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Fam. Scytodidce. 
Scytodes, Latr. 
S. thoracica, Walck.— A rare Spider, of which I only obtained 
one in the Island. It has occurred (three times only) in Great 
Britain. 
Fam. Pholcidai. 
Pholcus, Walck. 
P. distinetus, Cambr. — One of the “ Daddy-long-leg” Spiders. — 
“ Linn. Soc. Journ.,” vol. x. p. 380, pi. xi. figs. 28, 30. It is found 
also in Ceylon and India, whence probably it has been introduced 
to St. Helena. 
P. phalangioid.es, Walck. — The common “ Daddy-long-leg” 
Spider is smaller than the other species. It is very abundant both 
on the high and low lands in houses, where it soon establishes 
itself in the corners of cellars, cupboards, and even drawing-room 
ceilings, often telling a tale as to the activity of the housemaid’s 
broom. It spins little web, and feeds chiefly upon flies, moths, 
and the Money Spiders {Sal ficus). It has the habit of spinning 
round and round so fast for about half a minute, when it is 
touched or disturbed, as to become scarcely visible. It is indigenous 
to Great Britain. 
Artema, Walck. 
A. convexa, Bl. — A large brown “Daddy-long-leg” Spider, 
found abundantly on the low land, in cellars and outbuildings in 
Jamestown, clinging to the ceiling beams, where it spins but little 
web. It is also found in Ceylon and India. 
Fam. Theridiidai. 
Ariamnes, Thor. — Ariadne, Dol. 
*A. mellissii, Cambr. — This very beautiful, little golden Spider 
almost tells its own tale as a genuine native, for it exists only on the 
very mountain tops at Diana’s Peak, nearly 3000 feet above the 
s ea, as far removed from the habitats of imported creatures as it is 
possible to be. It is very rare indeed, but in that damp region, 
under the shade of indigenous cabbage-trees and ferns, it may still 
found suspended from their branches with apparently a slight 
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