THE SPIDERS OF THE TYNE VALLEY. 367 



Lophocarenum Mengii (Sim.). Local ; a male occurred 

 among heather near Bellingham in June. Both sexes 

 were found in the mature condition among the debris 

 under gorse bushes near Acomb in May. This is a rare 

 spider. It has occurred in Armagh and Monaghan, in 

 Cumberland, Yorkshire, and Staffordshire. On the 

 Continent, France is the only country in which it has 

 been noticed. 



Cnephalocotes obscurus (Bl.). Rather rare amongst 

 moss and rushes in marshy places. Adult from autumn 

 to spring. Occurs from Dorset to Paisley, but is nowhere 

 abundant. Widely distributed on the Continent, but not 

 recorded for Ireland. 



Tiso vagans (BL). Another spider of wide, though sparse 

 distribution. Adults may be found at any season and in 

 every conceivable situation. It ascends about 2,000 feet 

 in Derbyshire. It seems rare in Eastern Europe, but 

 occurs throughout Western Europe, including Britain and 

 Ireland. 



Arceoncus humilis (BL). Very common amongst grass 

 in my garden at Hexham, and found also on the river 

 banks and in other situations. Adults may be obtained 

 throughout the year, but are especially abundant in May. 

 Widely distributed in these Islands and on the Continent. 



Arceoncus crassiceps (Westr.). A single male running 

 on the parapet of the small bridge between Humshaugh 

 and Haughton on November i6th, 1904. Prolonged 

 search in the neighbourhood failed to turn up more 

 specimens. This species has occurred in Arran, and 

 commonly on the shores of Loch Leven in Scotland. 

 Also, though rarely, in Dorset. Abroad it is reported 

 from France and Germany. 



Troxochrus scabriculus (Westr.). Common in sandy 

 places on the banks of the Tyne. Also on the sandhills 

 at Whitley. It is adult in autumn and spring. It occurs 

 in suitable situations (chiefly on the coast) in a good 



