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in spring and early summer, and again in autumn, when 
they are far more numerous. The spring examples are 
generally regarded as smaller than the autumn ones, but we 
have taken as fine specimens in May as in harvest-time, and 
as small ones in Oct. as during the first half of the year. 
On a sunny forenoon, after a night of heavy rain, it is most 
interesting to watch them spinning fresh snares, which they 
do in a very methodical and rapid manner. We have seen 
one of these beautiful webs constructed within an hour. 
The silken ege-cocoons, of which each female makes several, 
are placed under stones, in crevices in walls, etc., and con- 
tain about 80 or 90 eggs—the exact numbers in six instances 
were 78, 79, 83, 85, 88, 88. 
The following is an analysis of our records, leaving out the localities, 
which are very numerous, and range over the whole district:—March, ad. 6 
and a fewimm. 9s; April, a number of ad. 9s and some very young; May, 
a few ad.?s and some very young; June, a number of young, some very 
small; July, imm. and young examples common; Aug., adults and imm. 
examples abundant; Sept., adults very abundant—some fine colour- 
varieties; Oct., adults abundant, and some very young,—18th, ? under stone 
beside eight egg-cocoons; Nov., a number of és and many 9s; Dec., a few 
Ak 
Meta meriane, Scop. 
Epeivra antriada + E. celata, Bl. Spid. Great Brit. and Irel. 
Widely distributed and fairly common, placing its snare 
under overhanging banks, detached pieces of rock, and thick 
ivy, or in the mouths of caverns, drains, ete. Adults in 
spring and early summer, and again in autumn. 
By Braidburn, Feb. and March, five gs and six ?s ad., and a number of 
young; Rosslyn Glen, March, ad. g and two ¢s; Do., July, several imm.; 
Woodhouselee, Currie, Balerno, March, a number, mostly quite young; 
Aberdour, Raith, etc., April, a few adult, others young; Colinton, Edgelaw, 
and Temple, July, a few young ?s; Leven, Kirknewton, etc., Aug., two ad. 
és and several imm.,; etc. 
Tetragnatha extensa, L. 
This easily recognised species—which occurs in the adult 
state during summer on bushes and herbage in the vicinity 
of ponds and ditches—appears to be very local here. 
Raith, on yew bushes by the lake, 8th April 1893, ad. ? and several imm. 
$sand ?s; Do., by ditch above the lake, Sept., a few imm. ?s; Keilsden, 
