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this species which both L. Koch and E. Simon have dropped into 

 the synonyms of C. cimicoides, Fabr., or at most regarded as a 

 variety of the latter species. But it may happen that C. L. Koch 

 indeed had before him some examples of the same species as the 

 English specimens. The identity of the habitat may strengthen 

 this. C. L. Koch said, indeed, about his specimens, that they 

 had been found "in Pferdest alien " — "in altem Heu." One 

 thing is certain, the English specimens are quite different from 

 C. cimicoides, and it would be impossible to regard them as a 

 variety of this species. Mr. E. Simon has had examples of the 

 species, and has referred them to C. rnfeolus. 



Chelifer Wideri, C. L. Koch. 



Mr. H. Wallis Kew has collected this species at West Wickham 

 (Kent), one $, two $ , under bark of an old oak-tree, and at 

 Edwinstowe (Nottinghamshire), a young female under similar 

 circumstances. 



I have compared these with specimens from Einkenberg, near 

 Berlin, and can find no essential differences. The English $ 

 specimens have the inner side of the tibia of the palps passing 

 more gradually from the stalk, the German ones a little more 

 abruptly so ; but the single English <$ I have seen is, in this 

 respect, quite like the German. 



Chelifer cancroides, L. 



England : Polegate (Sussex), obtained by Mr. C. H. Caffyn, 

 from fig-refuse in a confectioner's factory ; two specimens 

 S and ? . 



Chelifer Kewi, nov. sp. 



Two distinct eyes, one on each side. 



The body broadly oviform. 



Colour. The whole animal of a uniform dark brown, except 

 the interstitial parts and the legs, these being somewhat 

 lighter. 



Cephalothorax about as long as broad behind, gradually 

 narrowing forwards, the lateral margins nearly straight, the 



