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fuscipalpis in Cambridge's "Spiders of Dorset," and there- 

 fore probably also in our list, namely, Microneta rurestris 

 (C. L. K.) = Neriene flavipes, Bl. ; and M.fuscipalpis (C. L. K.) 

 - N. gracilis, Bl. In tlie latter, the femur of the palp is 

 quite black, and it has a differently-formed lamella to the 

 bulb. Having only lately learnt to distinguish these two 

 forms, we have not yet had time to re-examine our earlier 

 specimens. Eecent captures, however, prove that both are 

 present in this district. A typical example (an adult male) 

 of M. rurestris, which would appear to be the rarer of the 

 two here, was got on a wall at Comiston, near Edinburgh, 

 10th October 1898 ; while adult males of M. fuscipalpis 

 occurred at Carribber (Linlithgowshire) in February 1898, 

 Blackford Hill in March, Edgelaw, near Eosslyn, in 

 October, and Torphin (Pentlands) in November. 



Entelecara thorellii (Westr.). 



WalcTcenaera fastigata, Bl. Spid. Gt. Brit, and Irel. 

 Walckenaera thorellii, Carabr. Spid. Dorset. 



Since these notes were drawn up, we have (July 1899) 

 obtained an adult male of this very rare Spider on Bavelaw 

 Moss, a few miles south-west of Edinburgh. Mr Cambridge, 

 to whom we have given this specimen, found the only other 

 example known to have been got in Great Britain, near 

 Southport, in Lancashire, in June 1859. In Ireland, a pair 

 were taken at Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, in May 1895, as 

 recorded in Carpenter's list of Irish Spiders. Abroad, the 

 species has occurred in France, Germany, and Sweden. 



Entelecara trifrons (Cb.). 



Walckenaera trifrons, Cambr. Spid. Dorset. 



An adult male of this scarce little spider was captured 

 near Colinton (Midlothian) in July 1897, and furnishes the 

 first record for Scotland. It occurs locally in England and 

 Ireland, and has been recorded from Northern France and 

 from as far off as Kamtschatka. 



