165 Lu ; L I B R ^ R 



longer than llie fingers. I think, lliat a reexamination of Daday's specimens from 

 German New Guinea, in wiiich tliis species abounds, is necessary to sellie the 

 question if they really ought to be referred to Ch. scorpioides Herrn., which has a 

 male genital area of the "'Cimicoides F." type and accessory teeth of the fingers of 

 the palps like this, in addition to a remarkable long Irochantin of the fourth pair 

 of legs. 



17. Chelifer modcstiis n. sp. 

 (PI. IV, figs. 1 a-d). 



Ocular sjwts; dislind median liansuersi' siilnre, hdcndlij tinned hachwards ami 

 directed forwards on céphalothorax, lohich is distinctly granular with clavnte hairs. 

 Posterior nianjin of /irsi abdominal tenjites curved backwards in tlie middle. The 

 more or less granular palps are as long as the bodg : the trochanter is distinctly longer 

 Ihiui broad and its dorsal surface a Utile produced posteriorly : the femur is 2-2 longer 

 than broad, a little longer but distinctly narrower than the tibia, which has the 

 lateral outlines moderately convex, and the posterior basal elevation fairly prominent. 

 The hand is i -4 broader than the tibia and IS longer than the fingers, which bear 

 accessory teeth. Hairs of legs partly clavate and the dorsal "tactile" of the fourth 

 pair of legs placed almost in the middle, but nearer to the tip them to the base; 

 the tarsus of the fust pair of legs is a little longer than the tibia and J'cS' longer 

 than deep. 



?. Céphalothorax. — Not very distinct ocular spots are present. The 

 cephalolhoracic shield is longer than broad, measured to hindmost margin of the 

 second lergite, but not longer than the real breadth in this with eggs dilated 

 female ; the lateral margins of the shield establish an obtuse angle just opposite to 

 the transverse line, in front of which the margin is straight and directed forwards 

 and inwards, while it behind is moderately concave and directed backwards. The 

 median transverse suture is narrow, but distinct, almost straight in the middle, but 

 laterally curved backwards and directed forwards, giving the posterior margin of 

 the head the appearance of being distinctly convex. No posterior suture is found, 

 but the limitation between the two thoracic tergites is nevertheless distinct on 

 account of the wanting granulation of the second tergite; the hindmost margin of 

 this as well as of the first thoracic tergite is distinctly curved backwards. The 

 head as well as the first thoracic tergite is everywhere granular with large and 

 round granules : those of the second tergite are scarcely visible except on a black 

 median spot, which is granular in the same fashion as the head. The céphalo- 

 thorax is everywhere provided with moderately long, distinctly clavate hairs; four 

 rather long ones are found along front margin and about ten shorter ones along 

 the hindmost. 



Abdomen. — The abdomen is fairly long and slender and almost oval with 

 its greatest breadth somewhat in front of the middle; at least the II VIII tergites 

 are longitudinally divided by a broad not very distinct longitudinal line; the tergites 



