32 Mr. J. Blackwall on the ^tructurey Functions, (Economy , 



H. Meade in September, and an immature one from the Rev. 

 Hamlet Clark in October 1853. 



Linyphia circumspect a. 



Linyphia circumspecta, Blackw. Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist. 

 Second Series, vol. xiii. p. 177. 



In the autumn of 1853, males of this specieSj having the 

 palpal organs fully developed, were discovered among herbage 

 growing in woods about Oakland. 



Linyphia flavipes. 



Linyphia flavipes, Blackw. Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist. Second 

 Series, vol. xiii. p. 178. ,^ 



Adult males of Linyphia flavipes were found among moss in 

 woods at Oakland in the summer of 1853. 



Genus Neriene, Blackw. \\ 



After Neriene sulcata in the catalogue (Annals and Mag. of 

 iNat. Hist. Second Series, vol. ix.p. 271) add 



Neriene herbiyrada. 



Neriene herbigrada, Blackw. Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist. Second 

 Series, vol. xiii. p. 179. .^^ j^^uj^ 



Early in October 1853 both sexes of Neriene herbigradd, in a 

 mature state, were detected among coarse herbage and moss 

 growing in woods on the northern slope of Gallt y Rhyg. Like 

 Neriene sulcata, this species makes a near approximation tp^the 

 spiders of the genus Walckena'era. .r j^ 



Neriene dubia. ^ 



..^ The following fact may be added to the remarks on this species 

 ^ii the catalogue (Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist. Second Series, 

 vol. ix. p. 272). An adult male was taken by Mr. Francis 

 Walker at Piercefield, in Monmouthshire, in the summer of 

 1853, and was transmitted to me by Mr. B. H. Meade. y 



Family Epeirid^. 

 Genus Epeira, Walck. W«Sa^ 



After Epeira umbratica in the catalogue (Annals and Mag. of 

 Nat. Hist. Second Series, vol. x. p. 182) add 



. Epeira agalena. dm 



Epeira agalena, Walck. Hist. Nat. des Insect. Apt. t. ii. p. 36. 

 Epeira Sturmii, Hahn, Die Arachn. B. i. p. 12. tab. 3. fig %^^^ 



