SPIDERS 



vulva. Known also under Trochosa and as Lycosa 

 campcstris, Blackwall. 



47. Lycosa terrlcola, Thorell. 



Whitsand Cliffs (G. C. B.) ; Gerrans Bay ; 

 Liskeard. 



Known also as L. agretyca, Blackwall, and under 

 Trochosa. 



48. Lycosa puhtruknta, Clerck. 



Liskeard ; Mawnan. 



Known also as Lycosa rapax, Blackwall, and under 

 the genus Tarentula. 



49. Lycosa perita, Latreille. 



Whitsand Bay (G. C. B.). 



A very beautiful species, usually frequenting sandy 

 places, its colours assimilating admirably with its 

 surroundings. It constructs a shallow burrow in the 

 sands sometimes having a narrow lid-like roof over the 

 entrance. Known also as Lycosa ficta. 



50. Pardosa nigriceps, Thorell. 



Liskeard ; Downderry Cliffs (G. C. B.). 

 Occurs not uncommonly in the moorland districts 

 of Cornwall. 



5 1 . Pardosa lugubrit, Walckenaer. 



Mawnan. 



A very abundant spider in the spring, running 

 rapidly over the dead leaves in the woods. Known 

 also under Lycosa. 



52. Pardosa pullata, Clerck. 



Downderry Cliffs (G. C. B.). 

 Known also under Lycosa and L. obscura, Blackwall. 



53. Pardosa palustrls, Linnaeus. 



Mawnan. 



Known also under Lycosa and as L. exigua, Black- 

 wall (in part). 



54. Pardosa amentata, Clerck. 



Mawnan ; Liskeard. 



Very abundant on logs of wood or hatchways, in 

 meadows and by the riverside ; also in gardens. 

 One of our largest Pardosas. Known also under Lycosa 

 and as L. saccata, Blackwall. 



55. Pardosa annulata, Thorell. 



Polperro. 



Somewhat similar to but smaller than the last- 

 named species. Known also under Lycosa. 



56. Pirata firaticus, Clerck. 



Falmouth. 



Common in marshy places, carrying its pure white 

 egg-sac on the spinners. Known also as Lycosa 

 piratica. 



57. Pirata latitani, Blackwall. 



Falmouth. 



A smaller species, but commoner than the last. 

 Known also as Lycosa latitans. 



AGELENIDAE 



Spiders with eight eyes, situated in two transverse 

 rows. Legs with three tarsal claws. The species of 

 this family spin a large sheet-like web, and construct a 

 tubular retreat at the back of it, which leads to some 

 crevice amongst the rocks or the herbage or the chinks 

 in the walls of outhouses, wherever the various species 

 may happen to be found. The posterior pair of spin- 

 ners is usually much longer than the other two pain. 



58. Tegenana atrica, C. L. Koch. 



Portscatho. 



A very large spider with long legs, not uncommon 

 in cellars and outhouses, and also in holes, in 

 banks, &c. 



59. 



Tegenarla dcrhamli, Scopoli. 

 Portscatho. 

 A smaller, paler, and more common species than 



~ ' f -nam. F . Imost entirely confined to houses 



own also as T. civilis. 



Tfgenaria sllvestris, C. L. Koch. 

 A still . .laller species, sometimes not uncommon 



amongst rockeries in greenhouses and gardens. Known 

 also as T. campestris. 



61. Textrix denticulata, Olivier. 

 Looe. 



A common and swiftly-moving spider found under 

 the rocks and stones on the undercliffs. It may be 

 recognized by the red, or sometimes almost white, 

 dentate band on the abdomen. Known also as 

 Textrix lycosina, Sundevall. 



62. Agelena labyrlnthica, Clerck. 



Mawnan ; Liskeard. 



A common spider, large when full-grown, spinning 

 a huge sheet-like white web over the herbage, with a 

 funnel-shaped tubular retreat. Like others of the 

 family the posterior pair of spinners is formed of two 

 distinct segments. 



63. Hahnia montana, Blackwall. 



Polperro; Mawnan. 

 Known also as Agekna montana. 



ARGYOPIDAE 



The spiders included in this family have eight eyes, 

 situated in two rows, the lateral eyes of both rows 

 being usually adjacent, if not in actual contact, while 

 the central eyes form a quadrangle. The tarsal claws 

 are three, often with other supernumerary claws. 

 The web is either an orbicular snare, or consists of a 

 sheet of webbing, beneath which the spiders hang and 

 capture the prey as it falls upon the sheet. This 



immense family includes those usually separated under 

 the names of Eperidae and Linyphlidae. 



64. Meta segmentata, Clerck. 



Mawnan ; Liskeard. 



A very abundant spider in the summer and autumn 

 amongst nettles and other herbage along hedgerows. 

 The spiders vary very much in size and spin an 



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