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allied Phr. lunuius, in having shorter palpi, with a different sort of spines. 

 Gervais (Apt.) has, in all, nine, among which are four new species of this 

 genus Phr. scalier, from the Seychelles and Mauritius ; Phr. cheiracantJnts, 

 from Guiana ; Phr. Grayi, from the Philippines ; Phr. Whitei, from Bengal. 



Whilst Gervais (Apteres) notices only the species of Thetyjihomts, given 

 in Lucas's Monograph, Koch (Arachn. x, 2 Hft.) has enriched that genus 

 with a series of new species from very various parts of the earth ; Th. 

 Brasilia/ms, from Brazil ; Th. Manillanus, from Manilla ; Th. Antillanus, 

 from St. Domingo ; Th. Linganus, from the Island of Linga (Farther India) ; 

 Th. Australians, from New Holland. In the same work are also given 

 figures of Th.giganteus, Luc., from Mexico (both sexes) ; Th. ntfpes, Luc., 

 from Java; and Th. proscorpio, Latr. (do.) The citations from Lucas's 

 Monograph, referring to the two former species, appear to have been 

 inadvertently omitted. 



SCORPIONIDES. A number of new species in this family have been noticed 

 by Gervais (1. c.) who, however, himself refers to a memoir in the ' Archiv. 

 d. Mus. d'Hist. Nat.' iii, which is stated to contain detailed descriptions and 

 figures. I defer the Report until this conies before me. 



OBISIBES. Koch (Arach. x, Bd. 3, 4 Hft.) has completed our knowledge 

 of this family with a number of new species : Chelifer gramdatus, grandima- 

 nus, ixoides, Panzeri, Widen, Reussii, Fabricii, Hahnii, Schaefferi, depressns ; 

 Obisimn sylvaticum, fuscimanum, dumicola, carcinoides, tenellum, elimatum, 

 gracile, dull inn, all from Germany ; and besides these, two new genera are 

 exhibited, Chthonlus, with the two species, Ch. trombidioides (Che I. tromb., 

 Latr., ischnochelus, Herrm.) and Ch. orthodadylus (Obis, orthod., Leach), the 

 generic characters are not, however, here stated ; Pelorus, with one new 

 species : P. rujimonus, from Brazil, according to the author's account with 

 the tarsal articulation of Chelifer, and the eyes of Obisittm ; but as he had 

 only a very imperfect specimen to examine, he has been deceived in the 

 latter particular ; there are not, for instance, four eyes present, but only two, 

 and even these are indicated only by a clear point in the horny covering of 

 the cephalo-thorax. Since similar imperfectly-formed eyes are also pre- 

 sented in some true Cheliferi, this genus, which would possess a greater 

 number of species, still requires more accurate definition. 



GALEODIDES. Captain Hutton has communicated his observations on the 

 habits of an Indian Galeodes. (Ann. Nat. Hist, xii, p. 81. Froriep. N. 

 Notiz. 28 Bd. p. 49.) It is wholly nocturnal and very rapacious, seizing 

 even large and hard-winged Beetles with its powerful jaws, and biting them 

 into pieces with the greatest ease. A Lizard, also, 3 inches long without 

 the tail, was seized by the Galeodes, and almost entirely devoured ; but the 

 insect was then so gorged that it remained fourteen days motionless. An- 

 other Lizard was bitten iu the side by a Galeodes, but lived notwithstanding 

 the wound, whence the author concludes that the bite is not venomous. A 



