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Specimens of this lovely species, of the female sex, but almost 

 all immature, were seen in the Bexhill Woods during the first 

 week of June. 



Family PHILODROMIDAE. 



Tibellus oblongus (Walck.), 1802. 



1802. Aranea oblong a, Walck., Faune Par. 



1833. Philodromus triliaeatus, Sund., Sv. Ah. Handl. 

 1861. ,, oblongus, Bl., Spid. G. B. I 



1881. Tibellus oblongus, Camb., Spid. Dorset. 



During the summer months this species occurred very plenti- 

 fully amongst coarse grass by the side of a road near Oxted, 

 Surrey. It commonly rests upon a dried grass stem with its 

 legs extended anteriorly and posteriorly, and in this position it 

 is most difficult to detect. The movements of the male are very 

 rapid and erratic, rendering capture a matter of considerable 

 difficulty. 



Philodromus rufus (Walck.), 1825. 



1825. Philodromus rufus, Walck., Faune Fran;. 



clarlii, Bl., Ann. Mag. X. If. 



,, „ Spid. G. B. I. 

 2?ellax, Herman, Ungourns Spinnenfauna. 

 clarkii, Camb., Spid. Dorset. 



,, ,, List Brit. Irish Spid. 



Females of this species were received from ^Ir. E. Hay ward, 

 by whom they were taken in the Xew Forest. 



Family THOMISIDAE. 



Xysticus lateralis (Hahn.), 1831. 



1831. Thomisus lateralis, Hahn., Die Arach. 



1845. Xysticus lanio, C. L. K., Die Arach. 

 1881. ,, ,, Camb., Spid. Dorset. 



1900. „ „ „ List Brit. Irish Spid. 



This species occurred in the Xew Forest during July, both 

 sexes being then adult. 



