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of llie fourth pair are sometimes longer than the tibia f. iiist. in Garijpiis irriigaliis 

 Sim. (PI. II, tig. 1 (1), Olpiiun Birmaniciim n. sp. (lig. 7 h) or Olp. cordimanum Balz., 

 but most often of erjual length as in Garijpus Cuijnbaims lîalz., or much shorter as 

 in G. Floridcnsis Bks., Olpium cnissichelatuin Balz, and Ganjpiiuis nobilis n. sp. 

 (Pi. II, lig. 8 f and fig. 9 b, p. 41). While the second tarsal joint in most Hemicleno- 

 dactyli is a great deal longer than the first, we find often, that the opposite is the 

 case, in many of the Garypidae Hans. The second joint is almost twice as long as 

 the basal in Garypinus diniidiatus L. K. and Olpium Binnaniciim n. sp. (figs. 7 g-h), 

 distinctly longer (but less so) in G. nobilis n. sp. (figs. 8 f — g) and G. n. sp. from 

 Hawaii; but it is in most species a little longer or of equal length f. inst. in 

 Garypus irrugatus Sim. (figs. 1 c-d), Olpium cordimanum Balz, and Garypinus Pata- 

 gonicus Ell. (70. p. 6) or even shorter f. inst. in Garypus Cnyabanus Balz, or much 

 shorter as in G. Floridensis Bks. or Olpium crassichelatam Balz. (figs. 9a-b, p. 41). 



The arolium is sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than the claws; it is 

 in Olpium Birmanicum n. sp. divided into two portions (cf. p. 100). The hairs of the 

 legs are like those of the palps most often fairly long, slender and simple with 

 the exception of most species of Garypus L. K., in which they are at least partly 

 short and obtuse. The dorsal '"tactile" hair at the base of first tarsal joint in the 

 fourth pair of legs seems to be wanting in Garypus L. K., but is well developed in 

 the two other genera and sometimes even exceptionally long and slender f. inst. in 

 Olpium n. sp. from Queensland, in which it is much longer than the tarsi and as 

 long as the tibia. The terminal lateral hairs of the tarsi, which is found in the 

 Obisiidae Hans, as well as in most of the Cheliferidae Hans., could not be discovered 

 and is scarcely present. 



From the above it will easily be realised, how variable the Garypidae Hans, 

 are in almost all respects; the differences, found in the structures of the antennae, 

 céphalothorax and legs are greater than those of almost any of the other families. 

 Few are the characters indeed, by which all its members may be distinguished 

 from either the Pseudobisiinae Hans, or Cheliferinae Sim.; from the former practi- 

 cally only those taken from the serrula exterior, and shape and size of the céphalo- 

 thorax, from the latter those taken from the two-jointed tarsi and the number of 

 the eyes. Scarcely any character is found common to all the members of this 

 family, neither found in the Pseudobisiinae Hans, nor Cheliferinae Sim. The family 

 stands between the Pseudobisiinae Hans, and the Cheliferidae Hans, and connects 

 them in several respects in the most beautiful manner; the forms, belonging to 

 this family often pass into each other without sharp limitation between the genera, 

 except one, and they are not arranged in subfamilies in similarity to the other 

 Chelonethi. But it is not to be understood, that the Garypidae Hans, only show 

 structural features, a more or less dull imitation, of those found in either of the 

 two families; far from that; many of its forms provide characters in the shape of 

 the céphalothorax and in the structures of the antennae, which are quite unique- 

 f. inst. the form of the galea, fiagellum and serrula exterior of Garypus irrugatus 



