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elevation very well marked; the tibia is 28 longer Ihan broad and has both lateral 

 outlines moderately convex; its posterior basal elevation is elongate, but very 

 distinct. The hand, which is much shorter than the tibia and only 12 broader, is 

 twice as long as broad and of a much more slender appearance; for the whole 

 chela of the male is 36 longer than broad, while it is only 31 longer than broad 

 in the female. The fingers gape scarcely more than in the other sex when closed. 



Coxae. — The coxae of the fourth pair are more slender and with the 

 posterior margin slightly concave. 



Colour. — The maxillae, palps and céphalothorax light reddish brown; 

 abdominal tergites are dark brown. 



Measurements. — Céphalothorax 0868 (0-688); abdomen 1870 (1036) mm. 



Palps: trochanter 0448 (0-235); femur 0-812 (0-255); tibia 0-785 (0-290); hand 

 0-700 (0-336) ; finger 0532 mm. 



Material. — I have examined a number of Hansen's specimens, collected in 

 rice-warehouses or in ships with rice from India. 



Remarks. — This species is in many characters of importance similar to 

 Ch. Miirrayi Poc, viz. the structure of the articulation between the trochantin and 

 the femur of the first pair of legs, by the structure of the genital area of the male 

 and the presence of sternal spine in the latter sex e. t. c, but it is nevertheless 

 very easily distinguished from it by its real eyes, maxillae which do not provide 

 any sexual difference, as well as by its less powerful palps f. inst. I have like 

 Hansen identified this species with Simon's Ch. siibriiber Sim., because it does not 

 differ from this species in any features of importance, but as Simon's description 

 is very short, direct comparison between the various specimens is necessary, before 

 their identity can be regarded as safely established. If this proves true, this species 

 will have a very wide range, viz. in Denmark, England, France, North-Africa and 

 India. 



11. Chelifer Murragi Poc. 

 (PI. Ill, figs. 8 a-j.) 



1900. R. J. Pocock (17.) p. 156, pi. XVI, fig. 1, la. 

 Ocular spnts present ; two transverse, in tlie middle almost straight stripes present, 

 of whicli the anterior is the more distinct; céphalothorax u>ith clavate hairs, and 

 distinctly, but minutely granular. Posterior abdominal tergites unth a single lateral 

 and median tiair on each side in front of transverse marginal row and two last seg- 

 ments with "tactile" hairs. The IV — A' sternites (<^) with a great number of short 

 spines. Genital area of the male of "Snbraber" type. The granular palps are a little 

 shorter (^) or distinctly longer (<^) than the body: the trochanter is distinctly longer 

 than broad and lias posterior margin as well as dorsal surface produced into conical 

 tubercles. The femur is 3 (^) or 27 (^) longer than broad, distinctly shorter and a 

 little narrower them the tibia, which has the lateral outlines distinctly (^) or moderately 

 ((}) conve.v raid //le posterior basal elevation fairly prominenl ; llie hiuul is 1-'i ('}) or 



