A HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE 



ARACHNIDA 



Spiders, etc. 



Very few species of spiders, eighty-two in all, have been collected 

 in the county of Staffordshire, and the greater number of these were 

 taken in the neighbourhood of Handsworth by Mr. F. P. Smith, while 

 the rest were taken by myself near Cannock. 



ARANE^ 



ARACHNOMOR PHM 



DYSDERIDjE 



Spiders with six eyes and two pairs of stigmatic openings, situated close together on the 

 genital rima ; the anterior pair communicating with lung books, the posterior with tracheal 

 tubes. Tarsal claws, two in Dysdera, three in Harpactes and Segestria. 



1. Dysdera cambridgii, Thorell. 



Cannock. 



Not uncommon under stones and bark of 

 trees, where it lurks within a tubular retreat. 

 The spider is easily recognizable by its elon- 

 gate form, orange legs, dark mahogany cara- 

 pace and pale clay-yellow abdomen. The 

 palpal bulb of the male has no cross-piece at 

 the apex. The spider is also known as D. 

 erytbryna, Blackwall. 



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2. Dysdera crocota, C. L. Koch. 



Handsworth (F.P.S.). 



Larger than the last species, with a deep 

 orange-pink carapace, orange legs, and abdo- 



men with a delicate rosy-pink flush. The 

 palpal bulb of the male has a cross-piece at 

 the apex. This spider is also known as D. 

 rubtcunda, Blackwall. 



3. Segestria senocu/ata (Linnaeus). 



Handsworth (F.P.S.). 

 Not common . under bark of trees> in the 



crev ices of loose stone walls and amongst 

 d etac h e d rocks. Recognizable by its linear 

 f orm and the black diamond-shaped blotches 

 on the dorsal surface of the abdomen. 



4. Oonops pulcher, Templeton. 



Handsworth (F.P.S.). 

 Rare ; a very small linear brick-red spider. 



DRASSIDjE 



Spiders with eight eyes, situated in two transverse rows. The tracheal openings lie just 

 in front of the spinners. The tarsal claws are two in number, the anterior pair of spinners 

 are set wide apart at the base, and the maxillae are more or less impressed across the middle. 



5. Drassodes lapidosus (Walckenaer). 

 Cannock. 



Very common under stones. 

 as Drassus lapidicolens. 



Also known 



CLUBIONID^E 



Spiders with eight eyes, situated in two transverse rows. The tracheal openings lie 

 immediately in front of the spinners. The tarsal claws are two in number, but the anterior 

 pair of spinners are set close together at the base ; the maxillae are convex and not impressed 

 across the middle. 



9. Clubiona corticalis, Walckenaer. 



Handsworth (F.P.S.). 



10 . Clubiona trivia/is, L. Koch. 

 Cannock. 



6. Clubiona pallidula (Clerck). 



Handsworth (F.P.S.). 



7. Clubiona terrestris, Westring. 



Handsworth (F.P.S.). 



8. Clubiona compta, C. L. Koch. 



Handsworth (F.P.S.). 



The spiders of this family resemble those of the Clubionidte in most respects, except that 

 the tracheal stigmatic openings beneath the abdomen are situated about midway between the 



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