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THELYPHONID.T,. 



b. First abdominal sternum with a narrow 

 median depression and without ridges. 

 a 1 . Lateral pits on first abdominal sternum 



deep and nearer the border L. cvrvinus, p. 1 10. 



b 1 . Lateral pits on first abdominal sternum 



shallow and further from the border. ... L. tauricornis, p. 109. 



Males. 



a. Upper side of hand with wide depression ; 



tibia of chela with inferior anguliform 



prominence L. proboscideus, p. 108. 



b. Upper side of hand not depressed ; tibia 



of chela without inferior prominence. 



a 2 . Anterior edge of tibial apophysis con- 

 cave at base; inner edge of hand with 

 scarce a trace of prominence L. cervinus. p. 110. 



b~. Anterior edge of tibial apophysis 

 straight at base ; inner edge of hand 

 with distinct anguliform prominence . . L. tauricornis, p. 109. 



00. Labochirus proboscideus, Butler, A. M. K. II (4) x, p. 203, 



pi. xiii, tig. 3, 1872 (tf) ; Karseh, Berl. ent. Zeits. xxxvi, p. 305 

 (Thelvphonus) ; Tarnani, Horce Soc. Ent. Boas, xxiv, p. 533, pi. iii, 

 tig. 9*6, 1890 (Hvpoctonus) ; Pococl; A.M. N. H. (6), xiv, p. 13L>, 

 1894; Kraep. Abh. Ver. Hamb. xv, p. 42, pi. ii, tig. 43, 1897 ; id. 

 Tierr., Scarp, etc. p. 227, 1899 (Labochirus): parvimanus, Butler, 

 Cist. Ent. i, p. 130. tig. 3, 1873, $ (Thelvphonus). 



cS . Colour black or deep brown above, sinning mahogany-red 



B A. 



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Fig. 33. — Labochirus proboscideus. rf • 



A. Anterior end of carapace and chela: a, rostrum; /', maxillary process ; 



e, trochanter ; /, femur ; g, tibia ; //, hand ; d, tibial apophysis; c, prom- 

 inence on lower side of tibia. 



B. Extremity of tibia and hand : e, depression on upper side of band. 



C. Maxillary processes: /, spinifbrm tooth. 



below : legs with femora and at least patellar black or dark brown, 

 distal segments paler, tarsi yellow. Carapace ami terga coarsely 

 rugose, carapace smoother in front of tin 1 eyes. First abdominal 

 sternum almost smooth, sparsely punctured in the middle and 



