THE SPIDERS OF THE TYNE VALLEY. 373 



Minyrlolus pusillus (Wid.)- This very minute spider — 

 one of the smallest known — is abundant amongst moss in 

 most of the damp woods of Tynedale. It is adult chiefly 

 in autumn, but examples may be taken throughout the 

 year. In Britain it ranges from Dorset to Aberdeen, and 

 it is widely distributed on the Continent. 



Panamomops bicuspis (Camb.). Occasionally found 

 amongst moss in pastures. Adults may be taken 

 throughout the year, but I have found them chiefly in 

 May. In Britain it is reported from Dorset, Cambridge, 

 Somerset, Sussex, and Surrey. Abroad from France, 

 Germany, and Switzerland. 



Styloctetor penicillatus (Westr.). Examples of both sexes 

 were found by Mr. Falconer, and afterwards by myself, at 

 Houtley and other places near Hexham. The males are 

 adult in June and July, and the females may be found 

 both then and throughout the summer. The spiders live 

 in the crevices of bark, especially when coated with 

 lichens. Ash seemed to be the favourite tree, but oaks, 

 elms, and larches were tenanted. The spider is, however, 

 by no means common. It has occurred in Dorset, Hants, 

 Cheshire, and Essex, as well as in Sweden, Hungary, 

 Austria, Germany, and France. 



Entelecara erythropus (Westr.). Abundant in May and 

 June, when both sexes are adult. It is chiefly found on 

 the foliage of trees and shrubs, or on tall herbage. 

 Common in most places in Britain from Dorset to Inver- 

 ness. It occurs in Ireland, and ranges from Iceland to 

 Hungary. 



Entelecara trifrons (Camb.). An inhabitant of marshes, 

 where it can be found adult in April and May. It has 

 been taken in Dorset, Norfolk, Cumberland, and Mid- 

 lothian, as well as in Ireland, Abroad it has occurred in 

 France and Belgium, and turns up again in Kamts- 

 chatka. 



