192 1.] F. H. Gravely : Fauna oj Barkuda 1 . 409 



which has the form of a more or less complete square with one 

 angle directed forwards and the opposite one in contact with the 

 spinnerettes. This square, however, contains about three trans- 

 verse black bars, or pairs of spots, which may be confluent with the 

 black ground colour, thus breaking up part of the outline of the 

 square. In front of the lateral angles of the square the sides of the 

 abdomen bear three parallel oblique ochraceous bars. The ventral 

 surface is ochraceous with a pair of dark longitudinal bands, 

 confluent behind and extending forwards not quite as far as the 

 genital orifice. 



The genital orilice of the female is shown in text-fig. 2r. 



The palpi and legs are yellowish, except the palpal organ of 

 the male and the femora of both sexes, which are brown or black. 

 The palpal organ of the male is shown in text-fig. 2b. Its tarsus 

 is flattened dorsally and somewhat keeled laterally. 



? Storena sp. 



A minute spider with yellowish feet, darker femora, dark- 

 reddish carapace and black abdomen, the abdomen adorned in the 

 male with five conspicuous white spots arranged in a pentagon, 

 the median spot behind the two pairs. 



Males were found running in the open on a jungle path after 

 rain ; females were found among soil ; both were found during 

 August. The species is closelj^ allied to Storena, with which it 

 agrees in the form of the sternum, and in the possession of 6 

 mammillae and a high clypeus. It differs, however, from all 

 i-epresentatives of the genus with which I am familiar hi having 

 the lateral eyes of both rows obliquely elongate and in having 

 the anterior row recurved. The outer ends of the anterior and 

 posterior laterals are in contact with one another, the posterior 

 row being strongty procurved. The median eyes are separated 

 by about a diameter, forming a quadrangle which is more or less 

 distinctly wider behind than in front, and about as long as it is 

 wide. 



Length of female about 2^ mm. ; male slightly smaller. I do 

 not feel justified in giving a name to this minute spider without 

 further material for comparison. 



Suffucia cingulata, vSimon. 

 Text-fig. 2d. 



Suffucia cingulata, Simon, 1905, p.-l7-|.. 



Both sexes of this minute spider were found running about 

 among dead leaves and in the open after rain during August. 



The Indian Museum collection includes specimens from Ross 

 Island in the Andamans (females only, Mr. C. Paiva), Serampore 

 near Calcutta (female only, Mrs. Drake) and Madras (male only. 

 Prof. Ramuni Menon). The species was described from females 

 from Pondicherrv. 



