A HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND 
69. Agelena labyrinthica (Clerck). 
The Lake districts; Eskdale and Wastdale 
(A. R. J). | 
Very common, spinning its sheet-like web 
on gorse bushes. Adult in July. 
70. Hahnia montana (Blackwall). 
Lake districts. 
Common in the Tilberthwaite heath dis- 
tricts ; adult in June. 
71. Hahnia elegans (Blackwall). 
Newtown Moss, Penrith. 
Amongst the roots of aquatic plants close 
down at the top of the water. June. 
72. Habnia nava (Blackwall). 
Lake districts. 1,100 feet (A. R. J.). 
73. Hahnia helveola, Simon. 
Lake districts. 
Females were found adult in June. 
ARGIOPIDZE 
The spiders included in this family have eight eyes, situated in two rows, the lateral eyes 
of both rows being usually adjacent, if not in actual contact, while the central eyes form a 
quadrangle. 
The tarsal claws are three, often with other supernumerary claws. 
The web is 
either an orbicular (wheel-like) snare, or consists of a sheet of webbing beneath which the spiders 
hang and capture the prey as it falls upon the sheet. 
74. Nesticus cellulanus (Clerck). 
The Gelt, Gilsland, Eden Valley. 
Common ; adult in both sexes in May 
and June under damp herbage on rocks along 
the river margin. Known also as Linyphia 
crypticolens. 
75. Meta meriane (Scopoli). 
Eden Valley ; Carlisle, Wetheral, Rockcliffe. 
Abundant in cellars and beneath the over- 
hanging rocks and steep damp banks through- 
out the district. Known also as Epeira an- 
triada and celata, Blackwall. 
76. Meta segmentata (Clerck). 
Eden Valley, Solway and Lake districts. 
Very common. Known also as Epeira 
inchinata, Blackwall. 
77. Meta menardi (Latreille). 
Lake districts ; Boot (A. R. J.). 
About a dozen specimens found in one 
small cave, but in no other cave or mine. 
Known also as Epeira fusca, Blackwall. 
78. Zilla atrica (C. L. Koch). 
Eden Valley and the Lake district. 
Abundant on the stone walls and amongst 
shrubs. Known also as Epeira callophylla. 
79. Zilla x -notata (Clerck). 
Eden Valley and Lake district. 
Adult in June and July. Known also as 
Epeira similis, 
80. Araneus quadratus (Clerck). 
Eden Valley. 
This fine spider is abundant in the mature 
state on the heathy common of Kingmoor, 
near Carlisle. This is the bee-catching 
spider. 
81. Araneus redit (Scopoli). 
Lake districts. 
Common in the heather districts in June 
and July. Known also as Epeira solers. 
82. Araneus umbraticus (Clerck). 
Eden Valley; Gilsland; Pooley Bridge 
(A. R. J.). 
83. Araneus diadematus (Clerck). 
Eden Valley, Solway, Lake districts. 
Very abundant everywhere ; adult in Octo- 
ber. Black varieties common on the Fells. 
84. Araneus cornutus (Clerck). 
Lake and Fell districts. 
Common on the Watendlath Fells, Bor- 
rowdale ; July. Known also as Efeira apo- 
clisa. 
85. Araneus patagiatus (Clerck). 
Eden Valley, Solway and Lake districts ; 
St. Herbert’s Island, Derwentwater ; 
Shores of Haweswater (A. R. J.). 
86. Araneus cucurbitinus (Clerck). 
Eden Valley district. 
This beautiful species, grass-green with red 
tip to the abdomen, is very common in the 
nursery gardens near Carlisle. 
87. Singa hamata. 
Ulpha Fell (A. R. J.). 
About twenty-five specimens were taken 
from their webs spun among the heather 
branches in a swampy bit of moorland. 
88. Tetragnatha extensa (Linnzus). 
Fells and Lake district (A. R. J.). 
Heather districts ; common, 
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