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TETRAGNATHIDAE 
Tetragnatha panopea L. Koch 
1$ and 2 imm., Id • Tokelau. This species 
is recorded also from Samoa, Ellice, New 
Hebrides, and Lord Howe Islands. The male 
is smaller than a Samoan specimen but resem- 
bles it in details of palp and chelicera. 
EPEIRIDAE 
Epeira theisi Walckenaer 
1 $ , Id. Tongatabu. 28 $ and 15 imm., 5cf 
and 4 imm. Tokelau. 5 9 and 5 imm., Id'. 
Pukapuka. 1 9 and 1 imm. Rarotonga. This 
species is common and widespread through- 
out the Pacific. The colour of the abdomen 
is very variable, from almost black with a 
mid-dorsal longitudinal white band to a pale 
speckled condition, but all seem to belong 
to this species. 
Cyrtophora moluccensis Doleschall 
30 9 . Tongatabu. 1 9 and 1 imm. Niue. Wide- 
spread in the Pacific. 
Nephila prolixa L. Koch 
1 9 . Tongatabu. 1 9 . Niue. This species is 
recorded previously from Fiji, Tonga, and 
Samoa. In Samoa there has been no record 
since that of Koch. Since it is so large and 
conspicuous it is unlikely to have been over- 
looked by both collectors and residents. Pos- 
sibly the record is of one accidentally intro- 
duced and it is no longer present. 
Nephila flagellans L. Koch 
19 imm., Id imm. Tongatabu. Recorded 
previously from Fiji and Tonga. 
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