Notes on East Riding Spiders in igog. 439 



The form purheckensis was described and figured by F. O. P. 

 Cambridge in the ' Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist.' Ser. 6, Vol. 

 XV., p. 32, and has been found at Poole Harbour and other 

 localities in the south. The var. minor is also described by 

 F. O. P. Cambridge in the same journal, and was first taken 

 in April on the shores of the Solway. The species has also been 

 recorded from Northumberland.* 



Lophomma suhcBqitale Westr. A single female of this rare 

 species was captured on Saltend Common on September 8th. 



Araeoncus humilis Bl. was found on the Humber Bank, 

 between Hull and Hessle, on May 29th, 2 males and 8 females 

 in all being captured. 



Cornicnlaria kochii Camb. As mentioned previously, this is 

 an addition to the British List. The first male specimens taken 

 in this country were found on the Hull Society's excursion to 

 Barton, N. Lines., on April 17th. The first Yorkshire example 

 was afe male found on the foreshore at Saltend in May. The 

 male was found in Yorkshire for the first time on 'the shore 

 between Brough and Ferriby, on the 22nd August, when two 

 specimens were taken. A further male was captured at Saltend 

 on September i8th. 



Spurn. 



From Spurn the following are additions to the previous list : 

 Prosthesima latreillii C. L. Koch. An adult female and 

 immature examples of both sexes were found on June 13th. 

 They occurred at the roots of the grasses on the sand dunes, 

 their jet black hue making them very conspicuous against the 

 yellow surroundings. This is a new record for the county. 



Lophocarenum nemorale Bl. This, also a new Yorkshire 

 record, occurred commonly, under drift seaweed on the Humber 

 side of the headland, on May 30th ; female specimens only being 

 taken. 



Prosopotheca monoceros Wid. A female of this species was 

 found at Spurn on the 13th of June. 



Europhrys aequipes Camb. Mr. Falconer describes this as 

 an excellent addition to the Yorkshire Hst. Examples of both 

 sexes were taken. 



HOLDERNESS, 



(i) From the marshes of Holderness the following new 

 records have been obtained : — 



Leptyphantes pallidus Camb. A female was taken on the 



* ' Naturalist,' Apr. 1902, p. 115. 

 1909 Dec. I. 



