GALKODES. 137 



3 . Proximal tarsal segment of 2nd and 

 3rd legs with a posterior basal spine, 

 3 minor teeth on lower jaw of man- 

 dible G. afghanus, p. 140. 



A 3 . Proximal tarsal segment of 2nd and 



3rd legs without posterior basal 



spine ; 2 minor teeth on lower jaw. 



a*. Tibia and tarsus of palp entirely 



pale yellow; bristles on lower 



side of tibia fusiform G. macmahoni, p. 141 . 



b 4 . Tibia of palp fuscous, as dark as 



patella or darker ; bristles on its 



lower side subcylindrical. 



a 5 . Large (over 40 mm.); yellow; 



patella of palp twice width of 



head G. agilis, p. 140. 



b'\ Smaller (about 30 mm.); brown- 

 er ; patella of palp less than 

 twice width of head G. orientalis, p. 138. 



Females. 



a. Tarsus of legs scantily clothed below with 



stout hairs ; 9 pairs of strong short spines 



on tibia of palp G. afghanus, p. 140. 



b. Tarsi thickly clothed below with thin hairs; 



tibia of palp without 9 pairs of short spines. 



a 1 . Tibia of palp armed beneath with 6-7 pairs 



of short spines, none of which exceed the 



height of the segment. 



a 2 . Lower jaw of mandible with 3 minor 



teeth G. sabulosus, p. 139. 



b 2 . Lower jaw of mandible with 2 minor 



teeth. 



a 3 . Larger ; legs and palpi Havous .... G. fatalis, p. 137. 

 b 3 . Smaller ; legs and palpi partially 



infuscate G. orientalis, p. 138. 



b 1 . Tibia of palp armed with long and slender 

 spines, some or most of which exceed 

 the height of the segment. 

 a 1 . Patella of palp fuscous, tibia entirely 



pale ; 2 minor teeth on lower jaw . . G. macmahoni, p. 141. 

 b*. Patella and tibia of palp approximately 

 of the same colour ; 3 minor teeth on 

 lower jaw. 

 i 5 . A posterior basal spine on tarsus of 2nd 



and 3rd legs G. bacillifer, p. 144. 



b\ No posterior basal spine on tarsus of 2nd 



and 3rd legs G. indicus, p. 142. 



111. Galeodes fatalis, Lichtenstein Sf Herbst, Nat. ungefl. Ins. pt. i, 

 p. 32, t. i, tig. 1, 1797 ($) (Solpuga); Pocock, Jour. Horn. 

 N. H. So", ix. p. 441, 1895 (in part ) : Galeodes vorax, Hntton, 

 J. A. S. . xi, pt. 2, p. 857, 1842 : Galeodes bengalensis, Sutler, 

 Tr. Ent. Soc. 1873, p. 419. 



