134 On the Thelyphonidae in the British Museum. 



c? . Th. mexicanus, Butler = M. me.vicanus (Butler). 



In the British Museum collection there are not enough interme- 

 diate forms to justify the view that this species is a synonym of 

 giganteus. 

 ? 5 . Th. brasilianus, Koch = M. Butleri, sp. n., not M. brasilianus 



(Koch). 

 §. Th. antillanns, Koch = M. p?-oscorpio (Latr.) (cf. supra). 



5 . Th. rufimanus, Lucas = Uroproctus assamensis (Stoliczka). 



2 . Th. proscorpio, Latr. = U. assamensis (Stol.). 



(S . Th. psittacinus, Butler = U. assamensis (Stol.) . 



5. Th. sepiaris, Butler = Th. sepiaris, Butler, Q, = indicus <3 , 



and Beddomei 2 , Stol. (The name 



sepiaris has four weeks' priority 



over indicus.) 

 Th. caudatus (Linn.) = TJi. sepiaris, Butler, not caudatus 



(Linn.), Thorell {cf. supra). 

 c? . Th. nigrescens, Butler = Th. sepiaris, Butler. 



<$ . Th. rufipes, Lucas = Th. caudatus (Linn.), Thorell. 



5 . Th. lingunus, Koch = Th. dorice, Thorell (not linganus of 



Koch). 

 S. Th. manillanus, Koch = Th. manillanus, Koch, 5 , = Strauchii, 



Tarnani, J 1 . 

 cj (yg.). Th. philippensis, Butler = Th. manillanus, Koch. 

 J . Th. lucanoides, Butler = Th. lucanoides, Butler. 



$ . Th. australianus, C. Koch = Th. insulanus, L. Koch (not austra- 



lianus, 0. Koch). 

 3. Th. seticauda, Dol. = Tetrabalius seticauda (Dol.). 



cj (yg.). Th. Stimpsonii, Wood = Young of Tgpopeltis sinensis (Butler). 

 5. Th. sinensis, Butler = Tgpopeltis sinensis (Butler). 



cJ. Th. pugnator, Butler = Mimoscorpius pugnator (Butler). 



d . Th.formosus, Butler = HgiJoctonus formosus (Butler), 



c? . Th. proboscideus, Butler = Labochirus proooscideus (Butler). 

 $. Th. parvinianus, Butler = Labochirus proboscideus (Butler). 

 (j 1 . Th. amazonicus, Butler = Thelgphonellus amazonicus (Butler). 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE II. 



Thelgphonus Hosei, sp. n., nat. size, 5 • 



Ditto. Tarsus of first leg from below. 



Ditto. Anterior end of carapace from the side. 



Thelgphonus Tarnanii, sp. n. Tarsus of first leg from below. 



Ditto. Anterior end of carapace. 



Ditto. Coxa of left chela. 



Tgpopeltis Stimpsonii (Wood), 5 . Anterior abdominal sterna. 



Ditto. Tarsus of first leg from the side. 



Tgpopeltis crucifer. Anterior abdominal sterna, $ . 



Ditto. Tarsus of first leg from the side, 2 . 



Mastigoproctus Butleri, sp. n. Basal segments of chela from 



below. 

 Ditto. Chela from above. 



Mimoscorpius pugnator (Butl.). Anterior sterna from below. 

 Uroproctus assamensis, Stol. Anterior abdominal sterna of c? . 

 Ditto. Coxal process of chela. 



