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MRi C. J. 'WITH ON SOUTH-AMBEICAN CHELIFEEIN^ 



Synopsis of Species. 

 Claws without teeth. 

 «\ Femur of the palps almost 3 as long as wide. 



a?. Trochanter strongly bigibbose. Tibial stalk rather short. 



Galea with teeth only 



h~. Trochanter only strongly gibbose dorsally. Tibial stalk 

 extremely long and slender. Galea branched .... 

 ¥. Femur of the palps 2'5 or less as long as wide. 



a^. Movable finger with " spots " antei-iorly. Femur about 

 2 as long as wide, 

 a*. Hand 1'8 as long as finger, which is shorter than hand 



wide 



b^. Hand 1'4-1'5 as long as finger, which is at least 1"1 as 

 long as hand wide. 

 aJ'. Tibia less than 2 as long as wide. Chela 2- 7 as long 

 as wide. Hand wider than deep. ....... 



¥". Tibia at least 2 as long as wide. Chela 3 as long as 



wide. Hand at least as deep as wide 



6^. Movable finger without " spots " anteriorly. 



a^. Hand 1-8 as long as finger, which is shorter than hand 



is wide 



l^. Hand 1'5 as long as finger. 



a'. Femur as well as tibia scarcely ( c? ) or about 2 as 



long as wide 



b'. Femur as well as tibia more than 2 as long as 



wide. 



a^. Finger 1'4 as long as hand wide. Hand not more 



than 1-2 as long as finger. Tibia of c? scarcely 



produced. Small species. 



«^. Chela 3"3 as long as wide. Hand 1"1 as wide 



as deep. Finger 1'5 as long as hand wide. 



Galea with teeth. Tibia 0-647 mm 



V^. Chela 3 as long as wide. Hand less than 1"1 as 

 wide as deep. Finger 1"4 as long as hand wide. 



Galea branched. Tibia 0"815 mm 



b^. Finger not more than 1-3 as long as hand wide. 



Larger species. Tibia of cj generally produced. 



a^°. Hand a trifle wider than deep (?) or scarcely 



deeper than wide ( (J ) . Granulation of ccphalo- 



thorax wanting or indistinct. Tibia of S slightly 



produced. 



«". Smaller species. Long hair on palps. Less 



branched galea. Tibia 0'828 mm 



6". Larger species. Moderately long hair on palps. 

 Strongly branched galea. Tibia 1*02 mm. 



36. Ch. elegans Balz. 



37. Ch. venezuelani'.s Balz. 



39. Ch. ovatus Balz. 



4L Ch. intermedins Balz. 

 42. Ch. communis Balz. 



39. Ch. ovatus Balz. 



38. Ch. subovatus, sp. n. 



43. Ch. nitidus Ell. 



44. Ch. similis Balz., (J , 



44. Ch. similis Balz., ? . 



45. Ch. argentinus Thor. 



