126 PHRYTaCHID.E. 



Phrynichus, Karsch, Arch. Nat. xlv, p. 195, 1879; Pocock, A. M- 

 N. 11. (6) xiv, p. 294, 1894 ; Kraep. Tierr., Scorp. etc. p. 236, 

 1899. 



Phrynischus, Simon, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. Ixi, p. 50, 1892. 



Characters as undde the heading Phrynichidas. Recognizable 

 from the African genus Damon by the presence of only one long 

 spine on the upper side of the hand and by having the tibia of the 

 4th leg undivided. 



Type, P. lunatus, Pallas. 



Distribution. East Africa, Arabia, Western India and Siam. 



Si/no2)sis of Indian Species. 



a. Adult with three long spines at distal end of 



tibia of chela ; under side of hand smooth .... P. phipsoni, p. 127. 



b. Adult with two long spines at distal end of chela 



above ; under side of hand with irregular rows 

 of granules. 

 a 1 . Of large size (25 to 35 mm. long) ; second 



sternum of abdomen with pair of lobes .... P. lunatus, p. 126. 

 b l . Of small size (up to 15 mm.) ; second sternum 



without pair of lobes .................... P. pusillus, p. 128. 



105. Phrynichus lunatus, Pallas, Spic. Zool. ix, p. 35, t. iii, figs. 3-6, 

 1772 (Phalangium) ; Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii, p. 433, 1793 (Tarantula) : 

 ceylonicus, C. Koch, Arachn. x, p. 35, fig. 776, 1843 (Phrynus) : 

 reniformis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x, p. 619, 1758, in part (Phalan- 

 gium) ; Karsch, Arch. Nat. xlv, p. 195, 1879 ; Kraep. Abh. Ver. 

 Hamb. xiii, p. 10, 1895 (Tarantula) ; id. Tierr., Scorp. etc. p. 237, 

 1899 (PhrynichusK 



2 . Colour nearly black or red- 

 dish brown, with three grey spots 

 on the upper side of the femora of 

 the legs ; much paler in recently- 

 moulted specimens. Carapace 

 and terga granular throughout ; 

 i sterna smooth, obsoletely punc- 

 tured ; 1st furnished with a pair 

 of longitudinally subcrescentic 

 depressions, the middle of its 



Fig. 42.-A. Extremity of tibia of posterior border lightly concave 

 chela of Phrynichus lunatus: and mnged with red hairs; middle 



a, rudiment of first spine ; of posterior border of 2nd also 



b, second, cthird spiue. lightly concave and furnished 



B - 



. 



spine. which meet in the middle line. 



C. Ditto of P. phipsoni: d, distal Chelce with coxal segment granular 



8 P ine - below, smooth in the middle ; 



trocJianter with upper surface bordered behind with a crest of 



