132 MR. R. I. POCOCK ON THE SCORPIONS [Mar. 18, 



spots : the fourth caudal segment of L.Jisckeri is described as being 

 infuscate ; in L. nif/rimatius it closely resembles the second and 

 third segments in presenting an inferior median fuscous band and 

 two antero-lateral fuscous spots: thehandin L.Jischeri is furnished 

 with blackish lines ; in L. nigrimanus it is wholly fuscous : in L. 

 Jischeri the general tint is " flavo-fuscus " ; in L. niyrimanus it is 

 olivaceous: and lastly the seventh tergite in L.Jischeri is furnished 

 with only a median keel, whereas in L. nigrimanus the two lateral 

 keels in each side are distinct although not well developed. 



It must be borne in mind, however, that specimens of the typical 

 L.Jischeri have been recorded by Dr. Karsch from Madagascar as 

 well as from Barawa. Consequently on account of the wide range 

 of this species it is quite likely that fresh collections will show 

 that the characters here relied upon are too unstable to be even of 

 varietal importance. 



In the Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) x. p. 397, M. Simon expresses 

 an opinion that his species, Lepreus occidentalism (Plate XIV. fig. 4), 

 may be synonymous with L.Jischeri, Karsch. But judging from the 

 series of occidentalis that the Museum possesses — namely two from 

 the Gaboon, six from Angola, and two from the Congo — the two 

 species are distinct, although very closely allied ; occidentalis may 

 be at once recognized by the presence on the under surface of the 

 tail of three fuscous bands, whereof the lateral are bifid in front ; 

 in jischeri there is a single median band and two anterior spots. 



Uroplectes insignis, sp. n. (Plate XIII. fig 4.) 



Colour variegated, testaceous and fuscous, the latter predomina- 

 ting ; the tubercle and ante-ocular area infuscate, the posterior and 

 lateral portions of the cephalothorax variegated ; tergites with a 

 testaceous stripe close to each side margin, a V-shaped testaceous 

 mark nearer the centre, and a large yellow median patch which 

 behind is divided by a black streak covering the median keel ; upper 

 surface of caudal segments infuscate in the middle, testaceous at the 

 sides, lateral and inferior surface of the anterior segments adorned 

 with black lines ; inferior surface of the fifth almost wholly black ; 

 vesicle banded with yellow, jyw^werws and 6>-«c7u'm»2 infuscate above, 

 manus lined and reticulated with black ; dactyli infuscate at the 

 base ; Jemora with a black line along the lower margin, patelles 

 testaceous in the middle, tibicB and tarsi with a patch of black at 

 their proximal ends ; under surface almost wholly testaceous, the 

 last tergite with a conspicuous black band on each side. 



Cephalothorax somewhat coarsely, but sparsely, granular ; the 

 ocular tubercle wholly smooth. 



Tergites nearly smooth in front, coarsely and sparsely granular 

 posteriorly ; the first six furnished with an abbreviated smooth keel ; 

 the last with two coarsely granular keels on each side and a median 

 nearly smooth prominence in its anterior half. 



Sternites wholly smooth throughout, very sparsely hairy. 



* ? Syn. Tityus chinchoxetisis, Karsch, Zeitschr. ges. Naturw. 1879, p. 370. 



