35 8 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Hilaira excisa Camb. 

 Prof. Carpenter sent me a female of this rare species which he took at a 

 height of 1,300 feet on Croaghmore, Clare Island, in July, 1911. The only 

 other places in Ireland where it occurred are Marble Arch, Enniskillen, and 



Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. 



Hilaira reproba Camb. 

 I found two females of this spider on the sands at Mulranny. At the 

 time Prof. Carpenter published his list, only a single female had been taken 

 in Ireland, on the Xorth Bull, Co. Dublin. Since that time it has, however, 

 been taken at several places round the coast — namely, Valencia Island, 

 Lambay, and Kilroot Point, Co. Antrim ; and I may add that it simply 

 swanns on the southern shores of the Hill of Howth. 



Bathyphantes variegatus Bl. 

 Several females of this rather scarce spider were taken on Clare Island in 

 June and July, and a single female at Louisburgh in September, 1911. 



Lepthyphantes obscurus Ohl. 

 A single male of this species was taken by Professor Carpenter at a height 

 of 1,500 feet on Croaghmore, Clare Island, in July, 1911. It is not a very 

 common spider, though in some places it occurs in considerable numbers. 



Bolyphantes luteolus Bl. 

 I took a single adult female of this spider on Croaghpatrick in September, 

 1911. It has occurred about six times only before in Ireland, and seems to 

 frequent chiefly mountainous regions. 



Meta Menardii Latr. 

 Xo specimen of this spider was actually found on Clare Island, but under 

 some boulders on the southern shore I found one of its remarkable egg-cocoons, 

 which shows that it is undoubtedly present. 



Singa pygmaea Sund. 



Mr. J. X. Halbert sent me three females of this rare little spider which 



he took on a moor at Lugaloughaun near Louisburgh in July, 1910. The 



only other Irish localities known for it are Tullamore, King's County, and 



Muckross, Co. Kerry, in both of which places it was also taken by Mr. Halbert. 



Dolomedes fimbriatus CI. 

 I took two half -grown and a number of very small newly hatched specimens 

 of this handsome spider on a moor near Delphi, in September, 1911. Though 

 common in Connemara, it had not previously been recorded for Co. Mayo. 



Neon reticulatus BL 

 Professor Carpenter records this species from Keem Bay, AehilL Its only 

 other known localities in Ireland are Leenane, Co. Galway ; Kilcarry Bridge, 

 Co. Carlow ; and Kenmare. Co. Kerry. 



