I9I4-] E- Rlungsen : Indian Pseudoscorpions. 3 



the proper Ch.orites. Ch. plehejus seems to be a well-distinguished 

 species. All specimens in the collection, belonging to this group, 

 could be referred to species already known. 



Chelifer indicus. With. 



India. Calcutta: leg. Sew Rutton, i ^^ , M. No.^ -ff ^ ^ Calcutta: Nfu- 

 seum premises, i $ , s-vi-igii, leg. S. W. Kemp, M. No. ~yy'. — Satara district: 

 Helvak, Kovna Valley, ca. 2000 ft.. iv-K)i2, 2^, i?, leg. F. H. Gravely, 

 .M. No. If p." 



The specimen collected by vSew Rutton is not quite developed 

 on account of its having recently cast its skin, but belongs certain- 

 ly to this spedes. The species seems to be distinguishable from 

 the nearly related Indian species by the proportionally slender 

 palpal femur (2*5 : i). The palps are a little more granulate than 

 recorded by With (for 2 ). The specimens from Helvak have the 

 palps somewhat less granulate ; the granulation is present mainly 

 on the inner and the upper side, partly also on the hand. 



Chelifer javanus, Thorell. 



India. Kobo, 400 ft., 2^, 1$, under logs, 1911, leg. S. \\. Kemp, 

 M. No. i^}!^.— Ratnagiri district: Harnai, 4(5', 8-V-1912, M. No. iff^. 

 Ceylon: Pattipola, 6(^, under bark of trees, a-vii-igio, M. No. ^^^. 

 Locality unknown, 2 (J, M. No. H?^- 



The specimens numbered Ht" are certainly fully typical, 

 beautiful, dark coloured ones of this species, the relationship 

 with Ch. plebejus is evident, but the palps are strongly granulate 

 on the anterior side and partly also on the upper and lower side. 

 The protuberance of the upper side of trochanter is distinct, but 

 rather low. 



As regards the specimens from Kobo and from Harnai, see 

 my introductory remarks on the birnianicus-group about the 

 transverse band of the cephalothorax which I regarded only as an 

 irregularity or an accidental deformation of the skin. 



Chelifer navigator, With. 



India. Calcutta, 2(^, taken in the Museum buildings from a nest of Cypseliis 

 affinis, i5-vi-i909, M. No. iffi.— N. Bengal: Siripur, Saran, 3(J, M. No. iff^. 

 —South India: Oorgaum, ca. 2500 ft., i^, 20-X-1910, M. No. ^f^ ; Marikup- 

 pam, ca. 2500 ft., 2^ , 19-X-1910, M. No. ^S-- 



Ceylon: Peradeniya, 5,^, under bark of jack-fruit tree, 7-V-1910, M. No. 



1397 



Andamans : Ross I., 2 $ , 29-iii-i9ii, collected by C. Paiva, M. No. ifg^. 



This species seems to vary to a degree as regards the granula- 

 tion of the palps; the specimens from the Andamans, from 

 Marikuppam, and from Siripur have the anterior side of the palps 

 somewhat granulate, which according to With also may be the case. 

 The species seems to be well characterized by the strong, tri- 

 angular protuberance of the posterior side of the palpal trochanter, 



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