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Genus Opisthacanthus Pet. 

 Opisthacanthus lecomtei (Lucas). 



Isclmurus lecomtei, Lucas, in Thomson's Arch. Ent. ii. p. 428 

 (1858). 



Oplsthaccmthus duodecim-dentatus, Karsch, Berl. ent. Zeit. xxx. 

 p. 79 (1886). 



[See also Pocock, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xii. p. 318 (1893) ; 

 Kraep. Das Tierr., Scorpiones, p. 149 (1.899).] 



Loc. Benito Eiver (G. L. Bates). 



This species was not represented in the British Museum until 

 Mr. Bates procured it. 



OpISTH ACANTHUS AEEICANUS SimOU. 



Opisthacanthus africanus, Simon, Bull. Soc. Zool. Pr. i. p. 221 

 (1876). 



Opisthacanthus septem-dentatus, Karsch, Z. Naturw. li. p. 372 

 (1878). 



[See also Pocock, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6) xii. p. 316 (1893) ; Kraep. 

 Das Tierr., Scorpiones, p. 149 (1899).] 



Loc. Guinea (in Keyserling's Coll.) ; Cette-Camma, Gaboon 

 (Gerrard); Congo (A. Curror, Esq., R.N., J. Plnnock) ; Stanley- 

 Palls, Congo {Gerrard). 



Order PEDIPALPI. 

 Genus Titanobamon Poc. 



TiTANODAMON BASSAMENSIS (Lucas). 



? Phalanrjium medium, Herbst, Nat. ungefliigelt. Ins. i. p. 77, 

 ■pi. iv. fig. 1 (1797). 



Phrynus bassamensis, Lucas, Arch. Ent. ii. p. 434 (1858). 



Phrynus kochii and P. granulosus, Butl. Ann. Nat. Hist. (4) xii. 

 pp. 120-122 (1873). 



Phrynus savatieri, Eochebrune, Bull. Soc. Pliilom. (7) viii. p. 28 

 (1884). 



Titanodamon bassamensis, Poc. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xiv. 

 p. 290 (1894). 



Damon medius (Herbst), Kraepelin, Das. Tierr., Scorpiones, 

 p. 238 (1899). 



Loc. Sierra Leone (H. C. Hart, Surg.-Capt. Clements, C. M. 

 Mitford, &c.) ; Dixcove in Ashanti (B. Frend) ; Cape Coast Castle 

 {J. P. Brown); Asaba, 180 miles up Niger {Dr. Crosse); Gold 

 Coast; Wegbe in the Ho district, Togoland ( IF. G. Innes); Jebba on 

 the Upper Niger {Dr. Christy) ; Caraeroons {Capt. Burton). 



Titanodamon johnstoni Poc. 



Titanodamon johnstoni, Poc. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xiv 

 p. 291, pl. viii. figs. 2-2 6. 



