THE ARACHNIDAN FAUNA. 



BY W. J. RAINBOW, 

 Entomologist, Australian Museum. 



THE Arachnological Collection obtained by Mr. Hedley during 

 his sojourn on the Island of Funafuti, although not large, is, 

 nevertheless, more representative of its branch of Invertebrate 

 Fauna than was the Entomological Collection. Had it been 

 possible to have made a thorough and systematic search, there 

 is little doubt but that many interesting forms would have been 

 brought to light. As it is, however, the collection is not without 

 interest, and it is hoped, value. In all there were 88 specimens 

 procured, and these are distributed as follows : 



Order ' Fami *- Spedmens. 



Scorpionidfe .. ... Androctonidae ... ... 4 



Chelonethi Cheliferidaa 8 



Acarina ... ... Oribatidae ... ... 14 



Araneidae ... ... Epeiridse ... ... 32 



... Tetragnathidae ... ... 1 



Uloboridaa 12 



Drassidaa 3 



Scytodre 3 



... Thomisidae ... ... 4 



... Salticidae ... ... 7 



Total ... "88 



Of these the following table will show the results of the exami- 

 nation of the collection : 



S^eS Spates. 



Scorpionidse ... Androctonidae ... ... .1 



Chelonethi ... Cheliferidoa 1 ... 1 



Acarina3 ... ... Oribatidaa ... ... ... 1 



Araneidae ... ... Epeiridse ... ... 2 ... 10 



Tetragnathidaa ... 1 ... 



Uloboridaa 1 ... 



Drassidse 1 ... 



Scytodae 1 ... 



Thomisidw 2 ... 



Salticidse 1 . . 2 



Total 10 15 



