156 Mr. A. G. Butler^s 
10. G. liorrens. 
G aster acantha liorrens, Thorell, Ofvers. Vetensk. 
Akad. Forhandl. xvi. p. 303, n. 11 (1859, edit. 
1860); Eng. Resa, Zool. Araclin. p. 21 (1868). 
"Assam," Thorell; Sp. ead. ? 'SiXddm, Dr. Hooker. 
B.M. 
11. G. liepatica. 
$ Gasteracantha liepatica, Koch, Araclin. Austral. 
l,p. 8, n. 8, pi. 1,%. 5. 
*' Java and Sumatra," Koch. 
12. G. scintillans, n. sp. PI. IV. fig. 9. 
Female ; length of abdomen 3 lines ; breadth at widest 
part, excluding spines, 4 lines ; entire length 4^ lines ; 
posterior lateral spines 3 lines, anterior 1 line ; of posterior 
margin 2 lines. 
Cephalothorax of normal type ; abdomen hexagonal, -with 
six acute divergent spines ; two on the anterior lateral angle, 
short, directed obliquely forwards ; two, three times as long, 
on the posterior lateral angle, directed obliquely backwards, 
and nearly vertical, and two shorter ones on the posterior 
margin, horizontal and widely divei'gent. 
Cephalothorax, falces, legs, maxillae, labium and sternum 
shining black; abdomen with central area dark brick-red; 
margin and bases of spines coarsely granulose, metallic 
green and fiery copper-coloured ; spines blue-black ; four 
central and sixteen marginal impressed black spots ; ventral 
surface coarsely granulose, metallic green and fiery copper- 
coloured, deeply wrinkled and impressed transversely, the 
sulcre being black. 
Hah. — ? 1 specimen. B.M. 
The most gorgeously coloured spider in this genus. 
13. G. regalis, n. sp. PI. IV. fig. 7. 
Female ; length of abdomen 3;^ lines ; breadth at Avidest 
part, excluding spines, 4 lines ; entire length 4^ lines ; 
posterior lateral spines 2^ lines, anterior 1 line ; of pos- 
terior margin 1|- line. 
Cejihalothorax of normal type; abdomen hexagonal, 
Avith six acute divergent spines; two on the anterior lateral 
angle, short, directed obliquely forwards and upAvards, two 
much longer on posterior lateral angle, directed obliquely 
backAvards and nearly vertical, and two rather shorter on 
posterior margin, horizontal and Avidcly divergent. 
Cephalothorax, falces, legs, maxilla:, labium and sternum 
