Spiders collected in Neighbourhood of Edinburgh. 569 
Dicymbium nigrum (B1.). 
Neriene nigra, Bl. Spid. Great Brit. and Irel., and Cambr. Spid, Dorset. 
Probably widespread, but not plentiful. Mr Cambridge 
finds it in April and May, but we have met with it only in 
autumn. 
North Morton, Balerno (on wall), Swanston Hill, Aberlady, Oct., half a 
dozen ad. és and as many 9s; Braid and Blackford Hills (on walls and 
palings), Morton (at foot of wall), Nov., five ¢sandtwo @s. 
Gonatium rubens (8i.). 
Neriene rubens, Bl. Spid. Great Brit. and Irel., and Cambr. Spid, Dorset. 
Generally. distributed and very common. Adult males 
obtained from end of summer to winter; females practically 
throughout the year, but most abundant from autumn to 
spring. 
Buckstone Farm, Jan., @; Blackford Hill, Braids, Comiston, Hillend, 
Bonaly Glen, etc., Feb., many 9s; Woodhouselee, Loganlee, Currie, 
Balerno, ete., March, many ?s; Braid Hills, Aberdour, etc., April, several 2 s; 
Kirknewton, May, ? ; Dreghorn, June, 2 ; Rosslyn, Penicuik, Edgelaw, July, 
several gs, more 9s; Leven, Wemyss, etc., Aug., numerous és and 9s; 
Loganlee, Sept., a few és; The Bush, Pentlands above Boghall, Scaldlaw, 
Oct., a number of $s and 9s; Kaimes, Bridge of Allan, ete., Dec., 6s and?s. 
Gonatium rubellum (B1.). 
Neriene rubeila, Bl. Spid. Great Brit. and Irel. 
Neriene isabellina, Cambr. Spid. Dorset, 
Probably widely distributed and fairly common, but not 
nearly so abundant as the last. Males adult in summer and 
autumn, 
Kate’s Mill, near Colinton, Feb., ad. 2; Arthur's Seat, April, 9; Rosslyn 
and Temple, on young firs, ete., July, many ad. gs and 9s and some imm.; 
Kate’s Mill, July, ¢s and 9s; Kirknewton, Aug., 2; Balerno, Sept., 3 
not quite mature, 
Gonatium bituberculatum (Wid.). 
Neriene bituberctilata, Bi. Spid. Great Brit. and Irel., and Cambr. Spid. 
Dorset. 
Widely distributed but not common; partial to marshy 
places. The males are adult in spring and summer. 
Marl pit near Davidson’s Mains, March, several imm.; Duddingston Loch, 
May, ad. ¢ and 9; swamp near Doune, May, ad. ¢ and ?; Loch Leven, 
June, ad 6; Rosslyn, July, 9; Kirknewton, Aug., three 9s; near Leven, 
Sept., 23 Luffness Marshes, Oct., ?. 
