42 NOTES ON MILLIPEDES. 



Section Mygalomorphce. 



Family Th eraph osidce. 



These are the very large hairy spiders commonly called by 

 the English in the Straits Settlements " Tarantulas ", and called 

 by the Siamese wi Bourn," what the effect of their bite on a man 

 would be I cannot say ; it is commonly supposed that the 

 consequences would be very serious, if not fatal. 



1. Corendocnemis cunicularius, Simon. 



These large dark brown and very hairy spiders are numer- 

 ous on Penang Hill ; most of my specimens were obtained near 

 " the Crag " at an elevation of about 2200 feet. They make 

 burrows, sometimes a couple of feet deep, in the steep banks at 

 the side of the hill paths ; the round entrance hole of these 

 burrows is easily seen, and then the spider, if at home, may be 

 carefully dug out. The Kling coolies I employed to help me 

 digging were extremely afraid of these spiders, which they 

 called (in Malay) " Luba-laba rjigi sakit" (= the spider with 

 the poisonous teeth). These spiders are fierce, very strong and 

 difficult to kill without damaging them ; I have found a specimen 

 after three or four hours immersion in spirits of wine still to 

 be so lively that it had to be handled with caution. The length 

 of the caphalothorax and abdomen of one I measured was 

 46 mm. (1.8 inches), its hind-leg measuring 68 mm. (2.7 

 inches). 



2. Melopotus albostriatus, Simon. 



This species occurs in Siam ; I was given a specimen said 

 to have been caught at Ayuthia, but never came across it alive 

 myself. 



Fam i ly Barychelidce. 



o. Encyocrypta sp. incert. 



I got this spider near the foot of Gunong Pulai, Johure, in 

 September, 181)7, but did not observe whether it had a " trap- 

 door " home or not. 



Section A rac/inor/torp/iw. 



Family Pholcidce. 



