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Fam. SALTICIDES. 
Epiblemum scenicum Clerck . 2 5 Banchory, Corgarff. 
(= Salticus scenicus Bl,) 
Heliophanus cupreus Walck . 1 Muchalls. 
(= 8. cupreus Bl.) 
Euophrysfrontalis Walek(—S. 
1 
frontalis Bl.) . . .°. . Rocks at Nigg. 
Attus falcatus Clerck (= S. 
coronatus Bl.) . Meet. 3 Ballater. 
HINTS ON COLLECTING SPIDERS. 
The requirements in the way of apparatus are few, viz., several 
small bottles or tubes containing spirits of wine, into which the 
spiders are to be put, and a waterproof or umbrella to be used 
in shaking cut grass, fallen leaves, or other cover where spiders 
may be found. With these, and with a fair share of persever- 
ance, the collector may count on being rewarded with not a few 
spiders when he has an hour or two to spare in the pursuit. 
Spiders occur everywhere and at all seasons, though some lo- 
calities are especially favoured by them, and the latter part of 
autumn is the time when they most abound. At that season 
they may sometimes be found in almost countless numbers 
when looked for, and at times even are a positive annoyance 
by the abundance of their webs on every shrub and herb. Every- 
one must often have noticed gossamer, the work chiefly of little 
black or brown species belonging to the genus Walckenaéra, and 
everyone must also have seen the makers of the gossamer float- 
ing on their webs, or running about over books, tables, and ‘other 
articles indoors, as well as on palings, walls, and,everywhere else 
out of doors. 
To collect spiders successfully, one must acquire some know- 
ledge of their habits, so as to know where to look for the various 
species ; to aid beginners I shall subjoin a few hints on the 
habits of the chief groups. The Lycosides may be found running 
over the surface of the ground among the low herbage, chiefly 
on moors and commons; they may often be found carrying their 
egg-bag, which should always be put into the same bottle with the 
spider. One species (Trochosa picta) abundant on the sandhills 
along the coast departs from the usual habits of the family, as it 
makes burrows in the sand and lines them with a thin layer of 
silk. In the burrow it lives, never wandering more than a few 
inches from the entrance. It requires accordingly to be dug 
out. 
The Salticides are generally to be found on palings, stones, 
&c., stationary, running, or leaping on their prey or if in danger. 
