Spiders collected in Neighbourhood of Edinburgh. 579 
near Largo, Sept., one young ? ; Gosford, on yews by the ponds, Sept., ad. 
? and many young examples; Luffness, Sept., two young ¢ s. 
Cyclosa conica (Pall.). 
Epeira conica, Bl. Spid. Great Brit. and Irel. 
Very rare, a single example—a male not quite mature— 
shaken off a young conifer in Gosford grounds, East Lothian, 
on 17th Sept. 1895, being the only one as yet detected. Has 
been taken in Aberdeenshire, and also in Banffshire, by 
Professor Trail. 
Zilla x-notata (Cl.). 
Epeira similis, Bl. Spid. Great Brit. and Trel. 
Very common in all the towns and villages along the 
shores of the Firth of Forth, but apparently very local 
inland. Constructs its snares in the angles of doors and 
windows, under the eaves of buildings, and on _palings, 
walls, etc. Pairs in Aug. and Sept.; the males then dis- 
appear, but many of the females remain by their egg-cocoons 
till they are killed off by the frosts of winter. In green- 
houses, where it is not uncommon, we have seen adult 
females in spring. It is a nocturnal, or at least crepuscular 
spider, seldom leaving its den during the daytime. In the 
twilight one may be seen on every snare busy devouring 
some unfortunate insect. Occasionally a pair, male and 
female, may be observed on the same web. 
Greenhouses in Edinburgh Botanie Garden and in Dalkeith Gardens, 
April, a few 9s, and many very young; Kast Wemyss, Leven, Largo, Elie, 
Kileonquhar, Aug., ¢s and @s abundant, both ad, and imm.; Leven, 
Kirkealdy, Aberlady, East Linton, etc., Sept., ad. gs and ?s abundant; 
Duddingston, etc., Oct., a few 9s beside their egg-cocoons ; Morningside 
and Craiglockhart, Nov., afew 9s by their eggs; on rock at Duddingston 
Loch, 31st Dec., @ all but dead. 
Zilla atrica (C. L. K.), 
Epeiva calophylla, Bl. Spid. Great Brit. and Irel. 
Widely distributed and abundant, making its snares on 
whins and other low bushes, and only. occasionally on rocks, 
walls, and palings. Pairs im Aug. and Sept. 
