02 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



philous appearance, and it is probable that it is frequently a dweller ini 

 ants' nests. 



Araneina. — Micarisoma iiiini»iii><, C. L. K. — I captured an adult 

 and a young <? of this species, which is new to Britain, in a nest o£ 

 /*'. fiisca at Box Hill, on May 8th. Wasmann records it with ants in 

 the Rhineland. I must thank my friend Dr. Randell- Jackson for 

 kindly naming it for me. 



T/ujrcostJieniiis hiovata, Camb. — I found this little spider in a rufa 

 nest at Braemar, a new locality for it, on June 12th. It bred in my 

 nifa nest, as usual, and was observed with the same ant at Weybridge,. 

 on December 8th. 



Ki-ansia merena, Camb. — Taken with F. riijjbarbix var. fttsco-riiji' 

 harbis, on June 10th, at the foot of Mt. Marrone, and with F. fitsca, on 

 June 14th, at the foot of Ben-na-buird ; new localities for this species- 



Cnjplineca recisa, Camb. — 1 took this spider with L. iiinbratus at 

 Weybridge, on December 8th. 



Ciciirina cincrea, Pz. — Females, and very young, of this species^ 

 were taken with />. fulii/inosiis at Darenth again, on April 2nd and 

 October 27th. 



Micaria piilicaria, Saund. — This spider occurred with F. savt/nvwo/ 

 and F. fmca on May 10th. 



Harpactes honiberi/i, Scop. — This spider occurred with L. fuliyinoms. 

 at Darenth, on April 2nd, and in a nest of F. sangiduea, in the New 

 Forest, on May 30th. 



Dyadera caiiibriili/ei, Thor. — This species was taken with F. ticin- 

 (jtiinea at Woking, on May 7fch, and with L. fulif/innsus at Darenth, 

 on April 2nd, and Ninham, Isle of Wight, on May 16th. 



Asat/ena phalerata, Pz. — On June 17th I captured two specimens of 

 this spider in a nest of Myrwica laevinodis, on Mt. Marrone, Braemar. 

 I observed the larger specimens catching ants. AVhen an ant ap- 

 proached it was entangled in threads of web, the spider just kept out 

 of reach and threw the threads at the ant. In this way four or five 

 ants were entangled together, and the spider carried them oft". I put 

 the spider and captured ants together into spirit. 



AcARiNA. — Vrotracliytes foniiicaiius, Lubb. — This mite was taken in 

 nests of L. flavus at Box Hill, := on May 1st. 



Urodiscella ricasoliana, Berl. — This species occurred on the larvse 

 and ants in nests of L. fuliyinosua at Darenth Wood," on July 28rd. 



CilUbano coiiiata, Leon. — This mite Avas found on the young larvae 

 in nests of L. flavus, at Box Hill, - on May 1st. 



Laelaps niyniiecophilus, Berl. — This species was taken with F. fiixca 

 at Box Hill- on May 1st, at Parkhurst Forest^'^ on May 15th, and with 

 F. riitibarbis var. ftiscu-ri(ftbarhis at Luccombe Chine,^'' May 16th. 



Loda/is cuneifer, Mich. — This species was taken in a nest of F. riifa 

 at Braemar,- on June 12th. It also occurred again with L. fidiyinosus. 

 In my observation nest of that ant, I find it follows in the " tracks " 

 of the ants. When the ants were disturbed, and removed all their 

 larvas from the plaster nest to the glass bowl, through the long glass- 

 tube which connects the two, the mites were seen to mount the tube 

 also, and they returned again with the ants when the latter came 

 back. 



Sphaerolaelaps holothyroides, Leon. — This mite was found in nest& 

 of L. tuiibratns at Box Hill-, on May 1st, and at Weybridge" on 



