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IIr'ii löwaids llie distal third vltv disliiu'lly convex, and has Ihe posterior basal 

 elevation obsolete or almost so. The hand, which is a little longer, hnt 14 broader 

 than the til)ia, is 12 longer than the trochanter, 16 longer than broad, 17 longer 

 than deep and 14 longer than linger; the chela is 26 longer than ])road; the 

 lateral outlines of the hand are beyond stalk abruptly convex, most so the poste- 

 rior one, and then moderately convex; the dorsal and ventral margins are as usual 

 well marked ofT from the stalk, especially when observed from behind, and very 

 moderately convex. 



Coxae. — The fourth pair of the coxae is almost trapezoid and not enlarged 

 towards the extremity, being 1-5 longer than broad; the poslerio-interior corner is 

 obtuse-angled, and the inner margin is only a trifle shorter than the hinder one, 

 which is slightly concave. 



Legs. — The hairs are either moderately long or very long an<i most of 

 Ihein are not (juite simple, but jirovided with a single or a few distal teeth; the 

 trochanter and the trochantin bear below in addition to these a few very long and 

 extremely slender, completely simple hairs; the "/ac^iVe" hair of the fourth pair of 

 legs is placed at the base; the lateral terminal hair of the tarsus is moderately 

 curved. The trochantin of the fourth pair of legs is distinctly wider than the femur 

 proper and the femur of the fourth pair of legs is 2-3 longer than deep; the tarsus 

 is a little shorter than the libia in the HrsI i)air of legs and 3'6 longer than deep, 

 while that of the fourth pair is only 12 longer than the femur is deep. 



Colour. — The maxillae and the three proximal joints of the palps are light 

 brown, while the hand and fingers are reddish brown; the céphalothorax and 

 tergal sclerites are yellowish brown. 



Measurements. — Céphalothorax M20 (0-960); abdomen 3080 (1-260) mm. 



Palps: trochanter 0-532 (0-364); femur 0-890 (0-405); tibia 0938 (0448); hand 

 1008 (0-644), depth 0588; finger 0-700 mm. 



Leg 1: femur 0666 (0270), trochantin 0135; tibia 0-486 (0162); tarsus 0423 

 (0117) mm. 



Leg IV: femur 0990 (0432), trochantin 0425; tibia 0-756 (0252); tarsus 0-522 

 (0-162) mm. 



Material. — The Danish Galathea Expedition brought home two not very 

 well preserved females from the Kar-Nikobar Island, one of the Nicobars; I have 

 also examined a number of specimens, most females and young ones (only three 

 males) from Kuala Aring (Kelantan), which by M. E. Simon were identified w-ith 

 Ch. Jauanus Thor., as well as a large number of females — one with egg-bundel 

 attached to the genital area — and young ones, which were collected at Tarrawaddi 

 — Burma — by Mr. Oates. 



Remarks. — It is onlj' with hesitation, that I establish this new species, 

 because it seems to be very nearly related to C/i. Jauanus Thor, and because it 

 was identified with this species by such an able naturalist as E. Simon, but the 

 following dilTerences seem to me lo be too important to discard altogether. Ch. 



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