356 THE SPIDERS OF THE TYNE VALLEY. 



be found among grass, but in districts where stone walls 

 supply the place of hedges it especially abounds, living 

 underneath the stones of the topmost row. Adult in 

 May and June; lately I have received a mature male 

 taken in December. This is a rare species in the South 

 of England, where Devon and Glamorgan seem the only 

 records. It has only occurred once in Ireland, in 

 Connaught. It is abundant in many places between 

 Staffordshire and Inverness, and has a wide Continental 

 range. 



Hasarius falcatus (Bl.). This striking spider is not rare, 

 and may be beaten from gorse and heather through the 

 summer. It occurs in several Irish localities, in most 

 British counties, and ranges abroad from Finland to 

 Sumatra. 



Family AGELENID^. 



CryphcBca silvicola (C. L. K.). Abundant among dead 

 leaves and pine-needles, beneath bark, and on the foliage 

 of conifers in the woods round Hexham. Adults may be 

 found throughout the year. An abundant spider in Scot- 

 land and the northern counties. It occurs freely in 

 Derbyshire and Staffordshire, but south of the Peak 

 district becomes very rare. It is recorded on the strength 

 of one or two examples from Norfolk, Buckinghamshire, 

 and Glamorgan, but has not yet been noticed south of 

 the Thames. It occurs throughout Ireland, where it is 

 not rare in the south. It is reported from Finland to the 

 South of France and Croatia. Curiously enough a con- 

 siderable number of northern spiders seem to be unable 

 to thrive in the South of England, though getting much 

 further south on the Continent. The present species is a 

 case in point. 



Coelotes atropos (Walck.). Frequent under stones, es- 

 pecially in woods. This large and striking spider is 

 common in the North of England, and occurs also in 

 Scotland, although absent from the Edinburgh list. It is 

 also absent from the Irish list, and I was unable to find 



