40 ARACHNOIDEA. 



CASE Telyphonus proscorpio {Koch).—Vt. Specimens (2) ; 18. Figure of do.^ 

 jT ' natural size. Another species from Java. 



Telyphonus proscorpio (small specimen, natural size). 



Family SOLPUGID^. 



Cephalothorax distinct from abdomen, which is segmented. No tail. Has 

 the aspect of a spider. 



Nos. Galeodes araneoides {Pall). — 19. Specimen (o) ; 20. Figure of do. slightly 

 i9j 20. magnified ; 21. Illustrative vignette — camel. 



This is a large spider-like animal, which reaches nearly two 

 inches in length, and has a pale thorax and legs, and dark abdo- 

 men. It is easily distinguished from the spiders by its abdomen 

 being segmented, as well as by having a different kind of breath- 

 ing apparatus, viz. : tracheae instead of pulmonary sacs. 



The genus is chiefly found in the Old World, and for the most 

 part in Africa and the borders of the Mediterranean, but species 

 have also been found in the New World. They live in sandy 



