100 "Mr. C. J. Witli on Chelonetlii 



broken ; tlio hairs of the ventral side are the longer ; near the 

 tip of the tarsus some simple hairs are found. Tiie dorsal 

 " tactile'^ hair of the fourth tarsi is nearer to the hase than 

 to the tip and scarcely shorter than the tarsus ; dorsally near 

 to the base of the claws there is a ])air of curious hairs. 

 The posterior hair of tarsus iv. (fig. 1/) is rather slender, and 

 becomes suddenly thinner near the tip, where it is bifurcate ; 

 the lower branch is very slender, much the longest, and almost 

 straight, -while the upper is very short, most similar to a 

 tooth (fig. 1/). The anterior hair is distinctly curved, rather 

 suddenly })ointed, and with a little dorsal tooth near the tip; 

 the shajjc of this hair is consequently very similar to that 

 found in Chelijer javanus, Thor., &c. The posterior hair 

 of the first pair of tarsi is comparatively shorter than that of 

 the fourth pair, and has the lower branch slightly curved 

 downwar(:s (fig. 1 e) as in Clt. socoirensis. The anterior lutir 

 is moderately long and thick, and its distal enlarged portion 

 bears at least three teeth. The claws possess a well-developed 

 anterior tooth near the tip. The areola is shorter than the 

 claws. The legs are short and rather stout ; the trochantin 

 of the first pair is \ery long. The tibia, which is moderately 

 enlarged distally, is distinctly longer than the slightly pointed 

 tarsus ; the tarsus of the fourth pairs is comparatively much 

 longer than the tarsus of the first. 



Colour. — The palps are reddish brown ; the cephalothorax 

 is brilliant dark brown ; the abdominal tergites are lighter 

 brown and not brilliant. The coxaj and the maxillae are 

 reddisli brown, lighter than the palps ; the legs are yellowish 

 brown. 



Measurements. — Cephalothorax 0*560 (0*520) ; abdomen 

 1-300 (0-81)6) mm. 



Palps: trochanter 0-308 (0-175); femur 0550 (0153); 

 tibiie 0-513 (0-189); hand 0-41)5 (0-257), height 0-225; 

 fingers 0-380 mm. 



Leg i. : femur 0-220 (0-120), trochantin 0-180; tibia 

 0-216 (0-081) ; tarsus 0-171 (0053) mm. 



Leg iv. : femur 0-405 (0-153), trochantin 0-171; tibia 

 0-315 (0-099) ; tarsus 02 10 (0003) mm. 



Material, Remarks. — I have examined Simon's specimen 

 from Olaa Hawaii. Mons. Simon writes: — " Le Ch. bifissus 

 de Hawaii ne differe en rien de celui de Sumatra.^' I have 

 not had occasion to examine specimens from India, but, to 

 judge from the description (8, p. 121), there are some ditter- 

 ences not quite without importance. I hope my description 

 will make it possible for tlu se who have specimens from the 

 latter region to settle the question whether the Pacific and 



