Nephila pilipes (Fabricius 1793)

Material examined. 2 males, 1 female (SMF 56649), L2 . 1 male, 1 female (SMF 56642), L3,4. XI.2004 . 3 males, 1 female (SMF 56657), L6 . 1 female (SMF 56669), L20, at hut for bicycles, by sweep net, P. Jäger & V. Vedel leg. 17.XI.2004 . 1 female (SMF 40605), L33, at hut (restaurant) .

Although widely distributed in SE Asia these specimens represent the formal first record for Laos. As in the previous species, Argyrodes sp. and one to three Nephila males were found in webs of the females.