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CHAKONTID.E. 



108. Stygophrynus cavernicola, Thorell, Ann. Mus. Genova, xxvii, 

 p. 538, 1889 (Charon) ; Kraepelin, Abh. Ver. Hamb. xiii, p. 44, 

 1895 ; id. Tien:, Scorp. etc. p. 248, 1899 (Stygophrynus). 



Colour yellowish. Carapace smooth, not granular ; frontal spine 

 projecting forwards ; median ocular tubercle close to the anterior 

 edge of the carapace. Femur of chela armed on its upper border 

 with 6-7 spines, with granules between them ; underside also with 

 6-7 spines, of which the basal two are the longest : spines on 

 upper side of tibia of chela very long, the sixth from the apex the 

 longest ; the under surface of the tibia with about 7 spines and 

 3 or 4 spinules between them. Length up to 24 mm. 



Loc. Moulmein. Specimens taken in the Farm Caves (Pea). 



Genus CATAGEUS, Thorell. 



Catageus. Thorell, Ann. Mus. Genova, xxvii, p. 530, 1889. 

 Catagseus, Kraepelin, Abh. Ver. Hamb. xiii. p. 47, 1895. 

 Catagius, id. Tierr., Scorp. etc. p. 251, 1899. 



Upper side of hand with two 

 separated spines, of which the 

 distal is the shorter ; no spines 

 distal to them ; lower side of 

 hand with one spine at the distal 

 end. Tibia of chela very wide, 

 its upper edge with 5 long or 

 moderately long spines, two short 

 spines distal to the longest, which 

 is thus the median spine of the 

 series. Tibia of 4th leg con- 

 sisting of only three segments. 

 Second abdominal sternum with- 

 out pair of semicircular marginal 



C. 



Fig. 44. A. Tibia of chela of Stygo- 



phrynus cavernicola. 

 B. Lower side of hand of same : 



a, articulated claw ; b, spine on 

 er side of hand. 



upper side ol hand. ou t, p! 



C. Tibia of chela of Catageu* pusillus. i , * 



D. Lower side of hand of same: ^f" , , , , . , 



Type (and only known species), 



C. pusillus. 



c, claw ; d, spines on upper side 

 of hand. 



Distribution. Burma. 



109. Catageus pusillus, Thorell, Ann. Mus. Genova, xxvii, p. 531, 

 1889 ; Kraepelin, Abh. Ver. Hamb. xiii, p. 47, 1895 (Catagffius) ; 

 id. Tierr., Scorp. etc. p. 251, 1899 (Catagius). 



Colour : carapace reddish brown ; abdomen brownish grey, with 

 clearer spots. Carapace rounded, finely granular. Terga finely 

 granular. Femur of chela armed above and below with 3 spines ; 

 tibia with 5 spines above and 2 below, of which the distal is the 

 longest. Legs smooth ; proximal tarsal segment much longer than 

 the remaining four segments taken together. Total length up to 

 about 8 mm. 



Loc. Burma : Moulmein (Fea). Specimen captured in the 

 Farm Caves. 



