82 ISCHNURID.E. 



three times as long as carapace in $ , rather longer in J ; scarcely 

 granular, and except the 5th segment, non-carinate. Chelce finely 

 punctured throughout, scarcely granular above ; humerus and 

 brachium subequal and about as long as carapace ; brachium armed 

 in front at base with a low subbitid prominence ; hand at most 



Fig. 24. lomachus Iteviceps, rf . Nat. size. 



subruguiose above, its external portion coarsely granular; finger-keel 

 strong, almost smooth, keel of underhand more granular; underhand 

 a little longer than carapace, longer than width of hand by one-fourth 

 ( $ ) or about one-third ( d ) of its length ; movable finger a little 

 shorter than carapace, weakly lobate in $ and young <S , strongly 

 lobate in adult <S . Two setal pores on upper side of immovable 

 finger. Pectinal teeth 3-6, usually 5. 



Measurements in mm. of $ . Total length 55, carapace 8, tail 

 25, underhand 9, movable finger 7, width of hand 5-5. 



Loc. S. India : Tercaud in Shevaroy Hills (Henderson) ; Kota- 

 giri, Nilgiri Hills (Henderson $ Daly). 



Subspecies malabarensis, nov. 



A dark form, differing from the typical form of Iceviceps in having 

 the chelae black and the legs a deep blackish brown, and the 

 movable finger of the chelae both in male and female much more 

 strongly lobate, and the immovable correspondingly deeply notched. 



Loc. Mangalore on the Malabar coast (Bnttie). 



