4o6 Records of flic Indian Museum. [Voi,. XXII, 



Family Eresidae. 

 Stegodyphus sarasinorum, Karsch. 



Stegodvplius sayasiiiornni, Pococlc, igno, p. 209, fig. 65. 



Colonies of this spider are rare on the island, though abund- 

 ant on the mainland near by. For an account of the habits 

 see Gravely, 1915&, pp. 534-53S, where-other references will be 

 found. 



Family Filistatidae. 



Filistata sp. 



A species of Filistata is common, especialh' in termite runs 

 on tree trunks and under bark. It appears to make use of old 

 nests made by other spiders, and is often found among foliage 

 in what .seem to be deserted nests of the species of Amaurohius 

 (Fam. Dictynidae) above referred to. 



Only females have j^et been found. They probably belong 

 to the Filistatoides group. 



Family Sicariidae. 

 Scytodes sp. nr. pallida, Doleschall. 



This species closely resembles T. pallida, Doleschall (1859, 

 p. 48, pi. vi, figs. 3-36) in general appearance, but differs in the 

 arrangement of the dark lines on both carapace and abdomen. 

 On the carapace there are 5 (sometimes 7) longitudinal dark 

 lines, one being alwaj's median, whereas in 5. pallida there is no 

 median line, the total number being an even one (probabh* six), 

 judging from Doleschall' s figure. On the abdomen there are 

 three or four more or less complete transverse black lines and 

 none of the longitudinal ones found in S. pallida. 



The Barkuda species, like S. pallida (Simon, 1892 a, p. 276), 

 lives among foliage, making itself a retreat by spinning together a 

 few leaves. 



Family Dysderidae. 



Ariadna ? nebulosa, Simon. 



Ariacinn nebulosa. Simon, 1006, p. 2iSo. 



A species of Ariadna, possibly identical with Simon's .4. 

 nebulosa from Madura, is common under stones and among loose 

 soil, where it spins long tubes of soft but moderately tough whitish 

 silk of very characteristic texture and appearance. 



Family Drassidae. 



Several small species are to be found under stones, among 

 loose soil, in crevices in the bark of trees and on foliage. I have 

 not been able to identify any of them. 



