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tion it is “mostvdecidedly “the ERE er ner 
Thus it must be the 2d sternite that is very long, and 
then there are 12 abdominal segments, each with a 
tergite and a sternite of its own. Comparing the 
Scorpiones, having their 2 abdominal sternites situated 
far forward, with Thelyphonus (s. str.) this interpreta- 
tion appears to me much more natural than the state- 
ment of Pocock (I have not seen any specimen of the 
aberrant family Schizonotoide). Similar features are 
met with in Chelonethi (see later on) where the Ist 
sternite also formerly has been pointed out by Crone- 
berg and myself. 
The structure in Phrynide has most likely to be 
explained in the same way. The Ist tergite forms the 
dorsal side of the peduncle, that connects the thorax and 
the abdomen. while the Ist sternite, I think, is formed 
of a chitinous plate bipartite along the middle (Tab. Il, 
fig. 13, f), lying between the basis of the posterior coxe, 
fitting itself tightly to the sternum and being connected 
with the large 2d sternite by a broad membrane. I 
confess that this question appears to be much more 
difficult here than in Thelyphonus, owing to the fact 
that the movement of the abdomen in Phrynide is 
entirely placed between the 1st and 2d sternite, but it 
appears to me that a comparison of different orders 
(Phrynide, Thelyphonide, Scorpiones, Chelonethi, 
Aranece) prove the correctness of my interpretation, 
according to which the nomenclature in Phrynidee 
above is arranged. 
B. Lyriform Organs. 
Gaubert states that he has studied Th. caudatus 
Luc. Keeping to this statement, it is, however, im- 
possible to have any certain opinion of which species 
he has studied, becauce the excellent arachnologist 7. 
