eyes. There are two kinds — white or nocturnal eyes, black or 

 diurnal. One small group only possesses six, and it is tc this group 

 that a spider, which 1 am now recording for the first time, belongs. 

 There is a small brick-red spider, to be found under heaps of tiles at 

 Cobham, called Oonaps juilcher. It is fairl}' common in England, 

 and has been recorded wrongly from the continent. In houses at 

 Cobham I have collected several individuals of a closely allied species, 

 adults occurring of both sexes in the autumn and through the 

 winter on the walls at night. This has turned oat to be Oonops 

 domestinis, a female of which was once found in a Pans bookshop. 

 The best methods of distinguishing the two species are by the 

 difference in habitat and the number of spines on the front legs. 

 Tibia of 0: pidclier has 4 spines. 

 Tibia of 0. dohiesticKs has 5 spines. 



We have mentioned representatives of the family Xyt^ticidae (Crab- 

 spiders). Our admiration should centre around the males of this 

 group, for, although they are smaller than their bad-tempered 

 spouses, they do not stand any nonsense but seize the latter roughly 

 by a leg with their jaws. Then, in one species at any rate {^iysticiis 

 cristatiis), the male actually ties her to the ground with silken 

 threads before mating with her. I hope soon to publish a paper 

 dealing with this subject ; but I might mention here, without 

 attempting to explain it, a queer movement of the leg spines. When 

 the palpal bulb is expanded these stand out at right angles to the 

 leg, returning to their normal position along it on the collapse of 

 the bulb. 



The Lycosidae (Wolf-spiders) live by hunting, so their eyes have 

 become developed, and, as though in consequence, the males are 

 smartly decked out, and they show oft' their charms to the female 

 before mating. Taking Trochom riiricola as an example, we find 

 that some of the joints in his front legs are enlarged and jet black 

 in colour, and these he takes very good care to show to the female, 

 raising and waving them alternately in front of her in a very queer 

 manner. 



In the family Salticidac (Jumping-spiders) sight, and with it male 

 decorations, is increased. Ho is the quality of dances. The male 

 of Mariiessa viuscoiia raises his fine front legs and his abdomen, 

 and in this attitude does a rapid two-step, first to one side 

 and then to the other. In Kuophrya frontalis he seems to 

 charm his wife by mesmerism. His large bright eyes are on a dark 

 background, and he moves his light yellow palps up and down in 

 front of them. - At the same time he slowly raises his fine pair of 

 black legs and then lowers them sharply to the ground again. 



In conclusion, I should like to say that I feel sure this list of 

 spiders will be greatly swelled if collections are made in various 

 parts of the county; and it is my hope that this paper may at any 

 rate attract a little attention to this very neglected group. Per- 



