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2. Chelifer depressus C. K. 

 (PI. II, fig. 10 a; PI. III, figs. 2 ae). 



1843. C. L. Kock (1.) p. 57, fig. 792. 

 1884. H. J. Hansen (7.) tab. VII, fig. 7. 

 1884. H. J. Han.sen (9.) p. 540. 



Two distinct eyes present. Two transverse stripes almost straight in the middle 

 and of almost equal breadth; céphalothorax with obtuse hairs and minutely granular. 

 Abdomen with well developed tergal lateral keels (^), with no hairs but lateral in 

 front of the marginal row, and with "tactile" on last segment at least. Genital area 

 of male of "Lophochernes" type. Palps much longer than body and almost smootii; 

 trochanter distinctly longer than broad cmd its dorsal surface slightly produced poste- 

 riorly ; femur about H'} longer than broad, as long as but distinctly narrower than 

 tibia, which has lateral outlines slightly convex and the based elevation very indistinct; 

 hand is i'6 C^) or i'7 (<}) broader them tibia, and jI'2 longer or of almost equal length 

 to ßngers. The coxa IV (<?) with distinctly concave posterior margin, including a 

 coxal sac. which has a well defined basal portion, and provided with a big e.vterior 

 spine. Median tarsal "tactile" hair of fourth pair: the tarsus I is almost as long as 

 tibia (^J or much shorter (<^), and 5 times C^J or 3-7 (<^) longer than deep. Claws 

 with big anterior feetli ; anterior claw of first pair of legs with a small ventral tooth, 

 and posterior more slender and curved without tooth. 



Ç. Céphalothorax. — Two distinct eyes, removed from the front margin a 

 distance, smaller than their diameter. The céphalothorax is scarcely longer than 

 broad behind; two very prominent, broad and dark stripes, of which the anterior, 

 which is scarcely broader than the posterior, is slightly curved backwards in the 

 middle, in contrast to the posterior which is straight or slightly curved forwards. 

 Integument is very minutely granular and provided with short obtuse hairs. 



Abdomen. — The abdomen is rather elongate, and of almost equal breadth 

 everywhere, and distinctly longer than broad; it is somewhat depressed; the third 

 tergite is about 8 times as broad as long. All the tergites are raised towards the 

 middle to establish a kind of longitudinal keel and are all divided by a longitudinal 

 line except the last one. About 10 moderately long and obtuse hairs are placed along 

 the hinder margin of the sclerites and in addition to these a single one laterally 

 on each side in front of the row.; the eleventh tergite bears one pair of "tactile" 

 hairs at least. The median segments with very prominent muscular spots. 



Antennae (PI. Ill, fig. 2b). — The galea is rather short, only lo a slight 

 degree extending beyond the terminal hair, and distally provided with about seven 

 short branches. 



Palps (cf. pi. Ill, fig. 2 c). — The palps are much, about 13, longer than the 

 body. The granulation even more minute than in the céphalothorax, and the hairs 

 are short and obtuse with the exception of those of the fingers, both usual and tactile 

 hairs (cf. c? below). The trochanter, which has a dislincl stalk, is 19 longer than 



