376 THE SPIEERS OF THE TYNE VALLEY. 



Prosopotheca monoceros (Wid.). Both sexes were 

 found, though rarely, amongst moss on Blanchland 

 Common in October. Unrecorded from Ireland, this 

 species ranges from Dorset to Edinburgh, seeming to 

 prefer either elevated moorlands or the sea coast. It 

 occurs in France, Germany, Sweden, the Tyrol, and 

 Switzerland. In the last country it' reaches an altitude of 

 5,000 feet, and on the mountains of Cumberland of 2,500 

 feet. 



Cornicularia cuspidata (BL). Fairly common amongst 

 moss and grass in woods, fields, and marshes. It is 

 adult principally from autumn to spring, and has occurred 

 in most of the districts which have been investigated from 

 Dorset to Edinburgh. Also in most of the European 

 countries and in Kamtschatka. 



Cornicularia unicornis (Camb.). Occasional amongst 

 grass in damp places near the Tyne. Also, though 

 rarely, in woods. Adult chiefly in autumn. It has 

 occurred once in Ireland near Dublin. Also in Dorset, 

 Hants, Surrey, Norfolk, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and 

 Cumberland, Abroad it is found in France, Sweden, 

 Germany, and Austria. 



Cornicularia vigilax (Bl.). Several examples of each sex 

 on Blanchland Common and near Fourstones. Adult in 

 autumn, and occurring after hibernation as late as April 

 and May. Dorset, Glamorgan, North Wales, Lancashire, 

 and Galway. Also in several European countries and in 

 North America. 



Walckenaera acuminata (Bl). Not rare ; amongst moss, 

 grass, dead leaves, etc., in woods, fields, marshes, and on 

 moors. The males are adult in autumn, but very few 

 survive the winter. The females are more hardy, and 

 may be found freely in spring. Widely distributed in 

 Britain, Ireland, and on the Continent. In this country 

 at all events it is much more frequent in the north. 



