216 THE SPIDERS OF EPPING FOREST.
upon bushes and low herbage, I have taken the only British
species on several occasions in the Forest.
Ballus depressus, Walck.—Found at Loughton, amongst
heather and low herbage, and also by beating furze bushes in
bloom.
Genus NEON, Simon.
Small, active spiders, usually found amongst low herbage.
Neon reticulatus, Bl.—Found by Rev. O. P. Cambridge,
near Loughton. I have never myself taken it in the Forest
area.
N. levis, Sim., also occurs in Britain, but has not yet been
found in the Forest.
Genus DENDRYPHANTES, C. L. Koch.
The single British species, D. hastatus, C. L. Koch, has not
occurred in the Forest.
Genus HYCTIA, Simon.
One rare species, H. nivoyi, Luc, occurs in Britain, but has
not been found in Epping Forest.
Genus EUOPHRYS, C. L. Koch.
Small active spiders, of plain colours, but usually prettily
marked. They are found commonly on the outskirts of woods
and upon sunny banks, especially in sandy districts.
Euophrys frontalis, Walck. Not uncommon in many
parts of the Forest district. The male is much more darkly
coloured than the female, especially in the region of the caput.
Three other species are found in Britain, E. erraticus, Walck.;
E. aequipes, Cambr.; and E. petrensis, C. L. Koch.
Genus HASARIUS, Simon.
Handsome spiders, of moderate size, usually found upon
bushes and shrubs. Their legs are powerful and they jump with
great rapidity.
Hasarius falcatus, Bl. This species is fairly common
upon herbage in various parts of the Forest, notably the district
between Theydon Bois and Epping.
Hasarius arcuatus, Clk. Several specimens of this rarity
have occurred in the forest, one being from Loughton.
Three other species have been recorded as British, H.
latabuudus, C. L. Koch; H. adansonii, Sav.; and H. nicholsonii,
Cambr. The last two species are in all probability importations,