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cephalothorax, shining intense black. 



abdomen, various shades of brown, with black marks 



and two conspicuous yellow spots, 

 limbs, red brown, black at the joints. 

 This species attains a great size ; in an individual I meas- 

 ured the length of the cephalothorax and abdomen was 3C> 

 mm. (1.4 inches). 



9. Nephila malabarensis, Walck. 



This prettily marked spider is very common, especially 

 about houses, making large webs under the eaves of roofs, in 

 verandahs, etc ; when houses are not at hand it seems equally 

 content with rocks. I have noticed this species in Penang 

 (especially near " the Crag "), in Singapore, in Alor Star, Kedah, 

 in Bangkok and in Chantaboon : it also occurs in Java, Hal- 

 mahera and other places in the East Indies. Quite small spiders 

 will nearly always be found living in the webs of this species. 

 I have not been able to make out so far if they belong to a 

 different species, or if they are the males of the big females 

 which construct the webs. 



Colour (in life.) Upper surface of cephalothorax dark brown 

 or dark red ; upper surface of abdomen mottled olive brown, 

 or whitey buff with brown marks. The specimens with the 

 brown cephalothorax usually have red or rich orange mark- 

 ings underneath the cephalothorax and abdomen, those with red 

 above have bright yellow markings underneath. The legs are 

 pale yellow, black about the joints, and the last segment in each 

 leg is brown. 



10. Gastemcantha sp. incert. 



This curious looking spider, with hard transversely dilated 

 six-spined abdomen, is not uncommon in the jungle on Penang 

 Hill. I have found it at elevation of from 2000 to 2400 feet 

 during March 1898. It makes a very large, strong, geo- 

 metrically arranged web of white silk between the stems or 

 branches of trees ; this web it keeps very tidy. One web, which 

 I particularly noted, was situated between branches of trees 

 over 15 feet apart, and was about 9 feet from the ground. The 

 transverse width of its abdomen from point to point may exceed 

 one inch (one fine specimen measured 28J mm.) 



