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extending from the middle of the segment to the posterior edge ; the 
first four lower abdominal segments very smooth; the fifth finely 
granulated, with the two central keels well marked, extending from 
the centre of the segment to the posterior edge ; lateral keels short 
and interrupted ; first and second joints of tail with ten very distinct 
keels ; third with ten keels, the third on each side less defined than the 
others ; fourth joint with eight keels; fifth with three sharp keels 
below, the upper part rounded, with a longitudinal central depression ; 
sixth joint with a keel below, terminating in a rather short blunt 
spine, and with some ill-defined keels at the sides; sting well- 
curved and very sharp, about as long as the joint itis attached to ; 
lees normal, slightly keeled ; the spine of the tibial joint sharp and 
about a quarter the length of the metatarsus ; pectoral combs long, 
with 22 teeth; humeral joint of cheliceres nearly smooth ; cubital 
joint with two parallel keels above, another one below and outside, 
and another beneath the joint; radial joint much swollen interiorly, 
smooth and rounded outside, the upper side with a nearly smooth 
keol, the inside with some blunt spines more orless,arranged in two 
or three rows; digital joint small and perfectly smooth, the fingers 
half as long again as the hand, curved inwards and rather hairy. 
The male is not known: most probably it willbe found to differ 
from the female in stracture only, notin coloration ; the body will be 
smaller and the tail proportionally longer, and the fixed finger of 
the cheliceres will be found to be strongly sinuated as in I. varius. 
I. shoplandi has hitherto been found only at Palone, a village about 
50 miles north of Rangoon, and at HEntagaw near Pegu. I have 
much pleasurté in naming this well-marked species after Captain 
H. R. Shopland, the late commander of Her Majesty’s Indian 
Marine steamer “ Enterprise,” a keen naturalist, who has always 
assisted me greatly, especially in the numerous trips we have taken 
together to the Burmese lighthouses. 
2. I. tricarinatus, H. Simon. 
A remarkable species, uniformly fulvous throughout. The length 
of the female is given as 1°4 inches or 38 millimetres. Pondicherry. 
3. I. atomarius, H. Simon. 
Described from Minhla on the Irrawaddy river in Upper Burmah, 
a few miles north of the old frontier. I have procured it at 
Thayetmyo and also in the Tharrawaddy District north of Rangoon. 
& length of body, ‘58 in.; of tail, ‘98; of cheliceres, *72 
ee ” Oa ss 3 POR; ” 72 
