Monographic List of G aster acantha. 167 
50. G. Hecate. 
Plectana Hecate, Walckenaer, Apt. 2, p. 168, 
n. 28 (1837); Petiver, Gazoph. pi. 26, fig. 5. 
"Luzon," JValckenaer ; Philippines. B.M. 
The front and hind pairs of spines are very short in our 
example. 
51. G. falcifera. 
G aster acanthafalcif era, Koch, Arachn. 11, p. 62 ; 
pi. 375, n. 883(1845). 
Manilla, Koch ; Philippines. B.M. 
52. G. Bleekeri. 
Plectana Bleekeri, Doleschall, Natuurk. Tijd. 
Nederlandsch, Indie, xiii. p. 423 (1857). 
" Amboina," Doleschall. 
Seems allied to G. falcifera; according to Doleschall it 
is allied to G. Linncei of Walckenaer. 
Sub-genus Atelacantha, Simon. 
53. G. Mengii. 
Gaster acantha Mengii, Keyserling, Sitzungsber. 
der Isis zu Dresden, p. 67, pi. 1, fig. 5 (1863, edit. 
1864). 
Atelacantha Malaqensis, Simon, Hist. Nat. des 
Araign. p. 285, fig. 130 (1864). 
" Malacca," A'pyserZ???^ ; Singapore, Wallace. B.M. 
Sub-genus C alloc antha, Simon. 
54. G. geminata. 
Aranea geminata, Fabricius, Suppl. Ent. Syst. 
p. 292, nos". 38, 39. 
Gaster acantha geminata, Koch, Arachn. 4, p. 18, 
pi. 113, fig. 260(1837). 
Madras, Jerdon; Ceylon, Thwaites. B.M. 
55. G. ServiUii. 
Epeire de Serville, Guerin, Enc. Meth. 10, p. 763. 
Plectana ServiUii, Walckenaer, Apt. p. 159, n. 15 
(1837). 
Brazil. 
According to Walckenaer, it resembles G. geminata, 
but is a broader species, and different. 
5Q. G. transversalis. 
Plectana transversalis, Walckenaer, Apt, 2, p. 165, 
n. 22(1837). 
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