138 F. Stoliczka — Notes on the Indian Species of Thelyphonus. [No. 2, 



joint is slender, slightly longer than the second, with numerous sharp gra- 

 nules on the upper rounded inner edge, and one strong spine in the middle 

 of the lower edge. The fourth joint is not longer but considerably thicker 

 than the third, with a long, inner, rather equally slender, smooth, anterior 

 process, with its termination shortly bifid and internally provided with a 

 compressed tubercle. The fifth joint is equal in length to the preceding, but 

 again more inflated, with a short and broad anterior process, sharply serrated 

 on both edges. The sixth joint is moderately curved, externally grooved 

 and with the upper and lower edges finely serrated, and internally pilose. 



The length of the eight tarsi of the first pair of feet is less than that 

 of the metatarsus. The femora of the other feet are moderately thickened 

 and depressed. 



Colours. Above, — cheliceres and cephalic thorax brilliantly shining 

 blackish brown, remainder of cephalothorax and abdomen dull black- 

 ish ; maxillae with the exception of their tips and all feet bright reddish 

 chesnut ; caudal seta somewhat deeper red ; sides of abdomen fulvous brown. 

 Below, — cheliceres on the first joint dark brown, remaining joint blackish 

 brown, sternum, coxse and feet reddish chesnut, abdomen darker chesnut. 



I have some years ago collected this species near Moulmein, wherefrom 

 Butler's type was received. If the second joint of the cheliceres of the type 

 specimen has no indication of any other but two denticles, the occurrence 

 must be looked upon as , an accidental variation. The form of the body 

 and of the cheliceres is so characteristic, that the species cannot be easily 

 mistaken with any other. The following are the dimensions of an apparently 

 full grown specimen : — 



Total length of cephalothorax and abdomen, 26 m. m. 



Length of the first terminal five joints of cheliceres, 13.5 ,, „ 



„ „ cephalothorax, 9. „ ,, 



„ „ abdomen, , 16.5 „ ,, 



5, „ first pair of legs (without coxae), , 28.5 „ „ 



„ „ second, 15.5 ,, „ 



„ „ third, 16.5 ,, „ 



„ „ fourth, 24.5 „ „ 



„ „ caudal seta, 19. „ „ 



5. Theltpho^^us indicus, n. sp. PL XII. Fig. 5. 



An Thel. caudatus auctorum ! 

 Ujjj^er side very finehj granular ; the first nine abdominal segments, 

 centrally, ivitli a partial, very fine carina ; cheliceres mostly smooth, except on 

 the second and third joints which are densely punctated ; the length of the 

 five terminal joints of the cheliceres eqiials that of the first seven or seven 

 and a half abdominal segments; the length of one of the last pair of feet is 

 very nearly equal to that of the cephalothorax and abdomen taken together ; 



