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Clubiona lutescens (Westr.). Occurs abundantly through- 

 out Tynedale in company with C. reclusa (Camb.). It is 

 remarkable that its close ally C. terrestris (Westr.) has not 

 yet been found in Tynedale. The latter has occurred at 

 Wooler, in Durham, and abundantly in Cumberland and 

 the other northern counties, but the most careful search 

 has so far failed to turn it up in the Hexham district. 

 As a rule C. ter7'estris (Westr.) is far commoner than C. 

 lutescens (Westr.). Both spiders are widely distributed 

 in Britain, Ireland, and on the Continent, although C. 

 lutescens (Westr.) has not yet occurred in Scotland. 



Clubiona neglecta (Camb.). Males and females are 

 occasionally found among long grass on banks and in 

 fields. Both sexes are adult in June and July. This is 

 a commoner spider than is generally supposed, though 

 probably nowhere very abundant It has occurred in 

 Dorset, Glamorgan, near London, in Norfolk, Lincoln, 

 Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumberland, and the Isle of Man. 

 It occurs in both the North and the South of Ireland, 

 and is recorded for France, Spain, Germany, Austria, 

 and Hungary. 



Clubiona brevipes (Bl.). This dark Httle spider has, like 

 the next species, considerable jumping powers. It may 

 be beaten from trees and bushes in May and June, and 

 during the winter the young may be found under the bark 

 of trees. This species ranges from Dorset to Edinburgh, 

 occurs in Ireland, and is reported from most of the 

 European countries. 



Clubiona comta (C. L. Koch). The males of this common 

 species are adult in April, and are the first Clubionae of 

 the year to be met with in that state. This is a common 

 and widely distributed spider, occurring chiefly amongst 

 herbage on the ground. 



Clubiona diversa (Camb.). Not rare at the roots of 

 heather and among herbage ; also among fallen pine- 

 needles in the woods. Both sexes may be found adult 



