454 Records of the Indian Museum. [vol XXII, 



Museum also possesses two specimens from Ceylon, a male from 

 Pattipola and a female from Peradeniya. 



The male resembles the female in colour, but is somewhat 

 smaller, with relatively longer legs and narrower carapace. The 

 palpi are of moderate length ; the tibia is somewhat stouter 

 than the patella, especially distally, but is about equal to it in 

 length ; the patella and tibia together are scarcely half as long as 

 the femur. The palpal organ is more or less globular in form, 

 yellowish in colour (in spirit) with both the inner and outer apo- 

 physes well developed, the former larger than the latter, both 

 stronglj' curved. The adult male is further distinguished by the 

 presence of a large downwardly directed tooth in the middle of tlie 

 anterior surface of the basal joint of the chelicerae. 



Leucauge celebcsiana (Walckenaer). 

 Fig. 8&, c. 



Tetragnatha celebesiana Walckenaer, 1S37, p. 232. 

 Epeira nigro-trivitfata, Doleschall, 1859, P- 39' P'- "'• ^"- S- 

 Meta decorafa, Koch, 1872, p. 14, pi. xi, fig. 5. 

 Mefa nigro-trivittata, Thorell, 1881, pp. 126, 12;. 



Localities. — Sevook, looo ft.; Tindharia; Singla, 1500 ft.; 

 Gopaldhara; Ghumti, 1500-5000 ft.; Kurseong, 4700-5000 ft., 

 Darjiling, 6000-7000 ft.; Darjiling to Soom, 7000-5000 ft.; 

 Soom, 4000-5000 ft.; Lebong, 5500-6000 ft.; Pashok, 3500; 

 4500, 5000 and 5500 ft. ; Kalimpong, 2000-.4500 ft. ; Monghoo, 

 ca. 3000 ft.; Sureil, 5000 ft. — all in the Darjiling District of the 

 E. Himalayas, where it is very abundant among herbage during 

 the rains. Also one specimen from the Garo Hills and one each 

 from vShillong and Cherrapunji (Khasi Hills) in Assam. 



Concerning the synonymy and distinctive features of this spe- 

 cies see under L. dccorata, below. 



Leucauge decorata (Blackwall). 

 Fig. 8d, e. 



Tetragiiatlia decorafa. Blackwall, 1864. pp. 44, 45- 

 Nephila angustata, Stoliczka, 1869, pp. 241, 242, pi. xx. fig 7. 

 Tetyagnafha decorafa, Cambridge, 1869, pp. 3S9, 390, pi. xiii, figs. 61-68. 

 Meta celebesiana, ThoroU (iiec Walckenaer) 1877, pp. 422, 423 ; i88i, 



pp. 126, 127. 

 A I'gyyo epeira celebesiana. Workman, 1896, pi. Hi. 

 Argyroepeira celebesiana. Pocock, 1900. p. 216. 

 Leucauge decorafa, Simon, 1906. pp. 282, 283. 



Localities. — Colombo and Peradeniya in Ceylon ; Trichur,. 

 Chalakudi and Parambikulam (1700-3200 ft.) in Cochin; Yercaud, 

 Shevaroy Hills; Bangalore, ca. 3000 ft., Mysore; Coonoor, ca. 

 5700-6000 ft., Nilgiris; Red Hills, Chingleput District, Madras; 

 Rawal Pindi, Panjab ; Barkul, o-iooo ft., Orissa; Dehra Dun, W. 

 Himalayas; Katihar and Kierpur (Purneah Dist.), Siripur (Saran 

 Dist.), Calcutta and Serampore in Bengal; Darjiling ca. 7000 ft.! 



