natural, history

22. Gasteracantba taeniata obsoletipict. Strand 1915Brit. Mus. Exped.: 1 Cj?, Bellona, I., Matehenua, 29.-30.11.J953.14 W, Rennell 1., Hutuna, 14.10.-2.11.1953.Gasteracantha taeniata (Walckenaer) 1841 is known from New Guinea, Aru Islands,Bismarck Archipelago, New Hebrides and New Caledonia. Gasteracantha taeniataobsoletipicta Strand was previously known only from Banka Island, Sumatra.FA MILY TETRAGNATH IDAE23. Leucauge celebesiana (Walckenaer) 1841Danish Exped.: 1 Cj?, Sl. No. L. 357, Rennelll., Lavanggu, cultivated area with Papaya,on decaying wood and on and in ground, all. 50 m. 151. 10.-12. II. 1951.I :fl, St. No. L. 367, Rennell I., Te-Avamanggu, rain forest and cultivated area, alt.7S m., 17.10.1951.Brit. Mus. Exped.: 1o, 3 '(i?, Rennell I., Hutuna, October-November 1953.3 W, Guadalcanal, Tapenanje, 10.-20.12.1953.This species is known from India, the Sunda Archipelago and Hong Kong.24. Leucauge grata (Guerin) 1830Brit. Mus. Exped.: 1 Cj?, Hutuna, November 1953.This species is known from the Sunda Archipelago, the Moluccas, New Guineaand the Solomon Islands.25. Tetragnatba ceylonica O. Pickard-Cambridge 1869Danish Exped.: 1 ~, St. No. L. 378, Niupani, Lake Te-Nggano, low vegetation nearlake, all. 22 m., 22.-23.10.1951.1 Cj?, S1. No. L. 379, Niupani, Lake Te-Nggano, sun-exposed grass-plain near lake,all. 23 m., 24.10.1951.This species is known from India to New Guinea.26. Tetragnatba macilenta L. Koch 1871Brit. Mus. Exped.: 16, Hutuna, 20.-24.11.1953.This species is known from Norfolk Id., Tonga, Samoa, the Marianas, Hawaii andthe Marquesas Islands.77