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Family DRASSIDAE. 

 Gnaphosa sylvestris (BL), 1833. 

 1833. Drassus sylvestris, BL, Lond. Edin. Phil. Mag. 



Males of this uncommon species were found running on sandy 

 paths in hot sunshine in Bexhill High Woods during the last 

 week of May. 



Prosthesima subterranea (C. L. K.), 1833. 



? 1763. Aranea petiverii, Scop., Eat. Cam. {ad; part.). 



1833. Melanophora subterranea, C. L. K., Die Arach. 

 ? 1861. Drassus ater, BL, Spid. G. B. I. 



1879. Prosthesima petiverii, Camb., Spid. Dorset. 



1900. ,, ,, ,, List Brit. Irish Spid. 



Males of this species occurred at Hastings and Bexhill. They 

 appear, however, to correspond with the figure of P. apricorum 

 in Aran. Hungariae rather than with that stated to represent 

 P. subterranea in the same work. 



Family CLUBIONIDAE. 



Micaria scintillans (Camb.), 1871. 



1871. Drassus scintillans, Camb., Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 1879. Micaria „ ,, Spid. Dorset. 



A male of this very rare and local species was taken on 

 St. Leonard's shore in June. 



Agroeca inopina (Camb.), 1886. 



1886. Agroeca inopina, Camb., Proc. Dors. F. Club. 



A female of this rare spider was found by Mr. Frank Morey 

 at Marvel Copse, Isle of Wight, in November, 1907. 



