Arachnida. 



Scorpiones, Pedipalpi, and Solifugae. A LU1 of the described 

 species was prepared, and tl i e specimens of the various families, 

 species and genera were systematically determined, and entered 

 in the list under the appropriate headings. With bhe remaining 



species of this order, however, namely, those belonging bo 1 1n- 

 extensive group Arachnomorphse, it was considered advisable, on 

 account of the vast numbers of species involved, and the relative 

 unimportance from a Museum standpoint of many of them, on 

 account of their small size and infrequency of occurrence, bo 

 follow a different plan, namely, that of working through >h<- 

 entire collection faunistically. This was found to be the only 

 practical method of enriching the collection, by meeting the wishes 

 or stipulations of collectors, while at the same time it fulfilled 

 the desired purpose of getting the general collection into a 

 factory state, as regards generic and specific determination. This 

 work was commenced in 1897, and has been systematically 

 followed since. After 1895 the late Mr. F. O. P. Cambi 

 gave voluntary and valuable help by working out and describing 

 the material of various genera. 



Order SOLIFUGJE. 



The Museum material of this order was apparently named for 

 the first time in 1873, when Mr. A. G. Butler published in the 

 "Annals and Magazine of Nat. Hist." for that year a list of bhe 

 described species, indicating by the letters " B. .M." those that 

 were represented in the National Collection. At th.it time the 

 Museum contained about twenty-five species, amongst which were 

 only two types, namely, that of Galeodes brevipes, described by 

 Gervais on a visit to the Museum in 184-2, and of S<>lj>>i</fi hostilis, 

 described by White in Methuen's " Life in the Wilderness." .Mr. 

 Butler added one new species to the list. 



In 1895, Mr. R. I. Pocock worked through the entire col 

 lection, described a large number of new species, prepared ■ MS 

 catalogue of the known species of the order, and entered in tin- 

 catalogue under the appropriate species the specimens represented 

 in the Museum. Since 1895, numerous additions which have been 

 named and, if necessary, described by Mr. Pocock, b 

 made to this section of Arachnida. At bhe present time the 

 Museum is rich in specimens of the larger species Belonging t.. 

 the genera Solpuga, Galeodes, and Ehagodes, hut the smaller 

 species and genera are poorly represented in the collection. 



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