in the British Museum. 97 



i'. Hairs of palps not clavate, but obtu^o; 

 feiuiir distinctly loiigci- tlian tibia; 

 tin^erti a little shorter than liaud and 

 loni>er than the hand is liigh ; tarsus iv. 

 with median " tactile " hair ; tinger.s 

 ■^•ith accessory teeth ; lower tubercle 



of trochanter subconical brevispijiosus, Keys. 



b^. Hairs of palps pointed. 



«'-. Tubercles of the trochanter exceed- 

 ingly long, at least one subconical ; 

 ocular spots ; no transverse grooves ; 

 tarsus iv. with basal " tactile " hair 

 and only 1'3 longer than the femur is 



high equester, sp. n. 



6'^. Tubercles of the trochanter moderate 

 or wantiTig. 

 a'^. At least one transverse groove. 

 «'*. P'ingers much shorter tlian liand, 

 not longer than the hand is high ; 



ocular spots imllipes, White. 



b^*. ringers almost as long as hand. 



a". Ocular spots wanting; fingers 



scarcely shorter than hand, 



with accessory teeth ; tarsus iv, 



with median " tactile " hair . . pygmceus, Keys. 



6'\ Ocular spots present; tingers 



distinctly shorter than hand . . ramosus, Keys. 

 b^^. No transverse grooves; fingers dis- 

 tinctly shorter than hand, 

 a^*^. Femora more than twice longer 



than broad ; no ocular spots .... meyasoma, Daday.* 

 6'^. Femora of the palps only twice 

 longer than broad, 

 a". Hairs of the tergites within a 



distinct white spot punctatus, Keys. 



6'". Hairs not situated in distinct 

 white spots ; hand higlier than 

 broad, distinctly longer than 

 fingers hrerifUyitrdus, Keys. 



Geographical Distribution. 



The following species of Pseudoscorpiones are known from 

 the Australian Region : — 



From the Australian continent : Chelifer australiensis, 

 sp. n. ; Ch. brevidicjitatus, Keys. ; Ch. brevispinosus, Keys. ; 

 Ch. punctatus, Keys. ; Ch. pyyrrKBUS, Keys. ; Ch. ramosus, 

 Keys. ; Olpiimi longiventer, Keys. 



From New Guinea : Chelifer aquatorialis. Dad. ; Ch. mega- 

 soma, Dad. ; Ch. scorpioiJes, Herm. ; Chthonius Wlassicsi, 

 Dad. ; Icleobisium bipectinatum. Dad. 



From New Zealand : Chelifer pallipes, White. 



From New Caledonia : Obisium antipodum, Sim. 

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