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4. Artema atlanta, Walck. 



This elegant spider, better known as Pholcvs borbonicus, 

 with exceedingly long and slender legs is common in disused 

 buildings in Bangkok. It is pale reddish brown in colour, ex- 

 cept the abdomen which is grey. They apparently make no 

 webs ; they can run very fast, but, as long as these is no crevice 

 to dart away into, are easily caught in the hand. They may 

 be from the tip of one extended fore-leg to the other as much 

 as 140 mm. (or 5 J- inches); though the length of the cephalotho- 

 rax and abdomen is only 10 mm. (or .4 of an inch). 



Family A rgiopidce. 



5. Argiope ccmula, Walck. 



This species, which is widely distributed throughout the 

 Oriental regien, I obtained in Bangkok. 



6. Araneus de haanii, Dol. 



Collected in a house in Bangkok in July 1898. 



7. Heremiia ntultipuneta, Dol. 



Obtained on Penang Hill in March 1896. 



8. Nephila maculata, Fabr. 



This is the most striking in appearance of the Malay spiders 

 I have come across, and is by no means rare- It lives on trees 

 both in gardens and in the jungle, but occasionally wanders 

 into buildings, as I got a specimen in the Officer's Mess at 

 Tanglin in April 1896. Its large web, constructed of beautiful 

 yellow silk, is usually spread between two trees, and the great 

 black and yellow spider sitting motionless, with legs spread out 

 in the middle of it, in bright sunshine makes a fine picture. If 

 taken in the hand, the collector will find this spider can bite 

 hard with its powerful nippers. Besides Singapore I have noted 

 this species in Taiping, Perak, in Bangkok and at Muok Lek in 

 the Dong Phya Phai, Siam : it also occurs in Borneo, Celebes, 

 Halmahera, Ternate, Batchian, New Britain, Solomon Islands, etc. 



A Bangkok specimen was coloured as follows : — 



