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stem. In this cell was an adult female of Clubiona erratica, a fine, 

 handsome spider. She was seated together with her cocoon, which 

 she was taking care of; and Mr. Blackwall says that after the deposi- 

 tion of her eggs the female of this spider does not appear to quit the 

 cell even for the purpose of obtaining food. 



While looking about for spiders I noticed, in a dry, sandy spot, 

 several small, round holes in the earth, which on close examination I 

 found to be retreats of the larvae of the tiger beetle {Ciclndela cam- 

 pestris). I watched several of them seated, or rather fixed, at the 

 entrance of their burrows, where they were watching for their prey. 

 Upon disturbing them they immediately disappeared, finding their 

 way to the bottom of their holes, from whence I dug out one or two 

 with my walking-stick, and found that their retreats extended to 

 seven or eight inches in depth. I never saw any of these curious 

 larvae before, though they cannot be uncommon, the perfect insects 

 being plentiful in so many localities. 



I much regretted that 1 could not further extend my researches in 

 this neighbourhood, as I should probably have met with other new 

 and rare spiders ; but business obliged me to return home to York- 

 shire this evening, after a short but very pleasant excursion. I sub- 

 join a list of the principal species which I found. 



List of Spiders captured near Bicester, Oxon, 



, in June, 1856. 





Philodromus dispar 



Theridion variegatum 





„ rapax 



Drassus sericeus 



„ carolinum 



„ saccata 



Clubiona holosericea 



Linypbia marginata 



„ exigua 



„ amarantha 



„ fuliginea 



„ latitans 



„ epimelas 



Neriene munda 



„ piratica 



„ corata 



Epeira diadema 



„ piscatoria 



„ accentuata 



„ quadrata 



Salticus scenicus 



„ erratica 



„ scalaris 



„ frontalis 



Agelena labyrinthica 



„ umbratica 



Dolomedes mirabilis 



„ brunnea 



„ cucurbitina 



Hecaerge spiniraana 



Textrix lycosina 



„ acalypha 



Thomisus incertus 



Theridion lineatum 



„ antriada 



„ atomarius 



„ denticulatum 



„ ornata 



Philodromus cespiticollis 



„ varians 



Tetragnatba extensa 

 R. H. Meade 









