352 THE SPIDERS OF THE TYNE VALLEY. 



in Dorset and North Wales, and at Balmoral in Scotland. 

 It has been recognized in France, Bavaria, Austria, 

 Hungary, and the Tyrol. 



Micaria pulicaria (Sund.). Common in Tynedale and in 

 most places in Britain. It seems rarer in Ireland, but 

 occurs in many Continental localities. Adults may be 

 found throughout the year. 



Micariosoma festivum (C. L. Koch). Rare ; one or two 

 adult females have occurred on the banks of the Tyne 

 near Priest's Seat in summer. On May 2nd, 1903, 1 found 

 a large number of nearly adult examples at this place 

 under some water-borne debris. Later in the year only 

 one or two adult females could be obtained. It has 

 occurred once in Ireland, in various British localities from 

 Dorset to Edinburgh, and in most of the countries of 

 Europe. 



Family THOMISID^. 



Xysticus cristatus (Clk.). This is as common in Tynedale 

 as it is elsewhere in Britain, Ireland, and Europe. Like 

 most of its congeners it spends its time on the ground 

 amongst grass and herbage, where it stalks its prey. 

 Sometimes it is found sunning itself on the bare ground. 

 The males are very swift of foot, the females lethargic. 

 The egg sacs are placed in hollows of the ground, under 

 stones, or snugly ensconced within fallen leaves which 

 have been folded up by the mother. I have met with 

 this spider on the summit of Bowfell (Cumberland), an 

 altitude of nearly 3,000 feet. 



Xysticus pini (Hahn). A nearly mature male was found 

 among heather at Staward, in Allendale, in May, 1904. 

 Mr. Cambridge has seen and verified this. It is a 

 common species in the South of England, and is abundant 

 as far north as Nottinghamshire. It then becomes very 

 rare, but has occurred in Scotland, and in Kerry in 

 Ireland. Its Continental distribution is very wide. 



