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PHRYNICIIID.E. 



Phrvnichus, Karsch, Arch. Nat. xlv, p. 195, 1879; Pocock, A. M- 

 N. II. (6) xiv, p. 294, 1894; Kraep. Tierr., Scorp. etc. p. 236, 

 ] 899. 



Phrvnischus, Simon, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. lxi, p. 50, 1892. 



Characters as undde the heading Phrynichidce. Kecognizable 

 from the African genus Damon by the presence of only one long 

 spiue on the upper side of the hand and by having the tibia of the 

 4th leg undivided. 



Type, P. lunatus, Pallas. 



Distribution. East Africa, Arabia, Western India and Siam. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 



Adult with three long spines at distal end of 

 tibia of chela ; under side of hand smooth .... 



Adult with two long spines at distal end of chela 

 above ; under side of hand with irregular rows 

 of granules. 

 a 1 . Of large size (25 to 35 mm. long) ; second 



P. phipsoni) p. 127, 



P. lunatus, p. 126. 



sternum of abdomen with pair of lobes 

 Of small size (up to 15 mm.); second sternum 

 without pair of lobes P. pusillus, p. 128. 



105. PhrynicllUS lunatus, Pallas, Spic. Zonl. ix, p. 35, t. hi, figs. 3 6, 

 1772 (Phalangium) ; Fair. Ent. Syst. ii, p. 433, 1793 (Tarantula) : 

 ceylonicus, C. Koch, Arachn. x, p. 35, fig. 776, 1843 (Phrynus) : 

 reniformis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x, p. 619, 1758, in part (Phalan- 

 gium); Karsch, Arch. Nat. xlv, p. 195, 1879; Kraep. Abh. Ver. 

 Hamb. xiii, p. 10, 1895 (Tarantula) ; id. Tierr. , Scorp. etc. p. 237, 

 1899 (Phrynichus). 



5 . Colour nearly black or red- 

 dish brown, with three grey spots 

 on the upper side of the femora of 

 the legs ; much paler in recently- 

 moulted specimens. Carapace 

 and terga granular throughout ; 

 q sterna smooth, obsoletely punc- 

 tured ; 1st furnished with a pair 

 of longitudinally subcrescentic 

 depressions, the middle of its 

 posterior border lightly concave 

 and fringed with rod hairs; middle 

 of posterior border of 2nd also 

 lightly concave and furnished 

 with a pair of chitinous lobes 

 which meet in t lie middle line. 

 Chelae with coxalsegmenl granular 

 below, smooth in the middle : 

 bordered behind with a crest of 



Fig. 42. — A. Extremity of tibia of 

 chela of Phrynichus lunatus : 



a, .rudiment of first spine ; 



b, second, c, third spine. 

 I>. Extremity of tibia, of chela of 



J', lunatus from below : e, distal 

 spine. 

 0. Ditto (if /'. phipsoni : d, distal 

 spine. 



trochanter with upper surface 



