108 



THELYPHONID.B. 



b. First abdominal sternum with a narrow 



median depression and without ridges. 

 a 1 . Lateral pits on first abdominal sternum 



deep and nearer the border L. cervinus, p. 110. 



ft 1 . Lateral pits on first abdominal sternum 



shallow and further from the border. ... L. tauricornis, p. 109. 



Males. 



a. Upper side of hand with wide depression ; 



tibia of chela with inferior anguliform 



prominence L. proboscideus, p. 108. 



b. Upper side of hand not depressed ; tibia 



of chela without inferior prominence. 



n| 

 pophysis con- 

 cave at base; inner edge of hand with 



scarce a trace of prominence 



6 1 . Anterior edge of tibial apophysis 

 straight at base ; inner edge of hand 



L. cervinus. p. 1 10. 



with distinct angiiliform prominence . . L. tauricornis, p. 109. 



90. LabocMrus proboscideus, Butler, A. M. N. H. (4) x, p. 203, 

 pi. xiii, fig. 3, 1872 (rf) ; Kartell, Berl. ent. Zeits. xxxvi, p. 305 

 (Thelypbonus) ; Tarnani, JJoree Soc. Ent. Ross, xxiv, p. 533, pi. iii, 

 fig. 96, 1890 (Hypoctonus) ; Pocock, A. M. N. H. (6), xiv, p. 132, 

 1894 ; Kraep. Abh. Ver. Hamb. xv, p. 42, pi. ii, fig. 43, 1897 ; id. 

 Tierr., Scorp. etc. p. 227, 1899 (Labochirus) : parvimanus, Sutler, 

 Cist. Ent. i, p. 130. fig. 3, 1873, <j> (Thelyphonus). 



<J . Colour black or deep brown above, shining mahogany-red 



A. 



Fig. 33. Labochirus proboscideus. 3 . 



A. Anterior end of carapace and chela : a, rostrum ; b, maxillary process ; 



e, trochanter ; /, femur ; g, tibia ; h, hand ; d, tibial apophysis; c, prom- 

 inence on lower side of tibia. 



B. Extremity of tibia and hand : e, depression on upper side of hand. 



C. Maxillary processes : /, spinifbrm tooth. 



below : legs with femora and at least patellae black or dark brown, 

 distal segments paler, tarsi yellow. Carapace and terga coarsely 

 rugose, carapace smoother in front of the eyes. First abdominal 

 sternum almost smooth, sparsely punctured in the middle and 



