THE SPIDERS OF THE TYNE VALLEY. SS'g- 



Porrhomma microphthalmum (Camb.). An adult 

 male in July, and several females in June and July under 

 stones on the river bank. It is closely allied to the last 

 two, and its relations to them are not yet cleared up. It 

 is reported from the North of Ireland, the Pentland Hills, 

 and from several British localities both north and south. 

 Also in France and Hungary. It has been found abun- 

 dantly in a coal pit near Durham, to which place it is 

 supposed to have been conveyed among fodder supplied 

 to the horses. 



Porrhomma egeria (Sim.). Mr, Falconer found a single 

 female in a barn at Staward in August, 1902. This is a 

 rare spider, and is not recorded for Ireland. It is reported 

 from Edinburgh, Yorkshire, the Cheddar caves in Somer- 

 set, the Isle of Wight, from France (once), and from 

 Hungary. This species is related to the last two, and, 

 like them and others of the genus, seems to take up its 

 abode in barns, caves, and places of that description. 



Porrhomma miser (Camb.). Both sexes amongst moss 

 in marshy places near Dipton Wood. Adults were found 

 from September to April. This is another rare spider 

 unrecorded for Scotland or Ireland. Although reported 

 from the Continent, it is doubtful whether the examples 

 are really identical with the British specimens (see Mr, 

 Cambridge's remarks in Proc. Dors. Field Club, vol. xxiv., 

 1903). It has, however, occurred in Dorset, Cheshire, 

 and Glamorgan. In the last locality I found it adult in 

 May and June. P. miser (Camb.) is very distinct from 

 all its present congeners. 



Sintula corniger (BL). This remarkable spider is of 

 occasional occurrence in Tynedale, where it is found 

 among dead leaves, herbage, etc., in the woods. Odd 

 specimens may be found at any season, autumn being 

 the best time for the males. These, however, are not so 

 frequently found as the females. It has occurred in 

 Dorset, North Wales, Cheshire, Grange-over-Sands in 



