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The Irish Naturalist. 



April, 



Hahnia helveola E.S. 



Leinster. 



A single male taken in August, 191 3, at Howth, amongst the roots 

 of grass on the cliffs, and a single female taken in June, 191 4, on the 

 Malahide Estuary, both places being in Co. Dublin, are the first Irish 

 records of this spider. 



It ranges all over England and Wales (though it is nowhere a common 

 species), but apparently not Scotland. 



On the Continent it has been taken in I^'rance, Germany, and Switzerland, 



Genus EPISINUS. 



The nomenclature of the genus Episinus seems to have got into almost 

 inextricable confusion. Prof. Kulczynski having made two attempts to 

 unravel the puzzle, has in his last paper on the subject Fragmenta 

 Arachnologica," iii., 1905) come to the conclusion that there are four 

 European species of Episinus which he names as follows : — 



E. angulatus Bl. Synonyms — E. iruncatus Bosenberg, de Lessert, 



Kulcz, Camb. 



E. tri(ncatiis, Latr : E. litgubris E. Simon, Bosenberg. 



de Lessert, Kulcz. 

 E. algiricus Lucas : /:. tnnicaiiis E. Simon. 



E. mnculipes Cav. 



The first two of these species, i.e., (nigula/iis Bl. and truncaius Latr. 

 alone inhabit the British Isles, but unfortunately, the species heretofore 

 known as E. truncatus becomes E. angulatus Bl., while the species we have 

 known as E. lugubris Simon becomes E. truncatus Latr. 



Episinus angulatus Bl. 



E. tyuucatus (). P. Camb. 



previous records of Episinus truncatus (\imb., witli tlic single ex- 

 ception given below, must now be known under tliis name. 



Episinus truncatus Latr. 

 /\ lugubris Sim. 



Leinster. 



I took a siiiul*' Icin.ilc (.1 lliis si)C(ies, which is {W ouIn- Irish record, 

 at Kilcarry, <'i! llic iKinks ol llic Ki\cr Slaney. Il was n.inicd lor uw 

 by the late l<c\-. ( ). I'. ( .iinhridge, so nuist. owing to his gr(>al autliority 

 bo recorded, but Dr. A. K. Jac kson is doubtful about its specilic diMorencc 

 from olhcr specimens iiaincd as /•.". angulatus 151, 



