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Amaurobius ferox, Walck. Collected twice amongst decaying 
stumps south end of herbaceous ground, March and April, 1897, 
and twice in Q., February, 1899. 
A. similis, Blackw. One of the commonest Kew spiders. In 
greenhouses, cartsheds, under stones and bark of trees. 
A. fenestralis, Stroem. Temperate House and Temperate House 
pits, April, 1897. Not noted elsewhere in Kew. Chiefly a 
northern form. 
AGELENIDAE. 
Tegenaria parietina, Fourcro y. Old buildings, well of pumping 
station, &c. Probably the spider which has been inaccuratel 
stated to be peculiar to pe Ai Petal under the name of “ The 
ardinal." <A tradition is said to exist that this — terrified 
Cardinal Wolsey, and hence obiai ned its trivial na The ex- 
tent of the outstretched legs has exceeded four ei in Kew 
Specimens.* 
atrica, C. L. Koch. A common Kew spider. Apung in 
hollow RA outbuildings, cellars, &c., also in green-house 
T. cose Scop. This is one of the commonest sitet 
of Eur 
T: ack C. L. Koch. Q. Collected twice amongst old 
stumps. April,1897. (Thisis the T. campestris of Cambridge in 
* Spiders of Dorset,” &c.) 
THERIDIIDAE, 
Theridion vittatum, C. L. Koch. (pulchellum, Blackw. & Cambr.) 
Only once co lected, amongst low bushes in rockery, June, 
1898, but abundant in the South of England r. 
T. denticulatum, Walck. Much less abundant than T. pictum, 
but occurring under similar conditions. E Sr three times 
in 1898-9, twice in rockery, once in arbore 
T. simile, C. L. sings A. Amongst juniper, gorse, and other 
bushes, fairly common. A beautifully-coloured variety (adult 
peut found in eva collection, May, 1898. 
T. varians, Hahn. In all ds eene ue amongst low bushes, &c., 
now and iun in plant-hous 
T. tinctum, Wale. jme amongst low bushes or on the lower 
branches of taller trees—has been recorded from all the divisions. 
T. pictum, A. zb T local spider, amongst low bushes in 
rockery and arbore 
T. bimacul ,; d A colmo Kew spider, generally found 
amongst herbage or low bushes. 
An example in m: collection bes an expanse of nearly five and a half 
Enos —O.P.C. d n 
