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bio. Movable digits of the palpi, except two basal co- 

 alite rows and a distal rudimentary row, with six 

 rows of granules. . . . Babycuriis Jacksoni P o c- 

 B. Sternum pentagonal, parallel-sided; legs furnished with 

 a single anterior tarsal spine, the posterior always absent; 

 spurs absent; hands of the palpi flat and very broad — fam. 

 S c r p i n i d a e. 



ail. Distal lateral edges of tarsal joint produced into a 

 rounded lobe overlapping the base of claws and for- 

 ming an acute angle with the base of the claw-lobe; 

 tarsal joints furnished beneath with two lateral rows 

 of spicules; body not flat. 



ai2. Distal lateral lobes of tarsal joint with two spines 

 on each side; apex of the lobe furnished with a 

 stout spine. Upper surface of the hand in adult 

 male conspicuously concave towards the base of the 

 immovable digit; anterior margin of the hand smootli; 

 width of the hand greater than length of cephalo- 



tiiorax Pandinus cavimanus (P o c). 



bi2. Distal lateral lobes of tarsal joint with three or 

 four spines on each side; apex of the lobe furnished 

 with a bristle. Upper surface of the hand not distally 

 concave; width of hand not greater than length of 

 cephalothorax. 



ai3. Colour a uniform olive-brown; legs dark reddish 

 brown; hand of palpi paler reddish, digits deep 

 blackish green: hand above distinctly punctured, 

 ornamented with irregularly shaped, low, not iso- 

 lated tubercles. . . Pandinus gregoryl (Poc). 

 b]3. Colour yellowish brown; legs paler yellow; hand 



reddish brown, sometimes with black digits. 

 ai4. Hand punctured above and reticulated with low 

 ridges; 2 spines only on each tarsal lobe . . 



Pandinus militaris Poc. 



bi4. Hand not punctured above, with distinctly iso- 

 lated tubercles, 3 spines on each tarsal lobe . 



Pandinus paUidus (Krpl.). 



bii. Distal lateral edges of tarsal joint not produced into 

 a lobate prominence overlapping the base of the claw, 

 but straight and forming a right angle with the claw- 

 lobe. 



