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Arachnida. 



Family Theridiim. 



Theridion stictura, Camb. An adult male was captured by myself 

 at roots of heath, in May, 1862. Before that time only females had 

 been observed. 



Theridion riparum, Blackw. I met with an adult male of this spe- 

 cies under the rooty ledge of a sand-bank at Bournemouth, Hants, in 

 June, 1862. 



Family Linyphiidje. 



Neriene parvula, West-ring. An adult male and female on iron 

 railings, at Blox worth, in May, 1862. New to Britain. 



Neriene dentata, Wider. An adult male and female on the wood- 

 work of an old weir, near Bloxworth, in June, 1862. 



Neriene abnormis, Blackw. An adult male and immature female 

 at roots of heath, at Bloxworth, in May, 1862. 



Neriene dentipalpis, Wider. This species is very closely allied to 

 Neriene longipalpis, and has long escaped distinction from that spe- 

 cies by British arachnologists. Mr. Blackwall lately called my atten- 

 tion to its distinguishing peculiarities, by a reference to its description 

 in Westring's 'Araneae Suecicse and on examining my specimens of 

 N. longipalpis I found many specimens of N. dentipalpis among 

 them. This is its first record as a British species, though the credit 

 of its discovery is due entirely to Mr. Blackwall. 



Walckenaera hiemalis, Blaekw. An adult male of this species was 

 met with on iron railings, at Bloxworth, in May, 1862. The species 

 recorded as W. hiemalis (Zool. 7561) appears, on examination, to have 

 been so named by mistake ; and it turns out to be a very distinct and 

 undescribed species ; now, however, described above, under the name 

 of W. altifrons. 



Walckenaera obscura, Blackw. An adult male on iron railings, at 

 Bloxworth, in April, 1862 ; also one in March, 1863, in the same 

 place. 



Walckenaera picina, Blackw. Males and females (adult) of this 

 species tolerably abundant on iron railings, at Bloxworth, in April and 

 May, 1862. 



Walckenaera fuscipes, Blackw. Males and females (adult) among 

 moss in woods, and one male on iron railing, Bloxworth, in March, 

 1863. 



