140 F. Stoliczka — Notes on the Indian Species of ThelypJionus. [No. 2, 



above, smooth below ; the last foot is very little shorter than the whole body, 



and the caudal seta fully equals in length the latter, it is multi- articulate 



and densely pilose. 



Upper side of cephalothorax and abdomen dull brownish black ; che- 



liceres shining deep chesnut, feet and seta bright chesnut. Lower side, — 



cheliceres same as above, feet, sternum and first abdominal shield bright 



chesnut, rest of abdomen deeper chesnut. 



Total length of cephalothorax and abdomen, 35.5 m. m. 



Length of the five last joints of cheliceres, 17.3 „ „ 



„ ,, cephalothorax, 12.1 „ „ 



5, „ abdomen, 22. ,, ,, 



,, „ first pair of feet (with coxae), 38 ,, „ 



„ „ second, 22. „ „ 



„ „ third, 24. „ „ 



„ „ fourth, 33. „ „ 



„ „ caudal seta, 36. „ „ 



The preceding description and the figures refer to a South Indian spe- -m 

 cimen which I had received from Major Beddome. 



Another specimen was collected by Mr. Ball near Sirguja in Western 

 Bengal. It agrees with the former in every particular, except that the den- 

 ticles on the second joint of cheliceres are somewhat stronger, and that the i 

 fourth and fifth joints are not so much inflated, both being only slightly \ 

 thicker than the third. 



Several other specimens were obtained by Mr. Wood-Mason's collector 

 at Jahore, at the extreme south end of the Malay Peninsula. These also 

 agree in every point of structure, the proportions of the body, &c., with the 

 type form, but the first, second, third and fourth joints of the cheliceres are 

 more densely punctated, while the tumidity of the fifth is intermediate 

 between the South Indian and the Bengal specimen. The six denticles on 

 the second joint of the cheliceres are well developed, and the process on the 

 fourth is a shade broader than in either of the two Indian specimens. 



Judging from the references to the two localities Madras and Bengal, 

 it would seem probable that the present species had been alluded to by Mr. 

 Butler under the name Th. caudatus, though the remark referring to the 

 broad body and depressed abdomen would rather apply to the next species. 



But here the question arises what is Thelyphonus caudatus = PJialangium 

 caudatum of Linnaeus ? Mr. Butler (loc. cit. ) gives among others as the refer- 

 ence of :!! caudatus Linne's Syst., and Fabricius' Ent. Syst. If anybody will 

 look through these references, he will, I think, find very Httle satisfaction in 

 the definition of T. caudatus. 



As habitat of the species, Mr. Butler gives Ceylon, Madras, Bengal 

 and Tenasserim, and says that it is a broad, well marked form, having 



