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Thorellia ensifera Thorell 
9 Females, 3 males. Tongatabu. 2 Females, 
1 male. Vava'u. Widespread in the central 
and eastern regions of the Pacific as far west 
as Fiji. First record for Tongatabu. 
Vitia albipalpis Marples 
1 Male. Nuku'alofa, Tongatabu. Described 
from Fiji, first record for Tonga. 
THERIDIIDAE 
Conopistha samoensis L. Koch 
2 Females. Tongatabu. Widespread species. 
Conopistha unimaculata Marples 
1 Female. Tongatabu. Previously recorded 
from Samoa and Niue, as well as Tonga. 
Rhomphaea cometes L. Koch 
1 Male. Tongatabu. 1 Male. Falevau Island, 
Vava'u. New records for Tonga. Known also 
from Fiji, Samoa, and Tahiti. 
Theridion adamsoni Berland 
1 Male, imm. Tongatabu. Probably belong- 
ing to this species, previously known from 
Tahiti, Austral Islands, and Samoa. 
Theridion albostriatum L. Koch 
1 Male. Vava'u. Widespread species, previ- 
ously recorded from Tongatabu. 
Theridion aleipata Marples 
2 Females. Tongatabu. 3 Females. Vava'u. 
New record for Tonga, previously known 
from Samoa and Aitutaki. 
TETRAGNATHIDAE 
Leucauge tuberculata Keyserling 
2 Females. Tongatabu. 2 Females. Vava'u. 
1 Female. Eua Island, Ha'apai. Widespread in 
the central and eastern parts of the Pacific. 
Previously recorded from Tongatabu. 
Tetragnatha macilenta L. Koch 
2 Females and 2 imm. Tongatabu. 1 Female, 
1 male. Ohonua, Ha'apai. 3 Females and 2 
imm. 2 Males. Vava'u. Widespread species 
not previously recorded from Tonga. 
Tetragnatha panopea L. Koch 
1 Male. Tongatabu. Widespread species, first 
record from Tonga. 
EPEIRIDAE 
Cyclosa litoralis (L. Koch) 
1 Female. Vava'u. The specimen is smaller 
than ones from Samoa and the epigynum is 
slightly different, but it seems likely to be 
this species. It is widespread and occurs in 
both Fiji and Samoa. This is the first record 
of a Cyclosa from Tonga. 
Cyrtophora moluccensis Doleschall 
13 Females. Tongatabu. 6 Females. Vava'u. 
A very widespread species. 
Epeira theisi Walckenaer 
2 Females. Tongatabu. 7 Females, 2 males. 
Vava'u. Very widespread species, new record 
for Vava'u. 
Epeira plebeja L. Koch 
1 Female, 1 male imm. Eua Island, Ha'apai. 
1 Male imm. Tongatabu. This female has a 
mottled brownish abdomen whose shape and 
pattern do not resemble those of E. theisi, 
though the epigynum is similar. According 
to the distinctions given by Berland (1935) it 
appears to be E. plebeja, a species already re- 
corded from Tonga and from Fiji. The two 
immature males probably belong to the 
same species. 
Nephila flagellans L. Koch 
3 Females, 1 male. Tongatabu. Previously 
recorded. 
