-grown examples 

 very common about Aviemore on broom, etc., in end of May 

 and during June. Adults common at Kincraig in August 1889. 



LINYPHIA PELTATA, Wid. Fairly common on firs and juniper : 

 ad. and imm. 



LINYPHIA PUSILLA, Sund. Two ad. $ s and many $ s : common on 

 webs at the mouths of rabbit-burrows close to Aviemore. 



LABULLA THORACICA ( Wid.) Rothiemurchus Forest, Loch Morlich, 

 Craigellachie, etc., but not common : all imm. 



LEPTYPHANTES MINUTUS (Blackw.) A few taken in August 1889. 



LEPTYPHANTES ALACRIS (Blackw.} A few ad. $ s and $ s near 



Aviemore. 

 LEPTYPHANTES LEPROSUS (Ohl.) Several ad. $ s. 



LEPTYPHANTES OBSCURUS (Blackw.) Two $ s and three $ s. 



LEPTYPHANTES EXPUNCTUS (Cambr.) Fairly common in June on 

 young conifers at the Dell, near Aviemore, a few of the males 

 adult, all the others immature. The previously recorded 

 Scottish localities are Dunkeld and near Glasgow. 



LEPTYPHANTES PALLIDUS (Cambr} The collection has yielded one 

 ad. $ of this interesting species. The only previous Scottish 

 record is that of a specimen taken near Hamilton by Mr. H. C. 

 Young in August 1878. 



LEPTYPHANTES CRISTATUS, Menge. One ad. <j> 



LEPTYPHANTES ZEBRINUS, Menge. About a dozen in the collection, 

 some of them from the mountain side above Loch Eunach. 



LEPTYPHANTES TENEBRICOLUS ( Wid.) Common, but nearly all im- 

 mature, on mountain side immediately above Loch Eunach. A 

 few only detected in the lower parts of the valley. 



LEPTYPHANTES ERICVEUS (Blackw} Two ad. $ s only obtained ; but, 

 like most of the other species of the genus here recorded, prob- 

 ably common enough later in the year. 



BATHYPHANTES VARIEGATUS (Blackw} obtained on several occa- 

 sions, and up to 2500 feet, but not common. 



BATHYPHANTES CONCOLOR (Wid.) One ad. $ . 

 BATHYPHANTES APPROXIMATUS (Cambr) One ad. $. 



BATHYPHANTES NIGRINUS (Westr} A few adults in meadow at 



Aviemore. 

 TMETICUS ABNORMIS (Blackw) One $ on mountain side above 



Loch Eunach. 



