90 SCORPIONIDJK. 



73. Palamnaeus latimanus, Pocock, A. M. N. H. (6) xiii, p. 74, 1894 

 (Scorpio); Kraep. Tien:, Scorp. etc. p. 113, 1899 (Heterometrus). 



Colour (dry specimen) castaneous, with yellow legs ; chelae 

 darker. Carapace finely granular at the sides, on the frontal lobes, 

 and in the median anteocular groove ; longer than the 1st and 2nd 

 and half the 3rd caudal segments or than segments 3 and 4, and as 

 long as the 5th and f of the 4th. Teryites only weakly granular 

 at the sides. Sterna smooth, the last with four strong crests. 

 Tail short, not more than three times as long as the carapace, 

 almost entirely smooth, lateral surface rugose, superior and supero- 

 lateral crests on segments 1-3 practically smooth ; keels of 4th 

 weakly denticulate, of 5th normally denticulate ; vesicle granular 



A. B. 



Fig. 27. A, Hand, and B, tarsus of 4th leg of Palamnteus latimanus. 



below. Chdce with humerus very weakly granular above, strongly 

 granular in front ; brachium practically smooth throughout ; hand 

 very wide, its inner border strongly convex and rising at right 

 angles to the base of the immovable finger, its inner edge denticu- 

 late, covered above with a reticulation of smooth ridges, which 

 become more tubercular towards the base of the fingers and 

 externally, and entirely disappear posteriorly ; lower surface with 

 a few granules ; width of hand almost equal to length of carapace 

 and to movable digit ; immovable finger with a strong crest. Leys 

 with posterior femora very weakly granular ; spine-armature of 

 tarsi, 6 behind, 5 in front, but differing from all the other species 

 in having a strong spine, not bristles, upon the upper angle of 

 the tarsal lobe. Pectinal teeth 15. 



Measurements in mm. Total length 75 (about), carapace 12*8, 

 tail (segments 1-5) 30-5, brachium 9, underhand 7'8, movable 

 finger 12, width of hand 11-5. 



Loc. ? India. 



74. Palamnaeus gravimanus, Pocock, A. M. JV. H. (6; xiii, p. 7o, 

 1894 (Scorpio). 



cJ. Colour: body reddish black, legs dark reddish brown. 

 Carapace smooth above, weakly granular at the sides, frontal lobes 



