224 On a neio Indian Scorpion. 



XVI. — Description of a new Indian Scorpion (Charmus 

 indicus, sp. n.). By Stanley Hirst. 



(Pablislied by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.) 



Charmus indicu'^, sp. n. 



Granulation of carapace and terga very fine, but that of 

 the fifth tergum is coarser. Sterna 1-4- finely punctured, 

 tlie puuctares on the fourth sternum being ratlier con- 

 spicuous, however ; fifth sternum granular. Tail. A down 

 composed of very fine short hairs is present on the tail, 

 the segments of which are comparatively short and stout. 

 First two segments granular, but the second has traces of 

 punctures on its sides ; with the exception of the inferior 

 medians of the second segment, which are fairly distinct, 

 the keels of these two anterior caudal segments are either 

 absent or indistinct. Third segment densely punctured on 

 the sides, but granular below and with the inferior median 

 keels well developed and composed of fairly large granules 

 (the granules between these keels are also rather coarse). 

 Fourth and fifth segments without any trace of keels and 

 furnished with very numerous, minute but deep, contiguous 

 ])unctures ; there are no granules on the sides or ventral 

 surface of these segments. Caudal vesicle with numerous 

 fine punctures. Pectinal teeth 17 in number. Colour dark 

 brown ; upper side of abdomen with a pale central linear 

 marking, but it is very fine ; caudal vesicle paler than the 

 rest of the tail, being reddish brown in tint; palp dark 

 brown, except for the fingers, which are yellow ; legs varie- 

 gated in much the same way as they are in C. laneus. 



Measurements in mm. — Total length 14*75 ; length of 

 carapace 1'8. 



Locality. — Coimbatore (6. vi. 1912), a single example 

 presented to the Museum by Mr. T. Bainbrigge Fletcher 

 (Imperial Entomologist). 



Remarks. — The unique specimen of this new scorpion is so 

 small that I think it must be immature. It can, however, 

 be easily distinguished from the only other member of the 

 genus so far described (Charmus laneus, Karsch, from Ceylon) 

 by a number of characters which seem to be of real value : 

 for instance, the shortness and stoutness of the tail, the 

 presence of punctures (instead of granules) on the sides of 

 the third caudal segment, the much more numerous (con- 

 tiguous) punctures of the last two caudal segments, and the 



