PLESIOPIIRICTUS. 181 



Measurements in mm. — Total length 29, carapace 13, 1st leg 30, 

 4th leg 36. 



Loc. j\asik {Millet) ; also immature specimens of a nearly allied 

 form from Eastern Poona (Irani) and Jauli in Satara (Master). 



Genus PLESIOPHRICTUS, Pocock. 

 Plesiopkrictus, 1'ocock, Journ. Bom. N. II. Soc. xii, p. 749, 1899. 



Thoracic fovea straight, transverse ; eyes of anterior line slightly 

 procurved. Labium and maxilla- spinulose. Sternum with mar- 

 ginal sigilla. Leys spined ; a few spines only on the anterior 

 tibiae and protarsi, many more upon these segments of the 3rd 

 and 4th legs ; tarsal scopuhe of 1st and 2nd entire or scarcely 

 divided, of 3rd and 4th divided by band of seta?. 



Tibia of anterior leg in male with a strong spur. 



Type, P. millardi, Pocock. 



Distribution. (South and West India ; Ceylon. 



Synopsis of Species. 



a. Protarsus of lstdeg covered above with white 



hair; rest of the body and limbs brown .... P. millardi, p. 181. 



b. Protarsus of 1st leg brown or blackish like rest 



of limbs. 

 a 1 . Anterior lateral eyes not larger than me- 

 dians ; anterior leg shorter than posterior. 



a 2 . 3rd leg less than twice as long as cara- 



pace. 



a 6 . Posterior ends of anterior eyes in a 



straight line P. sericetis, p. 182. 



b 3 . Posterior ends of anterior lateral eyes 



on a level with centres of medians . . P. collinus, p. 182. 



b 2 . 3rd leg more than twice as long as cara- 

 pace P. fabrei, p. 182. 



b l . Anterior lateral eyes much larger than 

 medians ; anterior leg not shorter than 

 posterior P. tenuipes, p. 182. 



162. Plesiophrictus millardi, Pocock, Jour. Bom. N. H. Soc. xii, 

 p. 749, 1899. 



c? . Colour a uniform mouse-brown, except that the upper side 

 of the protarsus of the 1st leg is white. Carapace as long as 

 patella and tibia of 1st and 4th legs. Legs with protarsal scopula* 

 scanty on anterior, absenl on posterior pairs; tibia of 1st slightly 

 incrassate ; spur slightly curved, directed foru ards, a tuberculiform 

 spur accompanied by a long black spine above it on the inner 

 side; many spinules between the two. Palp, unspined; spine of 

 palpal organ broad at base, filiform, and spirally twisted distal ly. 



Measurements in mm. — Total length 12, carapace 6, 1st leg 1">, 

 4th leg 16. 



Loc. Bombay : Matheran (Millard), Uran (Aitken). 



