Spiders collected in Neighbourhood of Edinburgh. 535 
which a spider is described, in Blackwall’s “History” or in 
Cambridge’s “Spiders of Dorset,’ is given where it differs 
from that employed by us. 
All doubtful specimens have been submitted to Mr Cam- 
bridge, whose invaluable aid, at all times so willingly 
rendered, we would here gratefully acknowledge. The 
identification of most of the species now recorded for the 
first time as Scottish, has been verified by him. 
Besides true spiders (Araneidea), the collection contains a 
considerable number of specimens belonging to other orders 
of Arachnida, namely, “ Harvestmen” (Phalangidea) and 
“ Pseudo-Scorpions” (Chernetidea): these we propose to 
enumerate in a subsequent paper. 
SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES. 
Order ARAN EIDEA, 
Family DYSDERID. 
Dysdera cambridgii, Thor. 
Dysdera erythrina, Blackwall’s Spid. Great Brit. and Irel. 
Very rare, a single example (an adult female) captured 
under a stone on the links immediately to the west of 
Pettycur, on the Fife coast, 29th June 1889, being the 
only one as yet detected.’ As females of D. cambridgii, 
Thor., cannot with certainty be distinguished from those of 
D. crocata, C. Koch (=D. rubicunda, Bl.), we have been 
led to refer this specimen to the former species mainly upon 
general grounds, such as its greater abundance and more 
northerly distribution in England. The Rev. O. P. Cambridge 
has seen the specimen, and also thinks it most likely belongs 
to this species. This record is the first for Scotland. In 
England it has been found at various localities from Corn- 
wall to Lincolnshire. 
1 Since the above was sent to press, Mr Eagle Clarke has shown us another 
adult female, which was found on the south side of the Calton Hill, Edin- 
burgh, in the beginning of May 1894, 
