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Syn. : 1864. Gasteracantha Meagei, Keys., Beschreib. neuer und wenig bekannter 



Arten aus d. Fani. Orbitelae, cet., in Sitzungs- 

 berichten d. Isis zu Dresden, 1863, p. 67 (5), 

 Tab. I, fig. 5. 

 1864. Atelaeantha Malayensis, Sim., Hist. Nat. d. Araignées, p. 285. 

 1882. Gasteracantha Malayensis, Van Hass-, in Midden Sumatra, Reisen en 



Ondersoekingen der Sumatra- Expeditie, 

 cet., Natuurlijke Hist. XI. A. Araneae, p. 13. 



Lg. corp. 9 7 2 5 lg- cephaloth. 3 2 / 3 , lat. ej. circa 4, lai front. 

 3V 2 ; lg- abd. 8, lat. ej. 17 */ 2 , lg. scuti dors. 6 3 / 4 , lg- spin. 

 poster. 6 millim. Ped. I 11 */ 2 , II circa 11 */ 4 , III 7*/ 2 , IV 

 13 millim. longi. 



Exempla nonnulla hujus speciei examinavi, in Borneo lecta 

 et ex Museo Regni Zoologico, quod Holmiae est, mecum com- 

 municata ; ceterum in peninsula Malacca secundum Keyserling 

 et Simon, ad Singapore secundum Butler ( J ) et in Sumatra 

 (ad Padang) secundum Vari Hasselt inventa est G. Mengei. 



2. G. fornicata (Fabr.), cephalolhorace nigro, sub-luteo- vel ci- 



ner co-pUoso, sterno laevi, nigro, interdum macula parva lutea vel 

 ferruginea ad marginem anticum notato, parliòus oris nigris, ma- 

 xillis saepe apice et intus pallido-mar ginalis; palpis et pedibus aut 

 nigris, aut, praesertim basiti versus, clarioribus 3 sordide piceo- vel 

 olivaceo-lestaceis, apice nigris et plus minus evidenter nigro-annu- 

 lalis; abdomine sex-spinoso, plus duplo (usque ad duplo et dìmidió) 

 latiore guani longiore, supra laevi et nitido, aut nigro, piceo vel 

 nigro-olivaceo, ocellis nigris vel piceis et in medio nigris, aut oli- 

 vamo vel obscure ólivaceo-leslaceo, ocellis ferruginea et in medio 

 nigris, vittis transversis pallidis carenti, modo margine antico in 

 medio interdum anguste flaventi; spinis nigris, plernmque, mediis 

 praesertim, basi plus minus late rufescentibus , ventre nigro vel 

 plus minus obscure olivaceo, interdum panilo lu!eo-ntaculat<> ; 

 sculo dorsuali sub-fusiformi, circa 2 7 3 - 2 " 2 / 3 latiore quam longiore, 

 antice plerumquc sai leviter {interdum parum) rotundato et leviter 



(') A monograpbic List of the species of Gasteracantha, <>r Crab-spidèrs, with 

 descriptions of new species, etc., in Transact. of the Bntom. Sue. of London, 1873, 

 p. 167. 



