13 



quently — in June, 1 875 — I met with it abundantly on the grassy 

 slopes, between Pennsylvania Castle and the seashore, running 

 about among the rocks and quarries, but only whon the sun 

 shone ; the absence of sunshine, if only for a minute, would 

 cause every one of them to disappear among the grass, until the 

 sun shone out again. 



It is an exceedingly active spider, and not easily caught with- 

 out damage. The host way to catch it (and, indeed, most other 

 spiders) is to place an inverted empty glass tube quickly over it, 

 when it will almost immediately rush up to the top, and the 

 tube may be easily corked ; the spider, if required for the 

 cabinet, is then transferred to the large-mouthed bottle of spirit 

 of wine, which should bo always carried in the collector's pocket ; 

 but, if not destined to the spirit bottle, it may be examined 

 through the tube with a magnifying glass and then set at liberty. 



Tho grassy slopos where this spider occurs are also numerously 

 frequonted by a large blackish ant, to which the spider bears so 

 very close a resemblance, that even after much practice it 

 requires a close examination to distinguish (before capture) 

 between the ant and the spider ; both have also a similar, peculiar 

 habit of running hurriedly, now and then, up a grass stem, as if 

 to get a larger range of view — or it may bo that both are in 

 search of one and the same prey ; both again, on the first inkling 

 of danger, betake themselves to the shelter of the tangled grass, 

 and to the stems and roots of other low herbage. Hitherto I am 

 not aware that this spidor has been found on the Continent. 



Legs, 4.1.2.3. 



GENUS GNAPHOSA, Zatr. DEASSUS, Blackw. (in part). 



The Genus Qruuphosa is distinguished from Drassus (vide postea) 

 by the niaxillco being broader and more deeply, and obliquely, im- 

 pressed across tho middle, and more curved and inclined towards 

 tho labium. The convexity also of the curve of the hinder row of 

 oyes is directed forwards, whereas in Drassus it is directed back- 

 wards. In their general appearance, mode of life, and the 

 situations in which they are found, they closely resemble Drassus, 



