Solpuga yro/n the Belyian Comjo. 



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structure, wliich is shaped rather like a sickle and clotiied 

 with short Iiairs. Ituuiovable tin^^er of chelicera with the end 

 strongly curved; the first two teeth are large, and there are 

 two little intermediate teeth between them and the next large 

 tooth ; there is a very minute denticle on the upper surface 

 of this finger in front of the flagelluni. Movable finger with 

 a single minor tooth between the principal ones. Width of 

 head-plate considerably less than length of tibia of palp, but 

 almost equal to that of the metatarsus. 



? . — W^idth of head-plate very slightly exceeding length 



Chelicera of Solpuga heioitti. 

 A and B, distal half and extreme end of flagelliim, greatly enlaro-ed. 



of tibia of palp, but a little less than the length of its meta- 

 tarsus + tarsus. Armature of chelicera practically the same 

 as in the male sex. 



Tiie female (type) of S. hutleri^ Poc, from the Congo, is a 

 very large specimen, the lengtli of its body being about 

 52 mm. ; the width of its head-plate is considerably less than 

 the length of the tibia of the palp or than the metatarsus + 

 tarsus. 



Colour. Head-plate pale brownish or reddish yellow ; 

 ap})arently it is not nearly so deeply infuscateas in 5. butleri. 

 C!helicera yellowish at the side.'^, but darker above. Abdo- 

 minal tergites rather dark brown, but the rest of the abdomen 



