1873.] F. Stoliczka — Notes on tlie Indian Species of Thehjphonus. 135 



the second joint mostly smooth, the length of the Jive terminal joints is about 

 equal to that of the first six abdominal segments, which is slightlg more than 

 the length of the cephalothorax ; the length of one of the last feet, or that of 

 the caudal seta, is considerably less than that of the cephalothorax and 

 abdomen together ; cephalic portion of thorax at the sides between the central 

 and lateral eyes rounded ; second joint of cheliceres with Jive denticles, of 

 which the two uppermost are subequal and larger than the three others ; third 

 joint not longer than the fourth, with a denticle on both the upper and lower 

 inner edges ; first lower abdominal segment depressed, with the posterior central 

 edge somewhat narrowly produced. 



Hab. — Penang, Moulmein, and Pankabari (Sikkim). 



I have six specimens for examination, two from each locality ; they all 

 agree in the above characters, and appear to me to be referable to Lucas's 

 species. 



The slenderness of the body and the shortness of the cheliceres are very 

 striking distinctions as compared with the two preceding species. The 

 cephalo thorax is only about half the total length of the abdomen, with the 

 anterior end somewhat narrowly rounded, convex above, the cephalic portion 

 being more distinctly, though still very finely, granular than the thoracic 

 one ; the median ocular tubercle is low, rounded, smooth ; the central eyes 

 small, black ; the sides between them and the lateral amber-coloured eyes 

 rounded, with a slight longitudinal elevation above the latter. The cephalic 

 groove is distinct, beginning a short distance behind the ocular tubercle. The 

 central thoracic impression is rather large, with a very fine groove passing 

 through it ; lateral impressions rather indistinct. Prosternum on the face 

 obtusely keeled with a short anterior broad point ; sternum ovately subtrian- 

 gular, smooth, anteriorly subtruncate. 



The first nine abdominal shields are on the upper side very finely 

 granulated, with slightly raised lateral and posterior edges. The muscular 

 rounded pits are well marked from the second to the eight segment. The 

 lateral kin is densely and very finely punctated and scrobiculate. The first 

 segment has the middle of the posterior edge narrowly produced, and its 

 length laterally is equal to that of the two succeeding ones, all three are 

 broadly laterally punctated, smooth in the middle, while the other segments 

 are mostly smooth, with only a few fine scattered dots. 



The caudal seta is always shorter than the total body ; it is distinctly 

 hairy in young specimens, but the hairs easily wear ofi* in adults. 



The cheliceres are almost quite smooth in young specimens,while in adults 

 the second joint is on the upper side densely punctated, the other joints are 

 very sparingly covered with hair, these becoming, however, more numerous 

 towards the tips. The first joint is flattened, with two anterior diverging pro- 

 cesses, each terminated by a short spine, which has the appearance as if it had 



