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Diplocephalus castaneipes Simon. 

 A single female of this very rare species was sent me amongst a collection 

 made by Mr. H. Wallis Kew on Clare Island in June, 1910, and kindly 

 identified for me by Dr. A. E. Jackson. This is the first record of its capture 

 in Ireland ; but since I have been acquainted with it, I have come across five 

 females, labelled as from Eathmullen, Co. Donegal, which are preserved in the 

 National Museum in Dublin, and which undoubtedly belong to this species, 

 and must have been taken some years previously. Unfortunately there is 

 nothing to show when or by whom they were captured. The only known 

 locality for it in Great Britain is on Snowdon, where it was discovered by 

 Dr. Jackson ; whilst on the continent of Europe it has occurred only in two 

 mountainous places in Southern France. 



NOTES ON THE EAEEE SPECIES. 



Drassus troglodytes Koch. 



A single female of this uncommon species was taken on Clare Island in 

 April, 1909. It has been found in seven other localities in Ireland, and is 

 widespread in Great Britain, but is nowhere common. 



Clubiona neglecta Camb. 

 I took one male and four females of this rare spider on the cliffs of Clare 

 Island, facing south and east. It had been taken in four localities in Ireland 

 previously, all being near the sea. This is the first record of its capture in 

 Connaught. In England it has been found only in Dorsetshire. 



Agroeca graeilipes Bl. 

 I took a single mature male of this species, which is very rare in Ireland, 

 at Delphi, Co. Mayo, in September, 1911. There are only three previous 

 records of its capture in Ireland, viz. at Armagh ; Eoundstone, Co. Galway ; 

 and Newcastle, Co. Down. 



Oxyptila horticola Koch. 

 A pair of this by no means common species were taken by Mr. E. Welch 

 in September, 1909, on the north-eastern end of the island, and two more 

 females were foimd on the western promontory in July. It is widely distributed 

 in Ireland and Great Britain. 



Argyroneta aquatica CI. 

 Considering the small amount of water on Clare Island it was very 

 interesting to find this spider in considerable numbers in the little Creggan 

 Lough. Adult specimens were taken from April to July. 



