BRACHYPYGE. 



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a. Opistliosoma much longer than wide ; pleural laminae of the second and third pleura- 

 bearing terga inclined slightly backwards .... Brachypyije. 



a. Opisthosoma much wider than long ; pleural lamiuaj of the first, second, third, and 

 fourth sterna inclined slightly forwards .... Maiocercus. 



Genus BRACHYPYGE, H. Woodward. 



1878. Brachypyge, H. Woodward, Geol. Mag. [2], vol. v, pp. 433 — 436, pi. xi. 

 1902. Brachyj^)y(je, E. I. Pocock, Geol. Mag. [4], vol. ix, pp. 488, 491. 

 1904. Brachyj-iycje, A. Fritsch, Palseoz. Arachn., p. 41. 



Tij'pe Speciefi. — Ihacluiyijije carbonU, H. Woodward. 



Brachypyge carbonis H. Woodward. Text-figure 28. 



1878. Brachy^jyge carbonis, H. Woodward, Geol. Mag. [2], vol. v, pp. 433— 436, pi. xi ; also Bull. 

 Acad. Eoy. Belg. (2), vol. xlv, no. 4, pp. 410 — 415, with plate. 



Fig. 28. — BrachT/pyye carbonis, H. Wood-ward ; dorsal surface of opisthosoma, five times nat. size.— Coal 

 Measiires; Mons, Belgium. After H. Woodward, Geol. Mag. [2], vol. v, pi. xi. 



1885. Anthracomarttis carhonis, S. H. Scudder, C. R. Soc. Eut. Belg., vol. xxix, pp. 84 — 85. 



1887 and 1896. Eophrynus carbonis, H. Woodward, Geol. Mag. [3], vol. iv, p. 49 ; also Quart. Journ. 



Geol. Soc, vol. lii, p. cix. 

 1902. BracJiypyye carbonis, R. I. Pocock, Geol. Mag. [4], vol. ix, p. 488. 

 1904. Brachyijycje carbonis, A. Fritsch, Pala30z. Arachn., p. 42. 



Only the dorsal area of the opisthosoma is known. Judging from the figure 

 this shows the following interesting structural characters : There are eight well- 

 defined tergal plates. The first is short ; but it is wider than the anterior border 



