58 H. WALLIS KEW : SPIDERS IN NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE. 



Zilla x-notata Clk. Abundant about buildings, and between iron 

 railings in the streets of Louth. Both this and the next species 

 are plentiful in the garden at 7, Lee Street,- Zilla atrica spinning 

 its webs amongst the ivy covering the w^alls, and Zilla x-7iotata 

 confining itself to the buildings. 



Zilla atrica Koch. Abundant on furze and other bushes near 

 Louth, and also on the sea buckthorns at Mablethorpe. Mr. 

 Black wall mentions ' buildings ' among the haunts of this Spider, 

 but, like Mr. Cambridge, I have never found it in such a 

 situation ; on two occasions, however, I have seen its w-ebs 

 (identified by male examples of the Spider) on wooden railings 

 or gates away from foliage. 



Epeira cucurbitina Clk. One beaten from oak, Burwell Wood, June. 



Epeira diademata Bl. Common throughout the Louth district, 

 being especially abundant on the shrubs in the Louth Cemetery. 



Epeira scalaris Walck." This large and beautiful Spider was taken 

 in September by the road- side at Authorpe, and in Burwell 

 Wood near Louth. 



Epeira cornnta Clk. Plentiful by the sides of the marsh-drains at 

 Mablethorpe, Saltfleet, and Saltfleetby ; also on the banks of 

 the Louth Canal. 



Epeira quadrata Clk. This beautiful Spider is very plentiful on the 

 coast sandhills at Mablethorpe. Also taken near Louth and in 

 Burwell Wood. At Mablethorpe many of the toils contained 

 remains of grasshoppers. 



Epeira umbratica Clk. Found abundantly throughout the Louth 

 district concealed under loose bark during the day, and in the 

 centres of their large orbicular snares after dark at night. 



THOMISIDES. 



Misumena vatia Clk. One taken, in May, while preying upon a 



fly on leaves of nettle, Maltby Wood. 

 Xysticus cristatus Clk. Common. On one occasion w^hen beating 



I noticed this Spider while in the net seize and carr}' off a 



Lycos a nigriceps. 



Xysticus andax Koch. Obtained by beating in Muckton and 



Maltby Woods. 

 Xysticus lanio Koch. Maltby ^Vood. 

 Xysticus ulmi Hahn. Maltby Wood. 



Oxyptila atomaria Panz. Several obtained by beating furze, Lincoln 



Road, near Louth, August. 

 Oxyptila praticola Koch. Several beaten from furze bushes, Lincoln 



Road, August. 



Natural i.-.t. 



