JOURNAL 



JOftD ]9QFh ^Intomologiral SoriFi^g. 



Vol. XVII. DECEMBER, 1909. No. 4. 



NEW TROPICAL PSEUDOSCORPIONS. 



By Nathan Banks, 

 East Falls Church, Va. 



In going through some material from Mexico and South America 

 I find a few new species of these Arachnida, which are herewith 

 described. Most of the specimens were collected by Mr. Baker or 

 Dr. Moenkhaus, a few by Dr. Eisen. Of particular interest is the 

 new Garypus which is very different from the one known South 

 American species, which was also in the collection. 



I. Garjrpus viridans, new species. 



Cephalothorax, palpi and legs pale greenish, fingers more reddish, abdomen 

 darker, probably also greenish when alive. Cephalothorax subtriangular, but 

 longer than broad behind, front deeply emarginate in middle, 'the anterior of 

 the two eyes each side is more distinct than the posterior ; a groove, with 

 ends curving forward, toward the posterior end, surface finely granulate, a 

 few very short clavate hairs in front ; stylet of mandibles long, tip outcurved, 

 two little processes on the inner side toward the tip. Palpi long, trochanter 

 long, slightly swollen on lower side behind, femur longer than cephalothorax, 

 gradually enlarging from base to near tip ; tibia fully two thirds length of 

 femur, enlarging from base to tip, but little broader than femur, inner side 

 barely convex ; claws very long ; hand not much shorter than the tibia, more 

 than twice as long as broad, nearly twice as broad as tibia, sides subparallel, 

 fingers longer than hand, slender, curved, with many simple hairs, other 

 joints with few and extremely short ones, barely visible ; surface of claw 

 not granulate. Abdomen about one and a half times as long as broad, some 

 of the segments divided, but not separated, their surface minutely granulate, 



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