PEDIPALPI 



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pair the terminal portion veiy nuicli elongated and forming a long, 

 many-jointed tactile flagellum; pedipalps thick and strong and, like the 

 mandibles, either chelate or not; 2 pairs of book Imigs on the third and 

 fourth abdominal segments; 8 ej'es usually present, 2 large ones in front 

 and 3 small ones on each side; genital pores paired and on the first 

 abdominal segment : predacious tropical animals, 5 species of which are 

 found along the southern border of this country; 3 families and about 

 60 species. 



Key to the families of Pedipalpi here described : 



Oi Long filiform tail present 1. Thelyphonidae 



a. No such tail 2. Takantulidae 



Family 1. THELYPHONIDAE. 



"V^^[lip scorpions. Body elongate; pedipalps chelate; abdomen 12- 



jointed, the last 3 segments smaller than the others and bearing a long, 



jointed terminal filament and also often om- 



matoids, white ocellus-like spots: 10 genera and 



about 40 species. 



Mastigoproctus Pocock. Two ommatoids 



present: 17 species. 



M. giganteus (Lucas). Vinegar roan (Fig. 



642). Length (with tail) 13 cm.; color dark 



brown; tail with reddish hairs; animal has a 



strong odor of vinegar : Florida to Arizona, often 



common in dry sandy places; they are nocturnal 



Fig. Q^2—Mastigoproc- animals which are much feared, although they 

 tus (jiganteus 

 (Comstock). are not poisonous. 



Family 2. TAEANTULIDAE. 



Body broad, cephalothroax being broader than 

 the abdomen and joined with it by a slender waist; 

 pedipalp ends with a claw; abdomen 11-jointed and 

 without a terminal filament: 10 genera and about 

 18 species. 



Tarantula Fabricius. Foot with a single claw; 

 front margin of celphalothorax either with short 

 teeth or smooth : 4 species, all American. 



T. whitei (Gervais) (Fig. 643). Front margin 

 of cephalothorax denticulate; inner margin of pedipalp with long 

 spines; color brown with a yellow margin; length 20 mm.: Texas to 

 California. 



Fig. 64.3 



Tarantula uhiiei 



(Banks). 



