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Chelifer scorpioides, Hermann. 



1897. C hemes minutus, Ellingsen, Norske Pseudoscorpioner, p. 12. 



England. I have seen specimens taken by Mr. F. W. Wilson 

 at Roydon (Essex) and at Beckenham (Kent), in both localities 

 in a rubbish heap. I have also examined a specimen from 

 Wey bridge (Surrey) ; Mr. H. Donisthorpe took at the latter 

 locality several specimens from a nest of Formica rufa. 



The study of a great number of specimens, males and females, 

 from Italy (collected at Rome by Mr. Adolfo Rossi, who has 

 liberally sent them to me for examination) has convinced me that 

 the new species which I described in 1897 as Cherries minutus is 

 only the male of C. scorpioides, Hermann, such as this species was 

 established by Tomosvary ; whether it is that of earlier authors 

 will be more difficult to decide. But Tbmosvary certainly had 

 only female specimens before him, with stagshorn-like galea, 

 while the males have the galea more simple, with a couple of 

 teeth on the outer side, this being the reason why I did not 

 identify C. minutus with C. scorpioulcs. 



Chelifer Panzeri, (A L. Koch. 



? 1837. Chelifer Panzeri, C. L. Koch, Dtschl. Crust., Jfijr. u. 



Arachn. h. 7, n. G, t. 6. 

 ? 1843. Chelifer Panzeri, C. L. Koch, Die Arachniden. x. p. 44, 

 f. 782, 783. 

 1879. Chelifer n/feolus, E. Simon, Arachn. de France, vii. p. 41, 



pi. xviii. f. 15. 

 1905. Chernes rufeolus, E. Simon, Cambridge, Proc. Dorset. Field. 

 Club, xxvi. p. 56, pi. B, f. 29, 30. 



No eyes, nor ocular spots. 



Colour. Sclerites and cephalothorax brown (the anterior part 

 of cephalothorax sometimes darker than the posterior half) ; 

 palps dark reddish brown, the interstitial parts and legs greyish 

 white. 



Cephalothorax a little longer than wide, behind the anterior 

 groove nearly parallel-sided, before the groove evenly rounded. 

 Two distinct, rather broad transverse grooves, of which the 

 anterior one is about in the middle, turning forwards laterally ; 



