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longer than the tibia antl almost 1-4 broader, is a trifle broader tlian tJie tro- 

 chanter is long, almost as deep as it is inoad, lô times longer than broad and 

 1-3 longer than finger; the whole chela is 2;') longer than broad; the lateral out- 

 lines are distinctly convex. The fingers bear, in addition to the well pointed 

 marginal teeth, accessory ones; the immovable finger has anteriorly at least two 

 teeth distally and posteriorly six at least, arranged from base to tip; the movable 

 finger has at least two median accessory teeth anteriorly and four posteriorly. 



Coxae. — The foui-th pair are enlarged towards the extremity and a|)pear 

 triangular, as the poslerio-interior corner is rounded and the inner side much 

 shorter than the almost straight posterior margin; the coxa is 15 longer than 

 broad. 



Legs (PI. IV, fig. 1 d). — The dorsal hairs of at least the proximal joints are 

 rather long and distinctly clavate (fig. Id); those of the distal joints are more or 

 less simple; the ventral side of the trochantin of the first pair of legs as well as 

 of the trochanter and trochantin of the fourth pair bear besides a very long, 

 slender and simple hair each. The dorsal ''tactile" hair of the fourth pair of legs 

 is placed between the median and terminal third of the joint, and is shorter than 

 its distance from the base, but longer than that from the tip; the lateral terminal 

 hair is moderately curved and simple. The tarsus of the first pair of legs is a 

 little longer than the tibia and 38 times longer than deep; the tarsus of the fourth 

 pair is 19 longer than the femur is deep and this is again 25 longer than deep. 

 The claws are simple. 



Colour. — The maxillae and palps, with the exception of light reddish 

 brown chelae, are pale brown; the head and first thoracic tergite are yellowish 

 brown and the rest of the body is yellowish, with a single median yellowish 

 brown spot on thoracic tergite II and two on the abdominal ones. 



Measurements. — Céphalothorax 0-756 (OSOO); abdomen 1-596 (1064) mm. 



Palps: trochanter 0350 (0210); femur 0532 (0-238); tibia 0504 (0268); hand 

 0-532 (0-364), depth 0350; finger 0420 mm. 



Leg I: femur 0-352 (0-145), trochantin 0(181; tibia 0262 (0.099); tarsus 0-288 

 (0-077) mm. 



Leg IV: femur 0-486 (0-180), trochantin 0216; tibia 0-414 (0-126); tarsus 0-342 

 (0-090) mm. 



Material. — The Danish Galathea Expedition has brought home a single 

 female from Teressa, one of the Nicobars; it shows in the accessor}' t^eth of the 

 fingers of the palps and its clavate hairs affinity to Ch. cimicoides F. 



18. Chelifer Galatheae n. sp. 

 (PI. IV, fig. 2 a-c). 



Indistinct ocular spots: céphalothorax a little longer than broad and indistinct 

 transverse lines; smooth with slender and ohtuse hairs. Genital area f<S) of "Cimi- 

 coides F." type. Palps smooth, shorter than body: trochanter lonyer than broad, not 



