Mr. R. T. Pocock on the Genus Poecilotheria. 89 



The following are the measurements in millimetres of the 

 adult female collected by Mr. Freeman at Peradenia, and of 

 the adult male obtained by Mr. Green at Pundaloya : — 



? . Total length 48 ; length of carapace 25, width 21 ; 

 length of second leg 67, of third 58, of fourth 69 ; patella 

 and tibia of second 25, of fourth 25 ; protarsus of fourth 17. 



cJ. Total length 31; length of carapace 15, width 13; 

 length of Hist leg 61, of second 56, of third 48, of fourth 60 ; 

 tibia of fourth 14 ; protarsus of fourth 16, of first 13*3. 



(3) Poecilotheria vittata, Poc. 



Poecilotheria vittata, Poc. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xv. p. 172 

 (1895). 



Loc. S. India or Ceylon {Mr. Fanshawe's coll.) . 



A single male example only is known. 



This specimen presents the following measurements in 

 millimetres : — 



Total length 34 ; length of carapace 17, width 152 ; length 

 of first leg 72, of second 63, of third 57, of fourth 6(i ; pro- 

 tarsus of fourth 18, of first 17*8 ; tibia of fourth 15. 



(4) Poecilotheria striata, Poc. 



Poecilotheria striata, Poc. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (G) xv. p. 172 

 (1895). 



Loc. Pinang (Hardwicke coll.). 



One specimen only of this species is known. The locality 

 assigned to it is, perhaps, erroneous, since no spider resem- 

 bling a Pcecilotheria has been taken in Pinang by any 

 collectors of recent years. Nevertheless, until this particular 

 species is discovered elsewhere, which up to the present time 

 has not taken place*, there are no conclusive reasons for 

 rejecting the authenticity of the label on the type specimen. 



The measurements of the type specimen are as follows : — 



Total length 45 ; length of carapace 25, width 21* 5 ; length 

 of first leg 85, of second 72, of third 59, of fourth 74 ; patella 

 and tibia of first 31, of fourth 26 ; protarsus of fourth 19. 



(5) Pcecilotheria regalis, sp. n. (PI. VII. figs. 1-1 b.) 



Colour. — Head-shield or carapace covered above at the 

 sides with grey hairs, tinged here and there with yellow, its 

 middle third occupied by a pair of sinuous longitudinal bands 

 which start on each side of the ocular tubercle and pass 

 backwards to the posterior margin, uniting with each other 

 * For correction of this statement see note on p. 96. 



