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Tail about three times as long as the carapace, the upper 

 surface faintly granular in the middle. Width of the first segment 

 about equal to the length of the fourth ; second segment about as 

 wide as long. All the keels normal and denticulated. Lateral and 

 inferior surfaces more distinctly granulated than the upper surface. 



Vesicle with a few minute granules on the under surface near 

 the proximal end, with a slight lateral groove on either side of the 

 dorsal surface and a faint median ventral ridge. 



ChelcB with humerus, brachium and underhand all shorter 

 than the carapace. Humerus with its width more than half its 

 length, slightly granular above and with coarse granules along the 

 keels; posterior surface with a median row of granules in front, 

 lower surface finely granular. Brachium about the same length as 

 the underhand; the keels granulated and a few subspiniform 

 granules arranged in a row near the lower margin of the anterior 

 surface. Hand wide, with the inner margin strongly convex, the 

 greatest width being more than two-thirds of the length ; upper 

 surface finely granular, but with large granules on the ridges. 

 Movable finger about the same length as the carapace, furnished 

 with ten rows of teeth. Immovable finger with five setal pores. 



Pectinal teeth 5. 



Measurements. — Total length 53 mm., carapace 8 mm., tail 

 31 mm., brachium 7 mm., underhand 7 mm., movable finger 

 9 mm., width of hand 6-5 mm. 



5. Scorpiops lon^imanus, Pocock. 



S. longimanus, Pocock, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (6) vol. xii, p. 326, 

 pi. xiv, fig. 12 (1893); Fauna of India, Arachnida, p. 72 

 (1900); Kraepelin, Tierr. Scorp., p. 180 (1899). 



This species, which has been recorded from several localities in 

 Assam (Sylhet, Dhubri, North Cachar Hills, Sadiya, Naga Hills), is 

 apparently common in the Abor country. The following speci- 

 mens were collected : — 



Kobo, 400 ft., in rotten wood and in earth, 30-xi — 8-xii-ii. 

 Seventeen specimens, several of which are very young. 



Janakmukh, 600 ft., 17-xii-ii. One specimen under bark. 



Renging, 2150 ft., 19-xii-ii. One adult found in rotten wood 

 and a young specimen under bark. 



Rotimg, 1300 ft., 23 — 30-xii-ii. Ten specimens, some of 

 which are young, found under bark, in rotten wood and under 

 stones. 



Upper Rotung, alt. ca. 2000 ft., 31-xii-ir {M. de Courcy). 

 One immature specimen. 



Yembung, iioo ft., 13 — 17-1-12 and g~ii-i2. Three specimens, 

 one of which is young. 



Near Parong, 3300 ft., 27-i-i2. Three very young specimens 

 found under stones. 



Below Damda, 1300 ft., 30-i-i2. Five specimens, one of which 

 is voung. 



