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Javaniis Thor. has Ihe galea undivided, I he [)alps "impressi-piinclali", llie tibial 

 part (airly oval with a rather long stalk and the abdomen dark-hrown with lighter 

 spots, while Ch. plebejus n. sp. has the galea provided with distal branches, the 

 palps completely smooth, the tibia strongly convex with very short stalk, and the 

 abdomen light brown. As the genital area of the male is of the same structure as 

 in Ch. Birmanicas Thor., it must be regarded as related to this species. It is easily 

 distinguished from all other species of this group, mentioned here, except Cli. Java- 

 nns Thor., by its trochanter, which does not possess any dorsal tubercle. 



30. Chelifer orites Thor. 



1889. T. Thoreil (10.) pp. 597—599, tav. V, hg. 7. 

 19017. E. Ellingsen (18.) pp. 208— 209. 



Ocular spots present; the almost smooth céphalothorax is distinctly longer than 

 broad and without any transverse stripe; the abdomen has almost all tergites 

 longitudinally divided and on all tergites except the three first and the last ones 

 six hairs in front of the row. The palps, which are smooth or "impressi-punctati", 

 are as long as the body; the trochanter, which is distinctly longer than broad, has 

 posterior margin abruptly convex and dorsal surface produced in a not very high 

 tubercle; the femur a little more than twice as long as broad; the tibia has the 

 lateral outlines moderately convex. The hand, which is almost twice as broad as 

 the tibia, is almost twice as long as the finger. Tarsus of the fourth pair with a 

 basal "tactile" hair. Thorell's original specimens are from Mt. Mooleyit — Burma. 



Ellingsen has recently identified a false-scorpion from Madras with Cli. orites 

 Thor., and remarks (18. p. 209) that the only difference between the two is found 

 in the granulation of the hand. But as he in his description writes "La main 

 environ une fois et demie plus longue et im peu plus large que le tibia", while 

 Thorell writes "manus brachio plus dimidio, paene du])lo latior est", we are obliged 

 to regard this identification as rather doubtful. 



31. Chelifer vermiformis n. sp. 

 (PI. IV, figs. 8a-b; fig. 21, p. 189). 



c?. Indistinct ocular spots; céphalothorax much longer than broad wilhoul trans- 

 verse Une and almost smootli with almost simple hairs; extremely long and slender 

 abdomen without distinct sclerites ; genital area of "Birmanicas" type. The partly 

 granular, partly smooth palps are shorter than body; trochcmter distinctly longer than 

 broad with posterior margin ulmo.st triangularly produced and the dorsal surface pro- 

 vided with a very higli rounded tubercle; the femur 2'5 longer than broad, and a 

 Utile shorter and narrower than the tibia, which has an extremely long stalk, moderately 

 convex lateral outlines and a fairly prominent basal elevation posteriorly . The hand 

 is 12 broader than the tibia, about 21 longer than broad, 19 longer than deep and 

 PS longer than finger. "Tactile" hair of the fourth tarsus is placed at the base; the 

 tibia of the first pair is much longer than the tarsus, which is ^'1 longer than deep. 



