1S9S.] Hai^b^rt.— -i5^^//<?^ of Mote Park, ^c. 



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Bag^ous allsmatis, Marsh.— Sweeping water-plants. 

 Elleschus bipunctatus, Iv.— Clonbrock. 

 Cymnetron labllls, Herbst.—Mote Park. 

 Clonus hortulanus, Marsh. — ^^^^roS. orx Scrophularia. 

 Eubrychius velatus, Beck.— Mount Talbot, in drains. 

 Trypodcndron domestlcum, ly— ClooncaWood. Taken by beating 

 Ash trees. 



SPIDKRS COIvLHCTBD AT MOTE PARK, MOUNT 

 TALBOT, AND CI.ONBROCK. 



BY GEORGE H. CARPENTER, B.SC. 



During his expeditions around Mote Park in search of 

 beetles, my friend Mr. Halbert was good enough to secure 

 what spiders came in his way, and the examination of his 

 small collection has brought to light several additions to the 

 Irish list, and has also extended our knowledge of the range 

 of several local species. Among the six-eyed spiders of the 

 family Dysderidcs, Harpactes Hombergii, Scop., was secured, 

 together with the tiny Oonops pjclcher. Tempi., belonging to 

 the nearly allied family OoiiopidcB. In my remarks on the 

 spiders collected at Clonbrock in June, 1896, I noticed^ the 

 absence of Dysderidce. But during a few pleasant days in 

 September of last year, when I myself had the opportunity 

 of exploring the Clonbrock neighbourhood under the kind 

 guidance of Mr. Dillon, I noticed our common dysderid, 

 Segestria sefioculaia, I^., to be abundant under the bark of trees. 

 Among the more interesting spiders taken at Mote Park 

 were Dictynau7ici7iata, Thor., and D. latejis, Bl., both of which 

 had occurred the previous June at Clonbrock, while at Mount 

 Talbot D. arimdinacea^ ly., was found. At the latter locality 

 a male of Tvieticus Huthwaitii^ Cb., was secured ; this species 

 is local and scarce in Great Britain, but appears to have a 

 wide range in Ireland. At Mote Park a male of Troxochrtis 

 hie?naiis, Bl., occurred, a tiny spider belonging to the Erigoiiince, 

 which has not yet been recorded as Irish, though I have 

 received specimens from Co. Armagh as well as from Co. 

 Dublin. As the spider is now known to be adult in summer 

 as well as in winter, the specific name is hardly appropri- 

 ate. Among the orb-weavers Epeira gibbosa, Wick, {bicojuis, 



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