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It to be a Cryphceca, allied to C. silvicola, Halm, but smaller, 

 and differing not only in colour and markings, but in the 

 structure of the genital aperture. The length of the adult 

 female is barely over 1 line, while that of this sex of C. silvi- 

 cola is from l^-lf . It is stated (I. c.) that the inferior spin- 

 ners of the very young and minute type specimen were longer 

 than the superior pair. As this is not borne out by the adult 

 example now recorded, I conclude that the extra length ob- 

 served in the type specimen must have arisen from an acci- 

 dental elongation, which occasionally happens to the spinners 

 of many spiders when preserved in spirit of wine. 



Drassus braccatus, L. Koch. 

 Drassus bulbifer, Oainbr. I. c. p. 111. 



I was unaware until lately that this spider is identical with 

 Drassus braccatus, L. Koch. The name bulbifer therefore 

 becomes a synonym, and that conferred by Dr. Koch has 

 priority. 



Clubiona neglecta, Cambr. 



An adult male and female of this rare spider were lately 

 received from Belfast, where they had been found by Mr. T. 

 Workman during the past spring. 



Liocranum gracilipes, Bl. 



Liocranum gradlipes, Bl. ; O. P. Cambridge, Spiders of Dorset, p. 39. 

 Liocranum prcelongipes, Cainbr. (sub Drassus), Ann. & Mag. Nat. 

 Hist. June 1861. 



I have come to the conclusion, after careful examination 

 and consideration, that the two spiders above mentioned are 

 of the same species. 



Phyllonetliis instabilis. 

 Phyllonethis instabilis, Cambr. Spiders of Dorset, p. 95. 



Adults of both sexes have been found during this last May 

 near the same locality in which it was originally discovered 

 about seventeen years ago. 



Steatoda coracina } C. L. Koch. 



Steatoda coracina, C. L. Koch, Cambr. Spiders of Dorset, p. 98. 



An immature male was found on Bloxworth Heath in April 

 last, an adult female under a stone on the 30th of last June, 

 and an adult male on heather on the 15th of last July in the 

 same locality. A single example only, found in May 18G3, 

 had been previously recorded in Britain. When running, the 



