As I'ar as the liuliati s[)ecies arc conciMiiud wilhoiit doul)! only a small per- 

 centage is known; many of the descriptions of these arc too imperfect for a sure 

 identification. Tiae two authors, who have given the best descjiptions of a greater 

 number of Indian species are E. Simon and T. Thorell; those of the former are 

 sharp and concise, but sometimes loo short, those of the latter are very long and 

 most often excellent, but rather difhcull to use. The descriptions of both these 

 authors would have been very much enhanced by drawings of the |)alps, like those 

 given by L. Balzan, for it is very difficult to give the details of the structure of 

 these appendages in a satisfactory manner without the support of figures. 



The first chapter of the general pari of this paper deals with the geographical 

 distribution of the false-scorpions and gives a list of the described Asiatic species; 

 in the following the history of our knowledge of and the variations in the structure 

 of the antennae, maxillae, palps, legs and coxal sacs will be discussed; the last 

 chapter of the general part will be given to criticism of the difTercnt established 

 systems and to a synoptic key of the adopted families and subfamilies. In the 

 systematic \y,\rl the characteristics of each family and subfamily will lie given, 

 the value of the genera will be examined and new and old genera and specific 

 characters will be discussed; under each subfamily a synopsis of the established 

 genera, and under each genus one of the Indian species will be found. AH species 

 of Chelonethi, recorded from the Indian Region, will be mentioned in this paper, 

 and as far as possible sufficient data given for their identification; of all the species, 

 described and undescribed, which have been examined, a new description has been 

 given, accompanied with at least a figure of the palp. The descriptions may per- 

 haps be found too long, but it must be remembered, that the badly defined genera 

 make it necessary to include characters, which are probably generic, in the descrip- 

 tion of a species, if we wish to make it possible for future workers with security 

 to determine its genus. In the caracteristic of the species characters are used, 

 which are often difficult to examine and sometimes making a partly dissection of 

 the animal necessary, e. g. the maxillae of Chthonius C. K. and the coxal sac of 

 ''Lophochernes Sim."; but this method is certainly justified, if our aim is not only 

 to make an identification of the different forms possible, but also to judge about 

 their whole systematic position. 



Copenliagen, September 1905. 



C. J. With. 



